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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1918
Page
4
A wartime item notes German morale sagging as Allies face intensified propaganda. The piece warns of potential German coups or major naval actions to derail Allied progress, urging vigilance and resilience among the German public to prevent a collapse of support for the war effort.
The piece urges readers to save and buy war bonds in September, praising the season's mood as a boost for enlistment and fundraising. It calls for collective effort to support the fourth war loan before October, noting September's inspirational breeze and the need to stay optimistic and active. The author signs as Walt Manson.
Judge T. W. Harrison, congressman from Virginia's Seventh District, was the principal speaker at a great patriotic rally tied to the Harrisonburg fair. He traveled from Washington, spent the night in Winchester, and planned to return to Washington after the event.
Former Winchester resident and Civil War veteran Major Cornelius E. Kiger died at his Grimes county home after a long illness. Born about 88 years ago in Frederick County he served in Company K Fifth Virginia Infantry and later worked in furniture undertaking and general merchandise. Survived by his widow Clementine Windell two sons J A Kiger and two others and two daughters Emma Noonan and L M Anderson. Funeral set for Tuesday at 11 at Theodore C Windell residence with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Mr James H Carey died yesterday morning in Pittsburgh after heart trouble. He was about 70 and had worked 40 years in the Standard Oil real estate department securing rights of way for oil pipelines. He leaves seven children and a second wife formerly Miss Nannie Fletcher. Funeral will be in Oil City, his native home, with son Mr Harry Taylor attending from Winchester.
African Bishop Johnson will preach at St Paul s A M E Church Sunday September 1 and deliver a lecture Monday evening September 2. He will speak at Stephens on the event.
The notice states it is unusual to discuss Fall and Winter attire now yet asserts readers’ interests align with the seller’s and warrants attention to seasonal clothing.
The 1866 act integrated colored regiments into the regular army and 1869 reorganizations created the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry. The Ninth and Tenth cavalry led frontier fighting, and in 1898 they joined the Spanish American War front. The Tenth cavalry aided Roosevelt and the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.
A license was issued in Hagerstown Maryland to William Ik Santmier once of Isstrasbure Virginia now living near Buker Hill West Virginia and Alice E Carter of Winchester. Santmier, aged 18, could not wed locally as he was under legal age, so he traveled to Hagerstown for the license.
A Boston owned tugboat was fired upon and chased by a German submarine four miles off the New Hampshire coast yesterday. The vessel escaped without reported damage or casualties, according to wire service dispatches.
A reader reports long standing digestion issues and relief after trying Chamberlain's Tablets. The testimonial credits the product with improved appetite and better digestion.
A community effort highlights wheatless days to conserve supplies. Organizers urge households to reduce bread and pastry use while promoting nutrition and local food resources. Community leaders stress simple changes can aid resilience.
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