Evening Star Postoffice Notices in Winchester Virginia
Consolidated with Morning News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror listing subscription rates. The Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as mail matter 282nd class. Rates shown include one year two fifty, six months one twenty five, three months six five, one month twenty five.
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Morning New
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Postoffice
Winchester
Weighing Apples and Armaments in 1917 Debate
The World argues that 1917 defense appropriations totaling 685,343,017.27 dwarf prior revenues and debt, linking arming to German threat. It claims public opinion across parties supports costly prep while criticizing the German empire and domestic political forces shaping the war effort.
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Congress
United States
Panama Canal
Germany
Belgium
France
Serbia
Armenia
German Empire
Europe
America
Republican _organization
A Little Change In Our Busy Household
The speaker describes a wife who keeps busy with housework and family duties. She works around the stove washing drying mending baking and tending children. The narrator comments on her long day and fatigue.
Let Us Seek Reprieve From the Dreary Day
A humorous verse by Walt Mason urging respite for weary wives from daily toil. It suggests going to a moving picture show or ice cream parlor, dressing up, and sharing a cheerful evening with loved ones to lift spirits.
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Belle
Susan Belle
Fruy
Woman Killed In Augusta County Wreck
Mrs Paxton, about thirty five, died when the car overturned near the Augusta Rockingham line. James J Paxton, severely injured, was moved to Weyers Cave and Staunton hospitals. Major Paxton, recently retired, was unharmed but scarred. he remains unaware of his wife’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mace
Burketown
Mr. Paxton
F. S. van Pelt
Ward Harshbarger
Wewers Cave
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Staunton
Augusta
J.C. Weast
Hirristiv
Weast
Nicaraagua
America
New York City
Washington
Major Paxton
Tenth United States Cavalry
Army
Fort Myer
Potomac
Paxton
Buena Vista
Middletown
Studebaker
New Mexico
Victims Named In Early 1900s Train And Machine Accidents
July 20 saw two fatal accidents. Henry Noonan of Winchester died from a skull fracture after a machine toppled over an embankment near Middletown. Eva Henning of Philadelphia was killed at a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing south of Harrisonburg.
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Henry Noonan
Winchester
Middletown
Eva Henning
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio
Harrisonburg
Albin Brevities Focus on Local Visits and Wheat Harvest
Albin Virginia July 31. Mrs Annie Siler and daughter Miss Virginia Silver visited Dr and Mrs W M Janney last week. Mrs Julia Miller of Martinsburg W Va spent several days here with friends. Miss Jessie Fries of Winchester visited relatives. Miss Beulah Hartman of Clear Brook visited. Farmers in this section threshing wheat. Mr C A Sapton of Winchester spent Saturday in the village on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin
Annie Siler
Virginia Silver
W. M. Janney
Julia Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jessie Fries
Winchester
Beulah Hartman
Clearbrook
C.a.sapton
Byron Blackburn
Richmond
Mr. Blackburn
Isaac Canter
Baltimore
George Wright
Anna Ramey
Woodstock
Manas Rinker
C. D. Harris
Nannie McNeer
Bessie McNeer
Huntington
Frank Gaver
Society News Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Dr. W F McGarry of Baltimore visits his father in law J D O Connell. Mrs K B E Greenawalt and daughter Louise return from Scottdale and Everson Pa. Miss Hilda Portner heads to Washington then New London Conn. Party guests motor to Capon Springs for weekend. Mrs Mary McWonnell of Riverton Va visits Judge A C Carson. Mrs Oscar Anderson and Lucille Hamilton return to Philadelphia. Mrs Stanley E Harmer visits Alexandria Va. Clara Wood returns from Marblehead and New London. Lewis N Barton goes to St Louis Md for chemist job. H G Spencer family visits Maryland. Dr Carroll Menefee from Cincinnati stays at Hotel Evans. Miss Zarah Orndorff vacationing in Cumberland Md.
