Thursday July 31 Wars and Cars
A fragmented ode on the woes of owning a costly car. The speaker laments frequent breakdowns and repairs as inexpensive cars pass by, expressing frustration with mechanical failures and prolonged delays on the road.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
4
A fragmented ode on the woes of owning a costly car. The speaker laments frequent breakdowns and repairs as inexpensive cars pass by, expressing frustration with mechanical failures and prolonged delays on the road.
Eastern age dale Pa announces a reorganization with a territory at Fort Cali HH Parsons Seattle in charge of eastern territory and W B Chicago as Middle Western production manager a vice president in charge Scott formerly scientific eets and diseases De Agriculture at Wash its in charge. Supervisors listed include J M ichee Ira Cleve Wash H S Hazeltine A B Michael Wilson Dutton Sanford Fla and others across Pittsburgh Boston Duluth Providence and Florida locations.
Brucetown Virginia residents news notes include Mrs J M Locke hosting dinner with Misses Sid F and Mary Ware. Hagerstown visitors Mr and Mrs Jenna Snapp join Mr and Mrs Joseph pp for Sunday meals. Mary Bailey Nettie visit en route to St Louis. Village Sunday school plans annual picnic at Pidgeons August 9 inviting all. Opequon near Wadesville hosts quiet day. J W Morrison and O Connell visit friends. Howard Boden and St Claude Helvestine guests.
In Hagerstown on Sunday, Miss Sadie Snapp hosted guests including Miss Rose Suter and Mr. Fred Schultz who departed Thursday for Baltimore. They had spent the prior three weeks as her guests.
A Winchester farmer, A. T. Ritenour of 314 West Kent Street, recalls an interview from over ten years ago about Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes relief from long kidney pain and backache after using the medicine, and in 1919 confirms kidney health remains good. The ad notes 60 cents at dealers and credits FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo N Y.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond on July 25 1919 grants Western Frederick Bank authorization to commence business as a bank of discount and deposit. The bank opens for business Saturday August 2 at 9 o clock a.m. with FE. R. Hook as cashier and T. G. Strachan as Clerk.
The Camp Finance Office at Brest exchanged 8 233 401 francs into American dollars for homeward bound soldiers over three days. About 30 000 returned personnel carried back 4 372 233 dollars on transports. The exchange rate was six francs per dollar, and Captain Stockwell notes daily exchanges of around two million francs are common.
The American Legion will meet at Handley Library at 8 o'clock Saturday night. All soldiers sailors and marines from Winchester and Frederick county who served in any branch are urged to attend and join as original members for the benefit of these men. Capt George W Kurtz is invited to preside and the principal speaker will be Con-
Frederick County Virginia notices detail orders for probate actions against estates of David F. Hott and John Henshall. The Master Commissioner will report on real and personal property, debts, liens, and partition feasibility, with creditors to be convened by weekly publication in Winchester Evening Star. Office notices set August 25, 1919 for appearance and filing vouchers.
University of Virginia announces special war courses in addition to standard programs across College Graduate Law Medical and Engineering departments. Ten dollars covers all costs for Virginia students in academic departments. Catalog details from registrar Howard Winston.
Real estate brief listing numerous farms and properties for sale. Includes a range of sizes from 100 to 310 acres, prices quoted per acre and total amounts, orchards, running water, timber, and several city and suburban homes. Bailey & Co. promotes selling all listed properties through their Bailey Bros. Store.
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