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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
6
Fragment quotes Cicero on sharing joy with a partner to find pleasure in all beauty even heaven. The snippet frames a view on companionship and enlightenment as essential to enjoyment. No additional context or names provided.
A fragment describes a door’s creak caused by hinge rubbing. It notes oiling and paint conditions as factors in quieting the sound.
The Woman Next Door story intrigues neighbors as Miss Irene Lenwick portrays Jenny Say in a tense far north woods play. Cecelia Grayson pieces reveal community gossip and budding suspicion while the fourth chapter adds to a bang-up 10c show with live orchestra.
Mary Pickford appears with East Indian locals in Less Than the Dust, her latest picture. The production touts top talent, abundant funds, and independent creation by Pickford who heads her own company and begins this project without a fixed program.
The Pennsylvania Railroad issued a conspicuous poster along the Cumberland Valley line from Winchester to Harrisburg and near Pittsburgh warning of deaths from trespassing on tracks. It features a Stop signal and orange background urging people not to risk life by crossing railroad property.
Captain Hunt of the Second Virginia Infantry announces a moving picture show on Friday December 22 featuring 6000 feet of military scenes. Patrons will see Conrad and his crack command, drills, bayonet exercises, medical corps, first aid, signal corps, machine gun action, mounted scouts, and graduates from church, Subtay, and MC A schools. Admission by Virginia Guard Association prices 25c to 50c and free for children.
A columnist compares a cough to a fire bell urging action to stop the coughing by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Drews Indiana endorses its effectiveness during cold seasons, noting it helped her husband.
In Boston on December 19, Billy Sunday led a dramatic push for a dry city as residents voted on liquor sales. A large crowd gathered at his tabernacle, while organized liquor interests campaigned hard. Previous tallies showed 46 000 in favor and 31 000 against, with expectations of high turnout. Former Governor Eugene Foss pledged a 1 million bond to cover tax losses if Boston goes dry.
Community notes from Marlboro Virginia on December 18 report visits among residents from Middletown Winchester and Strasburg. Delegates from the Southern Commercial Congress attended in Norfolk and returned with a favorable impression. A horse was lost to a fall on ice and several locals made short business trips.
An old classified style ad extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy that treats catarrh by purifying the blood. It asserts it is not a quack medicine and credits a long use by physicians with a blend of tonics and blood purifiers. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
Brucetown Virginia residents report weekend visits from Howard Whetzel and I G Swimsey Sr and from Albert Curtis with Elizabeth Stipe. Virginia Clender and Virginia returned from Bunker Hill West Virginia. The Sunday school cantata Foxy Santa Claus will be performed Christmas night at 8 o'clock in the village church with free admission. Local residents C S Jefferson and Charles Boden are reported ill while William Filmore shows slow improvement.
A fragment notes that Gandens were originally made for six Jews named Landas in Germany.
An old diary style notice touts a ready-made remedy for bronchial irritation and sore throats. It claims healing and soothing benefits for adults and children, promising easier breathing and sleep.
At Miller's Drug Store and Rive's shoppers find Parisian Ivory Goods Eastman Kodaks from 1 to 25 dollars Gillette Durhout Duplex and Ever Ready razors 1 to 5 dollars Shaving Mirror Thermos Bottles Carafes Flashlights Pencil Sharpeners Manicure Sets Palmer's Gardeagle Extract Hudnut's Toilet Waters Sachet Powders Holly Wreaths and Evergreens prescriptions carefully filled.
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