Local residents host visitors and note several travel updates
Mount Olon Virginia residents return home after visiting Miss Annie Grant. Mrs. John P. Hyde arrives as guest of Mrs. W. W. Tanquary. Peach Grove couple Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whetzell visit S. J. Swimley family after recent Winchester wedding. Several others travel or host in Virginia Valley with relatives in Martinsburg Baltimore Pittsburgh and Washington. Local wheat threshing first in area. strokes and health updates, and district conference at Stephens City noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Myerly
Mount §Olon, Va
Annie Grant
John P. Hyde
W. W. Tanquary
Howard Whetzell
Peach Grove
Winchester
S. J. Swimley
Charlotte Paule
St. Louis
Dan
Bailey
Clarence Whetzel
Pennsylvania
Cora Shipper
Martinsburg
W. Va
Alexander Whetzel
Stephens City
Middletown Items Amateur county social notices and visits
Middletown Virginia July 31 reports Mr and Mrs W E Coffman visited Edinburg and Mrs Kate Lewis and Mrs William Fewell with children spent weeks with the Lewis family. Howard Armel and sons visit B B Parker's home. Oliver Willey and family housekept. Evelyn Ridings returned home. Maud and Katie Matthews back from Charlottesville normal school. Lena Willey and Aileen Sperry visit Martinsburg and Oranda. S F Rhodes at Winchester hospital. James Rhodes stays months at Wayside Inn. Winifred Blackburn visiting friends in Pennsylvania. Lelia Ludwig Mattie Wright Baba Owings Grace Clark returned from Harrisonburg.
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Middletown
W. E. Coffman
Edinbureg
Charles Lewis
Will Keith
Hugh Larrick
Evelyn Ridings
Sidney Willey
Maud
Katie Matthews
Charlottesville
Lena Willey
Oranda
Aileen ‘Sperry
Martinsburg
Esther Brumback
Winchester
Pennsylvania
Missek Lelia
Ludwig
Mattie Wright
Baba Owings
Grace Clark
Harrisonburg
War
District conference details reach Brucetown
Brucetown Virginia notes a district conference held last week. Rev J S Ingle of Buena Vista led the event, as reported in local notes with fragmented text indicating attendance and proceedings.
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Brucetown
Buena Vista
Romance and Business at Rainbow Bend Justice Court
A tobacco drummer asks if the judge makes money from marrying eloping couples. Old Hudson Hicks, justice of the peace at Rainbow Bend, NJ, says he gets two dollars per marriage and charges ten dollars extra for speedy service, the judge adds with a remark.
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Squire
Hudson Hicks
Rainbow Bend
N. J
Executor's Sale of Two Desirable Residences and Store Room
Executor Maurice M. Lynch offers at public auction in Winchester Virginia on August 26 1916 at noon three properties from the estate of Fannie C Hull Including a seven room brick house at 203 E Water Street a ten room pebble dashed residence at 119 W Water Street and a store room at 115 W Water Street Each parcel may be sold separately or as a whole Terms require one third cash with balance in two equal annual installments secured by bonds and a lien on the property Auctioneers Duvall & Dunn.
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Fannie C. Hull
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Water Street
Water and
Kent Streets
Kent Street
Hull
Water ‘Street
Morgan A. Orndorff
Frederick County
John Worring
Ee Herbert S. Larrick
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Harry Floop Byrd
Evening Star Publishing ‘Company
Winchester, Virginia
Bell 33
United
New York World
Walt Mason
Turnoike
James P. ‘Wilbourn
Ralphine
Lacey Springs
Lage
Society News
W F. McGarry
J. D. O’connel
Penn. Avenue
Cork Street
K. BE. Greenawalt
Louise Greenawalt
Anna O’connell
Scottdale
Everson, Pa
Hilda Portner
Richard Ivelyn ‘Byrd
Amherst Street
New London
Connecticut
Melvin Green
Elise Oldham
Jennie Stouffer
John Stuart
Capon Springs
Mary Meowneill
Riverton, Va
A. C. Carson
Town
Oscar Anderson
Lucille Hamilton
FE. Neville
East German Street
Neville
Charles Neville
League Island Navy Yard
Stanley E. Harmer
Alexandria, Va
Clara Wood
Marblehead
Mass
Congo
Lewis N. Barton
Carroll Menefee
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hotel Evans
Zarah Orndorff
Cumberland
Maryland
National Biscuit Company
Lucy Watson
Leesburg, Va
Joseph Watson
Rick
Miss Davis Staten
Elton March
Masters Joe and
James Gochenour
James I. Larrick
Maurice M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Union Bank of Winchester
Footer
Panama
Footer’s Dye
Co. A. Heller & CO
Thur-Sat
Fiove Bros. Dept. Store
Baltimore & Ohio Seashore
Atlantic City
Wheuman
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Stone Harbor
Wildwood
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Winchester Steam Laundry
Sree
Winchester Gas Company
S. Washington St
Reservoir Park
Barton& Barton, Attys
Mary Baldwin Seminary
Staunta Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Ginia
Howard Winston
University
Baltinvore
South Braddock St
Park
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