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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia lists daily publication excluding Sundays and consolidations with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. It shows post office entry and subscription rates for year six months and one month in advance.
A reflective piece urges daily routines like eating apples to stay healthy while facing financial strain and anxiety. It contrasts personal steadiness with a looming fear of insolvency and hardship, warning that luck favors preparation and self reliance.
A Red Cross benefit festival will be held at the camp ground near High View on July 20 starting at 4 p m. Local speakers will participate and townspeople are invited to attend to support the good cause.
Mrs. and children of Mountain guest of Mr and Mrs Howard Chapman. John Bright of Washington visited relatives. Mr and Mrs Samuel Fritz and Mr Lee Turner of Wheeling vacationing with Mrs Nannie Turner. P W McClain and daughter of Maryland and Lena Lichliter visited Mrs A R Lichliter. Mrs J W Hollidge and family of Hyattsville and Mr Norman Shiffer of Washington called on J Bright. Eugene Campbell visiting his parents. M E church service flag unfurled with names of servicemen. John Wisecarver of Wadesville and Richard Metz at training camp noted among guests.
A wartime notice lists what a single War Savings Stamp can purchase including a navy blanket blue trousers and a flannel shirt plus 100 rifle cartridges sheets and pillow sacks hospital cot coverings a life preserver iron hospital cot and four months of potatoes for four soldiers a wind proof suit for harsh North Sea weather for all deck personnel.
In Berryville Virginia July 15 special Bastile Day features followed the regular Grace Church service. Rev Malcolm S Taylor preached an able sermon and The Marseillaise was sung at offertory by Archibald Osborne. Local residents and visitors from Richmond Harrisonburg Washington were noted among summer guests and attendees.
The Golden Rule Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South held a large open air service on the plaza yesterday evening. A half hour program featured hymns prayer and a brief talk by Rev F M Richardson with Sydney R Willey leading the choir. The procession of choir and orchestra toured nearby streets with familiar hymns, drawing much attention for the novel mobility. The event did not interfere with regular church services and ended in time for all to attend.
A Harrisonburg meeting of Valley Turnpike Company directors on Friday July 29 will discuss proposed sale of the turnpike to the state. State officials Coleman and Saunders will attend to gauge official stance. Opposition argues tolls may end if transferred. Byrd supports toll abolition and state maintenance as a perpetual valley contract.
An advertisement describes Mother's Friend as an external remedy easing strain on the female frame during pregnancy. It claims to reduce nervousness and nausea, relaxes muscles, supports a smoother birth, and speeds recovery. The Bradfield Regulator Co offers a booklet and calls readers to purchase at drug stores.
Fortescue Whittle longtime Petersburg business figure and Virginia Carolina Chemical Company officer died in a Roanoke hospital after months of illness. Survived by wife and two sons Robert L. and Francis Fortescue Whittle, with burial held at Church of the Good Shepherd. The Virginia Episcopal clergyman son of Rt. Rev McNiece Whittle and Emily Cary Fairfax, he had deep civic ties and a noted career in finance insurance and industry. He leaves a sister Mrs Alexander T Jones of Winchester and a Jacksonville Fla brother Francis McNiece Whittle.
Mr Louis R Clevenger of near Clearbrook was given a surprise party on his fifty sixth birthday last Friday night. About sixty friends gathered at his home to celebrate and Mr and Mrs Clevenger served a pleasant supper.
Guests gathered at the North Braddock Street home of Mrs. Ma Wood then traveled by car to the Clevenger residence. An enjoyable evening featured music games and a supper with chicken and ham and other foods. Guests departed around midnight.
Advice from a druggist column promoting S S S as a reliable vegetable blood purifier. The notice invites readers to seek medical advice at Swift Laboratory Atlanta and notes the long market presence of the product.
A sweeping wartime exhortation declares that every stamp bought or sold furthers the nation’s effort against a stated enemy, labeling critics as obstacles and calling for steadfast unity and action. The quote emphasizes collective resolve and vigilance.
Greene's August Flower claimed to treat sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and palpitations by gently laxing and regulating digestion. It supposedly cleans the stomach and intestinal tract and stimulates bile production while impurities leave the blood. Sold by Miller's Drug Store.
Winchester readers urged to trust Doans Kidney Pills with home testimonials as proof of merit. Mrs. W. 5 Harlee of 720 Braddock St. praises relief from backache and kidney trouble. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
Mrs Holmes Owens reports her husband has arrived safely in France with the American expeditionary forces and is now with Battery BH 318th Field Artillery. He trained at Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia. Miss Nina Elgin leaves for Norfolk to visit Miss Regina Baecher. Eat potatoes save the wheat. Drive the Kaiser to defeat.
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