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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
3
Martin, a brakeman on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, dislocated his right shoulder Thursday while working in the yards at Martinsburg West Virginia. He received first aid from Dr. S. N. Myers and remained in the yard to recover.
In Winchester Frederick County fifty years after the Civil War a Confederate monument at Court House Square is praised for beauty and memorial purpose. The writer urges removal of a dangerous old tree near the monument to prevent damage and asks county supervisors to act promptly.
Winchester architect Mr. Stuart J. Edmunds has prepared a town hall plate for Strasburg Virginia and the plans are with contractors for estimates. The matter will be submitted to the people for a vote with some favoring deferral until next spring when material costs may drop.
Mr. and Mrs. Woods of Charlottesville announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Cynthia King Woods to Emory Boyd Quinn of Charlottesville. The ceremony will be at Hirst Baptist Church on Wednesday evening December 20 at 6 o’clock. After January first they will reside at 1022 West Main Street Charlottesville. Quinn is a traveling salesman with the American Tobacco Company and has wide Winchester connections.
The chairman defends the lecture course conduct and seats policy. He notes the board placed the project under a committee he chairs and says criticism should target him, not the board. He states no future seats will be reserved by him and that the board will decide if seats are reserved when crowding is possible.
Fifteen United States warships including four submarines and the newer dreadnoughts gather in Hampton Roads for a fleet review linked to the Southern Commercial Congress. Secretary Daniels and other officials will review the fleet. Winchester and Frederick county delegates to the Congress are expected to attend.
Washington dispatch reports federal grand jury probes into high fuel and food prices to begin immediately. Investigations will target New York Chicago Detroit with later actions in Kansas City and coastal cities. District Attorney George W Anderson and Special Assistant Frank Swacker lead the effort with plans to confer with President Wilson for instructions.
The doors of the Christian Church will be open for the reception of members at the 11 o clock service tomorrow. Those uniting should meet the pastor in the Sunday school room at 10 30 o'clock and those seeking baptism by immersion should come prepared for that ordinance. Every member is urged to be present at the service.
Readers are urged to be present to arrange for attending tabernacle services on Monday night. The notice emphasizes participation and orderly conduct for the gathering.
The article explains growing rye as a winter grain in exposed places, noting its hardiness, lower fertilizer needs, and suitability on poorer soils. It covers sowing timing, use as cover crop, potential yields, disease risks like ergot, and seed treatment to reduce grain diseases. It highlights rye’s value for straw and feed in various farming scenarios.
The article outlines mineral needs for pigs and fattening pets, stressing calcium phosphorus and potassium in bones and digestion. It recommends dietary minerals and soil-derived nutrients, plus a specific mixing method with Epsom salts copperas and other substances to enhance production and pasture tolerance.
A fragmented note urges saving fallen leaves and avoiding burning them. The text also includes unclear phrases about a kann JEP and a bug, with no coherent event or clear proper nouns to identify.
The ad promotes Manalin as a gentle laxative and liver tonic to reset digestion. It claims improving bowel action and liver function, reducing constipation without discomfort or habit formation. It emphasizes cleansing the intestines and refreshing the body's blood quality.
An onrushing sermon laments overcrowding at the Empire venue and urges personal repentance. The speaker rails against unbelief, calls for immediate alignment with God, and warns that hardened hearts risk damnation without mercy.
Mt Jackson Virginia couple announces the marriage of Miss Ethel Myrtle Fleming to Rev Walter Hook of Elon College North Carolina. The ceremony will be held at Mt Jackson on a Thursday in December 1916. The couple will reside at Elon College after a January 5 1917 wedding. Rev Hook is son of Mrs Sal We Hook and the late Mr R C Hook of Winchester.
Rev John McVerry pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart returned from Alexandria Virginia where he attended a conference of the clergy of the diocese of Richmond. The conference lasted several days and was presided over by Rt Rev Dennis J Connell bishop of the diocese.
Mr. Joseph Miller and Miss Hicks formerly Whit Hicks return from a long journey and stay with the Hicks family in Frederick County for several days. The couple were married in Washington and are now at the home of Mr and Mrs J Hicks awaiting further plans.
Mr. O. H. Morris arrived in Chester from West Virginia and has taken a position at the drug store of Mr. Harry W. Li on North Main Street. He is a registered pharmacist with years of experience and comes highly recommended by major drug firms he has been with in recent years.
Mr O W Stapleton the nger will hold services in the Church South at Kei one o'clock tomorrow. Advertise in the Went cotati.
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