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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
2
An advertisement teases a forthcoming handkerchief sale in Winchester that will eclipse all prior offers in this class of goods and guarantee prices lower than prewar levels. Readers are urged to watch for the ad in the paper.
W P McGuire J S Hardemian c R McCann list capital stock paid in surplus funds and undivided profits. They show taxes paid interest and current expenses and notes on deposits loans and notes payable. The document confirms totals for deposits and assets and is sworn by cashier William G Hardy before N P Hilda B Dean on November 28 1917.
The ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid, claiming quick effects without calomel’s bad after effects. It asserts no tooth damage and that they clear a clouded brain, heal a heavy feeling, and improve spirits. Available in 10c and 25c boxes at druggists.
Mild weather is urged as the moment to cleanse the blood of catarrh germs. The ad promotes Ss. S$., a blood purifier, claiming it reaches roots and cures by removing germs from the bloodstream. Readers are urged to write for information and expert advice regarding treatment.
Dr H S Whitacre of Martinsburg and Miss Caroline Whitacre of Fort Loudoun Seminary are home for Thanksgiving. Rev Dr Hathmack of Dayton preached at Laurel Hill Pleasant Grove and Mt Hebron with Rev J R Beale. Dr H C Whitacre seeks army aviation corps. Mrs J W Brannon visits Berkeley Spring. J W Dodd canvasses Percheron horse sale. W C Johnson and Robert Johnson visit Mahlon Johnson at Bunker Hill. Mahlon burned in a recent house fire. M C Baker and wife of Winchester visit T A Whitacre. Harrison Mauzy stops with G S Whitacre for school. Mrs William Sargeant is much indisposed.
Announcement reports the forthcoming marriage of Lee Dix of White Hall and Estella Braithwaite daughter of S. H. Braithwaite of Cross Junction to be held at the bride’s home on Wednesday night. Also notes Mrs. E P Brown’s absence and Dr. Offutt of Capon Bridge being called, and Mrs. John W. Davis’s return from Missouri with granddaughter Evelyn Rudolph after a four month visit. health improvements noted.
Logan R Fay calls a meeting in Winchester to organize a company of State Volunteers from Frederick county and Winchester men. The gathering at the city hall on Thursday December 6 aims to form the unit anddraft concerns are noted. Local leaders Lieut W A Baker and W Nelson Page offer assistance during the event.
The late John L. Cooper's will, a two sentence parchment, bequeaths all worldly possessions to his mother Mrs. Thomas J. Cooper. The brief document valued at about 25 600 includes realty stocks bonds and his stake in Thomas J. Cooper and Sons. administratrix with will annexed sworn in with 40 000 bond.
A fragment discusses harmony between garden and building, arguing against treating nature as wild or as mere architecture. It stresses ceremony and the builder’s effort to create a scene worthy of artists to reproduce.
A brief tip urges keeping a cleansing and a softening fluid in the kitchen to promptly treat stains and rough skin after chores. It emphasizes quick action yielding faster results, paired with a daily optimistic thought about youth as a probation period for age.
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