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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for one year six months three months and one month in advance payments with emphasis on prepaid terms. No further details or dates are provided.
From the Virginia Commission on Belgian Relief the total contributions from Virginians reach 450 990 53. Governor and chairman report this voluntary response came without personal appeals and followed press accounts of Belgium's dire needs. Richmont dispatch notes Belgium conditions growing more terrible.
A fierce critique denounces rich men as dishonest and predatory to the poor. It likens wealth to piracy and greed, urging public contempt for those who hoard riches and trample others. The verse condemns the rich, praising the common anger against their woeful deeds.
Worrytown notes Mrs Harry Busey is very ill Miss Gertrude Sibert visits Miss Elizabeth Legs Mike Lena Crim stays with sister Mrs Georgie Busey who is ill The Dernard Busey Jr couple spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Henry Busey Clauds Willshardt of In Wood visited Zeph Morgan family Dennis Gladden's children have measles Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Trimble improving Edgar Abrell of Paynes Chapel visited parents Ben Abrell Alva Morgan stayed with Carl Abshire Samuel Morgan visited Wiltam Murphy Greenspring last week.
Mr and Mrs Thompson Sowers Miss Pau Mine and Ethel Sowers plus Ernest Meade and Ronalds Green traveled to Winthester on Tuesday to view the show The Lit
An old column promotes tonoline as a fat building remedy, advising readers to drink water and take tonoline tablets with meals to gain 15 to 30 pounds of solid flesh. The piece cites guaranteed refunds if weight increase fails and warns cautious use only when weight gain is desired. It also includes local social notes about churchs, travels, and visits.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wisecarver died Saturday afternoon in Apple Grove Virginia. She is survived by her parents and one brother. A funeral was held Sunday at the United Brethren Church in ReNef with burial in the adjacent graveyard.
Rev. A. A. P. Neel formerly of Canton Bridge and longtime Methodist Episcopal Church South minister will operate an automobile establishment in Martinsburg after leasing a building there. He has been residing in Washington since retiring from the ministry.
Fragmentary note discusses the bowel as body sewers and the effects of blockage. References an August event and a sale line emerges, but details are incomplete.
The city manager warned the concrete mixer is worn out and repairs would cost nearly as much as a new machine. A better mixer is needed and a street committee report is set for the February meeting along with proposals to lay new sidewalks once weather allows. Ordinances on taxes water sewer and dogs for 1917-1918 were introduced and read.
Washington Jan 27 The Senate adopted a broad amendment placing all postmasters under civil service rules. Postmasters now serving would fall under regulations and cannot be removed except for cause. The measure extends to Presidential offices and follows the earlier placement of fourth class postmasters under civil service. The House must vote, and passage could lead to the President's signature turning it into law.
A majority of Latin American countries accept President Wilson's peace proposals before the Senate vote with little non-committal response. States hope for a formal agreement as allies under the Monroe doctrine with active roles for large South American nations. In London the Pall Mall Gazette urges Wilson to visit northern France to gain perspective on war and peace.
In testimony before the Senate Military Committee Bishop Samuel Fallows urged universal military training, arguing it builds democracy and spirit rather than war, noting his Civil War service as chaplain and brigadier general of the Tennessee forces. He said America needs a spiritual awakening alongside training.
The speaker argues for universal military training to create a citizen soldier who can safeguard the country in any emergency. They warn of drift toward physical decay and urge action now before it is too late.
An old advertisement extols a woman's cheer and lasting charm while warning of backache headache and nervous strain. It touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's ills, claiming thousands of homes have found happiness over 40 years.
Summary of Virginia operations shows 7 death claims totaling 542371.67 and endowments 24917.60 plus cash surrender values 113470.00 and 216779 in dividends. Commissions, salaries, office expenses, and taxes amount to 897587.93 with 128469.39 total paid in. Investments in Virginia reach 5657656.80. total policyholder applications welcome via W A Willis in Winchester or Thos P Morgan in Washington DC.
The Martinsburg Business College has installed telegraph instruments and hired a capable teacher to train young men for railroad positions now vacant due to promotions. The course pays 75 dollars per month, eight-hour days, includes telegraphy English spelling writing and typewriting. Terms provided on application. Third Floor Ramsey Building Martinsburg West Virginia.
The notice catalogs upcoming farm sales around Wingemar with dates from January 29 to March 9. It lists sellers such as Virginia Bp Aiken Chambersville Johnn Lartick Clearbrook and many others, detailing stock household goods implements and mules.
Wanted two white men for millwork ruling. Wages 25 cents an hour. Permanent position guaranteed. Apply by mail to Thessillon Reed Line in Company Massillon Ohio.
Dorothy Byron of Hagerstown has joined the Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Company as an employee. Her father, Lewis T. Byron, serves as president, reflecting a family connection in the local business.
An item asserts catarrh weakens health and lungs, leading to consumption. It touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifying remedy and the best treatment for catarrh, urging readers to ask their doctor about it.
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