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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
4
The Evening Star along with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror lists postage details and advance subscription rates. Rates shown include one year two six and three months and one month options priced at 2.50 and 1.25 for certain terms.
In an Observer editorial from Charlotte North Carolina the demanding scope of a reporter is described as covering meetings lectures and trials from electrical engineers to civic events a wedding march obituaries and pacifist addresses. The piece argues reporters must capture spirit interpret clash of minds travel widely and judge events to avoid grotesque misinterpretation. Author Walt Mason signs off urging common sense in human stock and progress.
The Observer reports Charlotte churches adopt paid church advertisements in newspapers to attract attendees. Advertisers note free notices are common but paid ads show strong results, reflecting a progressive approach and public interest in drawing people to services.
A stern physician declares the infant would be better dead than alive, framing a harsh medical judgment in a dramatic exchange. The fragment hints at a grave medical debate and ethical tension surrounding neonatal care.
A published letter from Key West Fla recounts a teacher Avaemic who suffered anaemia and fatigue finding relief after using Vinci. The ad touts Vinci as a constitutional remedy with peptonate iron and cod liver extract to enrich blood and strengthen the tired system. Virginia company Geo. F. Millers Sons backs the promotion in Winchester.
Community notes from Brucetown and White Post Virginia record visits via family, illness, and social happenings. Entries include guests at Mary Ware and Rose E Jobe, the Scruggs and Pine families, newborns and health updates, and local travel to Winchester and Woodstock events.
In the Duluth Herald the piece touts thrift during wartime, praising savings as a shield for lives and future wealth. It highlights Bankbook jingles from savings banks with Mother Goose rhyme parodies to encourage deposits, noting practical tips and moral reminders to start with a dollar.
A speaker recalls an old sweetheart from youth, with vivid images of her pink sunbonnet and checkered dress. The verse vows a future of poetry and domestic bliss, then breaks as a step reveals his wife at the door and the living presence of James Whitcomb Riley.
A Virginias delegation urged Congressman Carter Glass to enter the race against Senator Swanson. Glass said he has given the matter much thought and will decide by January 1. The group included Glass supporters and former Swanson backers.
Public sale of two brick houses at 310 and 312 South Braddock Street Winchester Virginia. Decree entered December 4 1916 in Kinzel vs Houck in Corporation Court. Auction in front of Winchester Court House at noon. Terms one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments with notes, interest 6 percent, secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Mary S Kinzel admx. W A Bowen auctioneer. 12-10-4w
Census figures show 300000 babies died before age one last year. Half of these deaths could be prevented if mothers were stronger and breast fed. The ad urges expectant mothers to use Scott's Emulsion to build strength, improve blood, ease nervousness, support milk quality, and nourish cells.
Alfred Bosson, a prominent New York City architect, was yesterday named by The Peoples Bank of Harrisonburg to draft the plans for a new five story bank and office building to rise next year at Main and East Market streets.
Settlement of taxes due the state and the county of Nelson by the estate of Thomas F. Ryan is expected before the month ends. The multi millionaire is referenced in the notice.
The statement notes payment of 1915 taxes but highlights remaining back taxes owed to Nelson county totaling about 400000 dollars and to the state around 250000 dollars. It identifies the tax debts without additional context or names.
Fred Smith of Green Bay Wisconsin says Foley Kidney Pills relieved back pain and made him strong again. The ad links cold weather to sore joints and urges the kidneys to eliminate poisons, stating the pills help and are sold everywhere.
Forest official Marsh in Harrisonburg reports the Shenandoah National Forest has received title to two tracts totaling more than 10 000 acres in Rockingham and Augusta counties. One 7 854 43 acre tract was bought from Chesapeake Railway. the other 2 386 66 acre tract from Samuel B Loose. Payment has been made and more parcels, up to about 100 000 acres, are expected to vest within thirty days.
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