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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
3
Soap should be used carefully to protect hair. Most soaps dry the scalp and make hair brittle. Ordinary refined coconut oil soap is preferable and greaseless. Rinseable lather cleanses dust and oil, leaving hair soft and silky. Coconut oil is cheap and available at pharmacies.
Miss Hel a m visits at 2 The Plas Wie B McConman West Clifford plans a display of war pictures at theplas venue with local attendance anticipated.
Supreme officers of the Improved Order of Red Men urge 500 000 members to contribute twenty five cents each to fund ambulance units for the American National Red Cross in France. Each unit costs 1000 dollars, built on a Ford chassis with three stretchers, carrying up to ten men daily.
Greenspring Va July 17 a large local turnout attended the Shanhall picnic last Saturday. The quarterly Greenspring Church meeting will be Sunday and Monday July 22 and 23 with preaching by the presiding elder Sunday night at 8. Mr Shade on business in Paw Paw W Va. Flour mill to operate by August 26. Mrs Summer and children visiting Maury kin. M W A picnic and yard party July 21 at Old Stone Church woods. Several local residents noted on travels and visits including Mr Smith Hayfield Va Mr Stimmel and family Martinsburg W V Miss Luanna Stimmel visiting Elmira Abshire. Mr E L Baker recovering from a cricket scythe injury with Dr Hoffman attending.
City officials adopt a revised condemnation ordinance at a special council meeting. City Solicitor R Gray Williams outlined the changes as they apply to the Bell property strip and its condemnation proceedings.
Adjutant-General W. W. Salehag urges Virginia men to enlist in state National Guard units to reach full war strength ahead of July 25 Federal service. About 2,000 volunteers needed to avoid draft assignments and preserve state pride. Lowered minimum: five feet one inch, 110 pounds, to widen eligibility.
Fragmentary text discusses the vast size of Australia, noting its tropical and temperate zones and implying population details. The readable content is incomplete and lacks clear events or individuals.
The death of Chief No Shirt of the Walla Wallas highlights enduring animist beliefs among Northwest Indians. He refused white medical treatment, blamed medicine man She-low-he-tammy for a fatal spell, and opposed allotment policies while seeking tribal lands protection. The successor will be chosen by a tribal council.
In Los Angeles Lena Galloway nineteen a bride was spanked by a burglar who demanded valuables. She finally revealed a sewing box containing a Confederate bill before the thief fled with the box.
In New York Abraham Lincoln was arraigned for disorderly conduct. The item notes comments from a rival and mentions Lucy W Reese Trehettret of the ambulance fund receiving a $3 contribution from Mrs. [name illegible], reflecting a chaotic exchange in a local quarrel.
The last will of Miss Annie Tucker McGuire Wagie is to be probated Monday in Winchester Corporation Court. She leaves most of her estate to nieces and nephews, with $2000 to Sacred Heart Church and $1000 each to Dr Hunter H. McGuire and four nieces. Dr. H. H. McGuire named executor, bond set at $20,000. The will partly directs life income to Laura Holmes.
The 1917 Baltimore and Ohio peach shipment season will start Friday July 27 reaching markets east and west. The crop is said to equal 1916 or perhaps double last year, with 1000 extra refrigerated cars arranged to speed shipments. Women workers are replacing men in peach picking and sorting due to labor shortages as enlistments rise. Shipments planned from Patterson Creek orchards and related firms.
Prices for new offices in Front Royal Virginia remain steep as construction costs climb, delaying new builds and reflecting broader inflationary pressures. The article notes the impact on plans and cautious outlook for developers and investors.
A lemon and orchard white mixture makes a quarter pint of complexion lotion sold at low price. The ad urges daily facial massage for clear soft skin. mentions Oscar Cornwell traveling to Richmond, Va for a business trip.
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