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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
3
A River Mass business man describes Rexall Orderlies as the best laxative for home use. He notes the confidence of customers and praises the pleasant tablet form suitable for men women and children.
Male Maltese kitten missing. owner Albert Brown at 518 North Market Street offers a reward. Contact location provided for recovery. Exclusive selling rights ad for a laxative appears but not part of the main notice.
An archival caption records a candid exchange where a merchant refuses a job applicant by stating he only employs married men, and the applicant retorts by asking about the merchant's daughter, reflecting social norms and attitudes in the era.
A maxim states that whatever the mind commands itself to achieve it will reach. It emphasizes the power of belief and intention in realizing objectives.
Berlin official says Monte negro rejected Austria conditions after peace negotiations failed. William, recovered from illness, was in Nish yesterday. The British steamship Mazere 6448 tons gross was sunk. Air battles occurred near Le Sars and Metz with French and Allied aircraft engaging German fortresses.
In Romney West Virginia a deed of trust securing a 60 million bond issue by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company is filed across counties the road traverses. The mortgage dated May 1 1915 covers all holdings of the B and O system in West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania the District of Columbia and related securities.
The document references James N. Wallace as trustee and describes a bound print ed volume of 133 pages. It states a fee for fs recordation amounting to 87.25 dollars.
Adjutant General W. W. Sale says Virginia letters show broad public support for preparedness and urges parents and workers to join the militia. He cautions enthusiasm must yield recruits and open encouragement to enroll. Sale will attend a military conference at Fort Oglethorpe Ga for Chickamauga summer encampment.
A Winchester citizen testifies that back pain and kidney issues disrupted life but Doan's Kidney Pills restored health. On April 19 1915 he reports lasting relief and renewed work ability, praising the medicine as the best he has found. Price 50c at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The piece muses on a boy’s view of picnic meals on artfully set tables versus an ant hill and lampoons aging nostalgia. It weaves disjointed lines about returning to youth, whitewashing fences, and fatigue from wealth, reflecting a humorous, mosaic tone.
A fragmentary reflection quoted as poetry by Robert Ingersoll contemplates life and death as a journey ending in tragedy. It envisions hopeful moments at sea turning final ruin, with every life enriched by love yet shadowed by mystery and mortality.
Under decree of the Winchester Corporation Court a public sale will offer Baker's Steam Flour Mill and adjacent elevator and warehouse on Market Street. The brick mill, 3.5 stories, modernized with new machinery, fronts Market Street 60 feet and backs 60 feet with 250 barrel daily capacity and 60,000 bushel wheat elevator capacity. Sale open for viewing. terms include cash 25 percent and balance over three years with 6 percent interest and a $30,000 insurance policy. Trustees R Gray Williams and R T Parton Jr announce.
In Frederick County Circuit Court Union Bank of Winchester and others, decree directs a Commissioner in Chancery to ascertain and report on the decedent J. E. Correll's estate including debts and liens. Creditors are to appear and accountings to be submitted. The commission begins January 1 1916 in Winchester Virginia.
Rich deposits of potash have been found in cement rock used at the Security Cement and Lime Company plants in Security Maryland near Hagers town. Up to now the potash has been wasted costing as much as $2000 daily. Directors of the Security Company, tied to Baltimore interests and West Virginia connections, including L A Cover, are involved.
H. and W. Seabright advertise purchasing all kinds of stock and selling fresh and salted meats. They offer high cash prices for all kinds of hides and invite customers to consult them for immediate payment.
The Winchester president met in Hagerstown yesterday to consider a report on selling plant outputs for commercial purchase. A potash by product plant will be built at a cost between 50000 and 75000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Charles Locke entertained at a dinner in Berryville on Monday to honor their daughter Miss Ruth Locke for her birthday. Guests included Miss Netlie Strother Edith Virginia and Amelia Locke Edith Bray Messrs Thomas Dennis Kain Charles and Ernest Locke William Royston Ammie Strother and Howard Crim.
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