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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
3
The advert promotes Maxwell cars emphasizing dealer service and ready parts supply. It guarantees spare parts within twenty four hours from Maxwell Motor Company and highlights service as a key reason to buy Maxwell in the light car field. It also notes support for owners of former Maxwell models.
The piece recalls John Wesley and Goethe as examples of influential maternal guidance. It notes Wesley's mother raised eight children who became notable for learning and piety. Goethe's mother bore him at 18 and valued their close bond, later honored by Prussian royalty as the mother of a great genius.
The piece honors Mary Washington as a model mother who trained George Henry and asserts strong maternal influence on civic duty. It recounts Tessie McNamara the Kingsland telephone operator who stayed at her switchboard amid fire and danger, saving workers and earning lasting admiration. It also reflects on the endurance of old letters and the passage of time shaping memory.
The piece reflects on those who passed Winchester streets in years past and contemplates life, death, and progress. It cites William Jennings Bryan era rhetoric by McAdoo criticizing lawyers and doctors and promotes reformist views. It also notes Dr Mary Walker opposing sentinels at the gate and questions whether she had a suitor.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound for rapid nasal relief and feverish symptoms. It claims the medicine opens clogged passages every two hours, relieves headache and sneezing, and costs 25 cents. Also notes Mrs John W Jackson is ill with pneumonia at her home, Frank Jackson in the city.
The county clerk records show the late Jaco Crisman estate valued at 9 991 dollars. Widow Nancy Crisman received 3 330.26 dollars, and the remaining distributers Asa P Crisman Emma Pitch Area R Funkhouser Olive Smith Roberta Hockinga Nico demus Jacob L Crisman Fred A Crisman and Etha N Grim each received 740.49 dollars.
Mary Montgomery Washington, a colored woman aged 41, died yesterday afternoon after a brief illness. She is survived by two sisters, Eamma Smith and Ade.
Funeral services will be held at the house at 2 90 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. P. Maher will officiate and interment will be in Orriek cemetery. The deceased is the daughter of the late Raward and Adeline Montgomery, with several nieces and nephews surviving.
The final settlement of the estate of the late George O Criemah shows total receipts including the farm value amounting to 6392.48. After settling all debts the widow received 142.77 as her commuted dower.
Mrs. Jones of Front Royal Virginia along with Mr and Mrs W A Baker from South Washington street depart this morning for Washington.
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