Eleventh Annual Anti-Saloon League Convention in Frederick VA
The Eleventh Annual Anti-Saloon League convention in Frederick County Virginia will be held at the Bryarly School House on Thursday August 23 1917 starting at 10 am. Prominent speakers from a distance are expected with talks recitations and music by local talent. Ministers and Sunday School Superintendents are urged to send delegates. Sessions will run morning and afternoon and attendees are asked to bring picnic baskets for a social noon hour. Executive Committee.
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Anti-Saloon League
Frederick County
Bryarly
Draft registration list for Winchester Frederick county to be published
Local exemption board received master draft lists from Richmond for Winchester and Frederick county. Numbers 1 through 1474 will be checked for accuracy before publication early next week. Exemption applications must be filed within seven days for non occupational grounds and with the district board for occupational exemptions. Dependent-relatives questions will be considered by the local board.
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Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
Washington
Insure Your Wheat Against Fire and Lightning
Hansbrough and Carter advertise insurance loans investments offering lowest rates for wheat coverage against fire and lightning on farms with contact by phone.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Winslow Kills Broadway Girl in Hotel Remington
Kenlock Chase Winslow 23, son of a prominent Elizabethtown family, killed Frances Bradley in the Hotel Remington New York after alleging she stole his watch. He says he acted to prevent the theft, then struck her with an iron inkstand and muffled her screams with a pillow.
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New York
Kenlock Chase Winslow
Elizabethtown
M. J
Frances Bradley
Remington
Broadway
Winslow
Is There a Second Probation Evangelist Bidwell Talk
At the Market Street tent on Germain Street Sunday July 29 at 8 pm Evangelist Bidwell speaks on Is there a second probation Will man have a chance to repent after death He invites all to hear what the Bible teaches on the issue A lost gold pin offers reward
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Market Addd Germain
Evangelist Bidwell
Six sons enlist: Omaha father receives Wilson reply
Washington July 28. J H McShane of Omaha Nebraska reports six of his sons have enlisted in the army. President Wilson replies with appreciation saying the family makes a noble contribution to patriotism and loyalty in American history or words to that effect.
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Washington
J. H. McShane
Omaha
Neb
Wilson
McShane
Woodrow Wilson
Health board orders evacuation of carnival for quarantine
The board of health last night ordered all children sixteen and under to leave the carnival grounds to prevent infantile paralysis spread. Parents, some unaware of the rules, hurriedly recalled their children as officials cited the danger of contagion and urged strict compliance. Eminent specialists warn transmission occurs via flies and direct contact with exposed individuals, reinforcing the measure's necessity.
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Board of Health
Health Board
Lantern Lecture on Yellowstone at White Post Parish Hall
A sixty slide illustrated talk will occur next Wednesday at 8 o'clock in White Post Virginia parish hall. The Yellow stone National Park is the subject. Refreshments will be served and part of the proceeds go to the Red Cross.
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White Post
Yellowstone National Park
Red Cross
For Sale Six Per Cent Land Bonds and Insurance Investments
For sale: six per cent land bonds with semi annual interest on farms and city properties. Loan not over fifty percent of the property value. Includes insurance and real estate investments with schedule tu thu sat 1p.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Coopers to make apple barrels at Turkey Knob Orchard
Coopers at Turkey Knob Orchard Mt. Jackson Va will close stock by November first with steady work good pay and board. Orchard foreman position advertised.
Carpenters Wanted for New Cold Storage Plant
Help wanted for carpenters at a new cold storage plant. Apply to foreman in charge of construction. 27-1p-31.
Queen Ruler or Puppet How Women Governors Shaped History
A 1888 prophecy about Prince William as tyrant frames a discussion on female monarchs. The piece argues queens influence policy through male advisors, praising Elizabeth I and Victoria for governance, noting Victoria allied with Gladstone, while critiquing royal domestic virtue and personal bias. Continued on page two.
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France
England
Ponce
Elizabeth
Victoria
Gladstone
Give
Circus barred from Winchester 1917 season under new law
The last Legislature banned circuses from showing in towns within thirty days of an agricultural fair. Sparks Brothers' Circus notified that all contracts are canceled. Only available dates were late August, but Winchester fair runs mid September, so no circus will exhibit here this season.
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Sparks Brothers’ Circus
J. Mack Noonan
Sparks
Winchester
Citizens' Band Averts Exposure by Closing Theatre
To Theatre Goers of Winchester The Citizens' Band announces the Auditorium will close until the Board of Health quarantine on infantile paralysis ends. The move aims to protect children under ten and adults from possible exposure and to release the band from related responsibility.
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Board of Health
Citizens’ Band
Citizens! Band
Renewal Deadline Notices Mail Subscriptions Offer
July 31 marks the final day to renew mail subscriptions at reduced rates with a prompt to renew now.
