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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1917
Page
4
In Winchester Virginia the Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and Evening Star are listed as second mail matter. The text shows subscription rates in advance: $3.00 for months, $1.50 for months, and 75 cent fee.
Frederick County and Winchester voters are informed of Boyd R Richards announcing candidacy for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic Primary to be held August 7 1917. R L Comps also announces his action for the House of Delegates in Frederick County and the surrounding area.
Fragmentary report notes Spain facing internal strife, nobles opposing democracy, and rising discontent in Catalonia. Economic strain from interruptions and socialist currents are mentioned as factors, with broad unease about government policy and public order.
The piece argues that war has only begun and warns that defeat is not imminent for Germany. It urges the United States to mobilize fully with wheat, gasoline, and manpower while stressing observers believe a decisive outcome requires sustained effort and public resolve. It notes large volunteer aims and calls for awakening public support.
The Richmond Times Dispatch argues that conflict will grow beyond money to blood, predicting a long national struggle and urging a strong American response.
In a plain spoken note Walt Mason urges self restraint and practical work over idle chatter about war. He champions tending chores, painting, sweeping, and garden care as visible proof of being alive while deriding long political debates as unproductive.
Miss Lucy W. Russell treasurer for the soldiers' ambulance fund reports new donations. Names listed include Mrs. Shirley Carter Miss Ida Baker Miss Minnie Baker Mrs. Alexander Jones Mr. Lee Grim Jr. Mrs. William C. Marshall Mrs. D. C. Randolph Mrs. F. E. A. McGlathery and Mrs. Henry Stephenson.
An offer targets Miss Freckle Face to try a new remedy promising a money back guarantee. Buy an ounce of ethine double strength from a druggist and apply a few times to remove freckles with no cost unless unsuccessful. Rarely more than one ounce required for worse cases.
Railroad timetable fragment for Cumberland Valley routes dated November 26 1916. Includes partial station names Camberaburg Shippensburg Harrisburg area mentions and scattered garbled entries indicating schedule listings.
War Department announces that state regiments will keep their state designations in the national army when deployed to France to fight for democracy. The plan, approved by Secretary Baker and General Bliss, allows state designations in parenthesis to track home units while official dispatches use the national numbers.
A woman near Hume bought a dozen eggs on credit from one grocer then sold them for cash to another grocer. She used the proceeds to buy movie tickets for herself and friends, according to the Casg County Leader.
Mr. B E Russell sold two properties to Mr. Gilbert DeHaven of Clarke county through C P Bailey and Company. The residences include a home at 308 South Main and a double house on East Clifford. DeHaven plans to move to Winchester soon.
The discussion suggests plausible roots for Gringos and Yankees. It cites Mexican and native pronunciations during early US history and the forties war era.
Norfolk and Western timetable notes multiple trains with routes to Bristol Roanoke Hagerstown and New York including parlor and Pullman sleeper cars. Connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction and Philadelphia with the Memphis special. Information available from W C Saunders and W B Bevill travel officials.
A Western town tale centers on Larry Boyle praised as a thriving figure. A soldier recalls Boyle warned about Snake River currents during a hike and claimed to have swum the river, a feat the ferryman confirms occurred amid gunfire from others.
A dialogue compares ongoing toil to Sisyphus rolling a stone up and down a hill. It notes mythic futility and then shifts to a rough fact on carrier pigeons speed. In calm weather 1200 yards per minute, with moderate wind 1540 yards, and strong wind 2000 yards.
Dodson's Liver Tone markets as a safe liver remedy replacing sickening calomel. It claims to relieve biliousness, constipation, headaches, and low energy by morning, with a guaranteed money back offer if the liver and bowels are not cleaned and regulated. Children prefer the pleasant taste and lack of cramps.
A vintage kitchen tip describes making a lemon based skin lotion by mixing two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. The guide claims lemon juice bleaches blemishes and acts as a softener and beautifier for face neck arms and hands, advised for daily massage.
Extract from 1917 decree notes that a Master in Chancery is tasked to inspect the William A. Evans deceased estate. Questions cover real and personal property, lien priority, share distribution, division or sale viability, creditor accounts, unpaid taxes, and other pertinent matters. Notice by weekly publication in Winchester Virginia to reach all interested parties.
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