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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1917
Page
4
To the voters of Frederick County and the City of Winchester I announce my candidacy for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic Primary to be held August 7 1917 Boyd R Richards announces his for the House of Delegates in Frederick County.
A quirky poem by Walt Mason riffs on wartime bravado in everyday life. Grocers, plumbers, lawyers, bakers and Angora pets become symbols of martial pride and heroism, blending mundane tasks with glorified battle imagery. The piece satirizes patriotic rhetoric and the public’s eager embrace of martial themes.
The Fred News argues a household newspaper acts as a trades journal for the shoe and leather market. It cautions buyers to rely on local advertising and merchant reports to gauge market prospects and avoid costly mistakes from poor trade decisions.
The ambulance committee of Orange county raised 1700 dollars for a four stretcher ambulance to be sent to France. The funds are handed to the American Red Cross Association in the name of the People of Orange County and will be named Rapid Ann River.
A four reel program titled War Picture at Bearville Opera House shows 1915 France scenes of American Ambulance Corps aviators and the French army with Gen Joffre. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross with talks by Dr L M Allen and Mr R Gray Williams between reels. Local visitors listed. The rest notes discuss gold’s ancient uses and goldsmith trade in Genesis and Judges.
The text notes the mining operations in the early Hebrews and describes Egyptian gold mines worked by groups of convicts and captives. It explains rock breaking by fire followed by chisels and picks, and mentions naked miners comparing them to contemporary diamond miners in South Africa.
The article urges parents to allow healthy recreation for teens and to know their friends. It stresses that youths aged fifteen to twenty require close guidance and that a good mother plays a crucial role in shaping their social life and behavior.
A brief meditation on happiness as a state of mind rather than material condition. It extols the content man with limited means and a simple life, noting that true joy does not rely on bodily comforts or wealth.
The article notes Americans misjudge Australia’s size and population. It states the continent spans about 1,149,320 square miles in the tropical zone and 1,525,261 square miles in the temperate zone, with roughly 5,000,000 people mostly of British origin.
The article discusses wood treatment making it highly durable and resistant to decay, and notes plants defending themselves with spikes or venom. It also covers Inca religon focusing on sun worship, high places, and natural wonders, with Quichua as the language and sparse literary tradition.
A brief note describes constructing artificial foliage using a clamp device with bronze and plaster molds. It mentions creating a Sesinaes cs leaf form and implies a six week period under a dew like setting.
The article describes hazardous curing practices in salt piles with salt falling and buried barrels. It notes a large electric auger used to bore into piles just above doors to prevent cave-ins. Workers risk no direct harm while filling barrels for refinery. It also includes classroom safety on handling scissors and a note on Spanish at Saloniki and early colonial treaties by Penn with Native tribes.
An advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children showing signs like crossness feverishness coated tongue and poor appetite. It claims gentle bowel cleansing within hours with no griping and notes to request a 60 cent bottle of genuine fruit laxative from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Daily quote roundup shows retail and wholesale prices for grains, hay, butter, live poultry, potatoes, meat, and livestock. Highlights include Winter wheat flour 10.15, Spring wheat flour 13.00, cracked corn 1.94 per bush, and Butter prices around 4 to 8 dollars with creamery varying by type.
A garbled excerpt hints at a discussion on crime punishment attitudes and moral judgment. The fragment mentions treating criminals with kindness and contrasts with a harsher stance, reflecting a broader cultural inquiry.
The court orders that the Evans estate be examined by a Master Commissioner in Chancery to report on real and personal property, liens, beneficiaries, and shares. It directs sale or division as suitable, creditor accounts, unpaid taxes, and notices by weekly Winchester newspaper publication for four weeks to reach all interested parties.
A cheerful, light hearted woman is the joy of a man's life and health sustains happiness. The copy argues beauty fades but cheerfulness endures, claiming female ailments disrupt cheer. The ad markets Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for nervous trouble and related symptoms.
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