Big M. W. A. Picnic Bid Seeking Details
Announcement for a Big M. W. A. picnic at Middletown Virginia on August 18 1917 with bids requested by August 1 1917 to fund a stand ice cream pop watermelon lunch and confectionery Amusement bid remains open until picnic day Interested parties should write or phone Clerk E Wright CAMP 12184 M. W. A.
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Big M. W. A
Middletown
Winchester Fire Department Gets Regular Salaries After Council Action
The Winchester Common Council approved fire department appropriations, restoring regular salaries and increasing funding for Friendship, Sarah Zane, and Charley Rouss companies by 1000 dollars annually, while delaying Rouss Hook and Ladder funding pending a fire committee report and possible consolidation with Charley Rouss.
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Winchester
Fire Committee
Rouss Hook and Ladder Company
Charley Rouss Fire Company
W. B. Ryan
Sarah Zane
Charley Rouss
South End Hose Company
Wheat for sale at Baltimore price in Frederick county
Seller offers ten thousand bushels of good wheat at Baltimore price or better delivered to your mill or any Baltimore and Ohio station in Frederick county. Will store wheat on exchange and provide Crystal flour and feed against five and a half bushels of Winchester Milling Corporation. 274 p-2t.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick County
Canadians Ship Apple Jam to Soldiers to Save Tonnage
Miss Ella Agnew describes how dried apples and paste are turned into a water free jam for soldiers in a dry state, enabling England and France to receive jam without shipping water. She urges canning club members to conserve and grow winter gardens while cautioning against taking on too many tasks.
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Speaker
Canning Club
England
France
Ella Agnew
State Home
Handley Library
Miss Agnew
Miss. Agnew
Limestone Land at $65 per Acre Near Winchester
Real estate notice announces 130 acres of virgin limestone land eight miles from Winchester on a good road with a new house and bored well. The seller, W. L. Fultz, offers the farm at 66 dollars per acre and urges prospective buyers to inspect soon. Also mentions a Red Bud Yard Party tonight with available food.
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Winchester
W. L. Fultz
Red Bud Yard
Former Czar Nicholas’s Downfall Reported in Falls
London dispatch notes another setback for former Czar Nicholas of Russia after a fall from a bicycle in the Tsarkoe-Selo garden, injuring a leg. The item, filed by wire to The Star, mentions cycling as his sole exercise.
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Wire To the Star
London
Nicholas of
Russia
Tsarkoe-Selo Garden
Petrograd
Brooklyn Tailor J D Vachio Celebrates Draft Number 258
J D Vachio of Brooklyn, a tailor, celebrated being called among the first to arms after obtaining his final citizenship papers the day after registering. He decorated his shop with flags and blue lights and displayed a sign noting his number 258.
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New York
J. D. Vachio
Brooklyn
Protesting Road Mismanagement Sparks Pike Toll Critique
S L Lupton asks The Star to publish a public protest against Northwestern turnpike mismanagement. He alleges a $4000 road repair fund exists yet maintenance lags with holes in wagons and sprinkling of broken stone. He cites two miles near Winchester resurfaced years ago for about $5000 now neglected and worn out, urging motorists to inspect and report back.
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the Star
Northwestern
Seay Road
Winchester
L. Lupton
Revision of Coal Rates Is Ordered
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a revision of coal rates from Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Kentucky to permit transshipment over the lakes led by Lake Erie. The ruling marked a substantial victory for shippers in the lake cargo coal cases involving millions of dollars.
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Washington
Lake Cargo Coal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Kenetucky Fields
Lakes
Lake Erie
2500 Switchmen Strike in Chicago
Twenty five hundred switchmen from nineteen railroads in Chicago walked off the job over yardmaster and assistant appointments. The stoppage delays large war supply shipments and materials. Also noted: a lost package of white batiste on Main or Water streets with return to Star office and a Bethel picnic announced for Saturday August 4.
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the Star
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway
Star Office
American Forces in France Ready to Move If Needed
American troops in France drill steadily and show rapid improvement in bombing and machine gun use. General Sibert travels to the front for first hand data on French methods while health remains high and laundries begin operating for clean clothing.
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War Department
France
Firat
Sibert
Washington
Pershing
Depa
London
Biddle
Blatchford
United States
H Raever
Daniels
Vaterland
Navy
Local Listings Mention Seed Goods and Travels
Partial notice lists turnip seed buckwheat alfalfa timothy and grains with contact at 46 Piccadilly Street. Mentions Mr and Mrs John Hurley traveling to Washington after father William.
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H. H. Baker
Piccadilly St
Mr& John Hurley
Washington
Gter
Willia
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Mption Board
League 10
Parents Quick
Trump
Prince William
Nemo
E. Wright
Fire Department
Council
Hook and Ladder
Charley Rouse Companies
Winchester Milling Corporation
Wigs Agnew
Rye
H. B. Keckley and Co
P. RR
Wire
Bethel
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