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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists subscription rates for one year six months three months and one month all in advance. It notes daily publication except Sundays and mentions consolidation with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and vy Mirror.
Announcement to voters of Frederick County and Winchester announces candidacy for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic Primary on August 7 1917. Names Boyd R Richards and R L Omps active in county and city race.
The article urges young men aged 21 to 31 to join the Home Guard as conscription looms. It argues training builds preparedness, aiding future service and enabling graduates to exit the awkward squad quickly if selected.
The text urges Americans to reduce intake for better health and to resist wasteful eating. It notes wartime food shortages and German dieting trends, arguing the country has enough food to maintain health without overspending or overeating. It criticizes speculators and calls for restraint in consumption.
The speaker urges households to cut waste and adopt meatless days to balance supply and demand. By reducing meat consumption to every other day, families may feel healthier and prices could drop as war shortages ease. Saving small amounts daily could ensure ample food for the United States and allies.
A poem by Walt Mason extols American liberty and the republic, contrasts it with monarchy and oppression, and calls for renewed resolve to defend freedom. It appeals to ten million gazing eyes toward the nation’s banner and frames freedom as a universal beacon amid world struggles.
The last will of James M. Ritter, who died recently, was probated in Frederick county Circuit Court. After debts, $25 goes to son Robert N. Ritter, with the entire remaining estate devised to wife Anna Belle Ritter in fee. The will is not dated. witnesses W R Stewart and J E B Stewart certified April 12, 1913.
In Frederick County Circuit Court the will of Celia Coe, dated March 1, 1904, was admitted to probate. The document leaves all real and personal property to her husband, John C. Coe, absolutely. One witness, Justes J. Russell, testified. the other, Barry W. Russell, was out of jurisdiction.
City authorities installed semaphore signals at principal street intersections with a directive to keep to the right. Police expect better compliance as drivers follow the new warnings, reporting improved observance of traffic rules.
Washington reports a practical guide for canning string beans. Use small, fresh pods cut diagonally for a pretty product. Blanch 2 to 8 minutes, cool, drain, pack and salt brine, seal jars, and process in boiling water for two hours or across three days, then cool and store in a cool dry place.
Prof Harris Hart of Roanoke reports visiting eighty five of a hundred counties and says the outlook is favorable for his Democratic primary nomination for state superintendent of public instruction. He campaigns on efficiency and fair rural school funding as the Staunton News notes the effort.
Miss Elise Harrison returned to Richmond after visiting Miss Tabelle Carter at Powhatan the Carter estate in Clarke county. Miss Elizabeth Cocke of Richmond is also staying several weeks with Miss Carter in Clarke county. Mr and Mrs Carter and their daughter plan a later summer trip to White Sulphur Springs.
In a joint debate Davis defends local option and vows to support a constitutional prohibition amendment if the General Assembly approves it. Pollard rebukes Davis for dwelling on accusations while pressing the issue of tax law administration and capital flight from Virginia citing Davis’s New York ties and alleged hidden wealth.
In a public gathering, remarks by Mr. Davis and Mr. Ellyson drew divided applause while John R. Saunders, a candidate for Attorney General, received a lengthy welcome. Saunders defended restraint before mudslinging and pledged fifteen minutes pre debate.
Dr. Benjamin F. Bowers of Winchester and St Benedict's Hospital Johnstown Pa has passed the army surgeon exam and expects to go to France. Major Cadman Pennsylvania Medical Society says one in three doctors will be called, with 2 million more soldiers needed and 21 thousand physicians required for the next army. Uncle Sam plans a 5 million strong force and urges voluntary enlistment to avoid drafting doctors of conscription age.
In the Frederick County Virginia circuit court W R Browns Administrator versus Elizabeth Brown et al the decree of June 15 1917 orders a Master Commissioner to report creditors assets and any liens and to devise a distribution scheme for funds. Notice by weekly newspaper ad in Winchester runs four weeks before August 10 1917 when the master will proceed at his Winchester office with adjournments possible daily.
An old advertising pitch extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury that makes you sick, while Liver Tone starts the liver without salivation and suits children and adults, promising relief from biliousness and related symptoms.
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