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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
2
Quick service phone reference lists page numbers 428 and C V 5 for callers seeking rapid assistance. The note implies a cross reference guide or directory lookup within a period publication. Specific context or institution is not provided.
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County an action to obtain a divorce by desertion is filed against James William Bohrer requiring him to appear within fifteen days for publication. A stockholders notice for Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Company annual meeting is dated December 22 1917.
Fresh lots of Foley's Honey and Compound are selling at prewar prices making it affordable for home use. Buyers can mix ingredients at less than cost and avoid bother. No other remedy for coughs and colds is offered.
Stephens City residents list visiting relatives and friends during holidays. Claude Hinkle of Detroit Ward Newell a V P I student Fred Cline of Raleigh Dr Carl P Cline of Hopewell W Downing Stickley J Paul Carbaugh Roanoke College students Mr and Mrs Thomas Cline Ernest Townsend of Philadelphia Frank Cadwallader of Salem Miss Georgia Apperson Mount Jackson Miss Florence Guard Mr and Mrs W H Samsell Winchester Miss Sylva Townsend Mrs Beryl Sowers Nineveh George F Stalling at Maryland Art Institute Baltimore visiting aunt Mrs Leslie D P Kline Rev R C Cline visiting son Dr W P Cline White Rock N C Mr and Mrs W H Samsell visiting Charries Samesell Norfolk guest at M K Deans
The W. W. and By Turnpike Co. will hold its annual stockholders meeting at F. A. Cochran's in Welltown Virginia at 1 30 p m on December 29 1917. Ww A McKown treasurer announces details.
J. E. Colver of 103 Labor Temple Los Angeles writes about fifty six years of experience with cathartic remedies and praises Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation noting they work well without unpleasant after effects and are sold everywhere.
In Cross Rhoads Virginia on Saturday a barn belonging to J R Oxtes burned with granary wagonshed and livestock. Loss estimated near 4000 dollars with insurance. Two burned mules rescued but may die. Fire origin suspected incendiary though unclear. Nearby events note Master a Mie Staub visiting Hampshire county as Christmas church attendance reported.
Mrs. Ann Oates widow of William Henry Oates died at her home near Whitacre Virginia after a stroke of paralysis on Tuesday night She was about 75 years old and survived by children J Robert Walter H Oates Mrs J P Fletcher Mrs Baxter White Mrs W E Nelson Mrs Chris Fletcher and Miss Ellen Oates Funeral services were held today with interment at Ebenezer Church.
Ancient report states 25 Spartans fed on butter to aid healing of battle wounds. The practice linked to medicinal use of fats in early military health routines.
The article warns of a critical pork shortage as breeding stock declines in wartime. It urges farmers to keep brood sows for future profits, cut feed costs with green forage and cover crops, and plant crops to reduce wintering costs while a national campaign to save sows is urged by the agriculture department.
For vigorous potato plants obtain seed from a uniformly healthy strain. Store cleanly and treat seed with corrosive sublimate before planting. Use land with at least a three to five year crop rotation.
A farm journal highlights a new Handy Gate Latch that automatically returns to a horizontal position to keep gates latched. The design uses a link fixed to a post to ensure the latch remains engaged, preventing garden and crop damage from wandering stock.
Seed corn should be picked by hand as a special task and not as part of husking. Gather when thoroughly mature before the first hard freeze to supply two seasons of planting and cover potential losses from flooding or early frost. And remember to blanket the horses.
Captain John Randolph Bryan Confederate officer dies in Richmond at age 77. He is father to Mrs. John Hitchcock of Northampton Massachusetts and Mrs. Robert Richmond of Providence Rhode Island. Brother of late Joseph Bryan of Richmond. Burial planned at Albemarle County near Charlottesville. Widow is Margaret Minor of Albemarle. He had relatives including Mrs. Georgie Bryan Conrad.
An advertisement extols Gets-It as the world’s best corn remedy. It claims immediate pain relief, painless corn lifting, and safe use with no irritation. Priced at 25 cents, available from E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, with Winchester distribution and local drugstore endorsements.
Deerfield Virginia residents list holiday travels and family gatherings. Sr C Bauserman and family visited Edinburg relatives while Mr and Mrs Tevault and children spent holidays with the latter's parents. Several locals hosted Christmas Day at Mrs Saralow Snapp's and others visited Edinburg Pawcett Gap and Scottdale connections.
Public auction set for January 12 1918 at 11 o clock in Winchester Virginia will offer two adjacent tracts totaling about 112 acres near Whitacre Post Office. The sale follows a 1912 deed of trust and includes terms: one third cash and balance in two equal annual installments with 6 percent interest secured by a deed of trust. The case also covers a will dispute involving Maggie M Henkel and heirs with notices for unknown defendants to appear within fifteen days and publication in The Evening Star.
Miss Lucy Ginn a graduate nurse from the Union Protestant Infirmary Baltimore departs soon for France with a Red Cross unit. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Ginn of 328 East Piccadilly Street and has two sisters in hospital service in Virginia and Baltimore.
Beulah E. Ashley files suit in Winchester to obtain a divorce on grounds of non support and desertion. An affidavit shows Foster F Ashley is not a resident of the state and the defendant must appear within fifteen days after publication to protect his interest. Clerk J B Beverley notes the order.
Gustav Wangelin of the G A R Post Pineline writes a strong endorsement for Kidney Pills. He claims quick relief from rheumatic pains stiff joints languidness and kidney trouble and notes the pills are sold everywhere.
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