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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
5
A compact listing shows page identifiers 532 617 7.24 744 802 83 917, indicating sequence markers or catalog codes. The items appear as a numeric ledger fragment without clear context or associated events, leaving interpretation to archival cross references and publication indexing.
Winchester resident Mrs. J. W. Stryker reports severe back pain eased by Doan’s Kidney Pills. AL Price sells them for 50c at dealers. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY endorses the remedy used by Mrs. Stryker and others.
The Winchester community mourns the death of Luther Conner a longtime horse trainer on Virginia tracks. Survived by his widow Annie Harper two children Luther and Katharine Conner his mother Mary Conner and sisters Mrs. Garrett Carter and Mrs. Clarence Hoover. He belonged to Friendship Fire Company and Winchester Lodge No 867 Elks.
A fragmentary advertisement fragment invites readers to explore a spring sale from a local merchant. The note hints at promotional pricing and seasonal goods available to shoppers in the area.
Miss Faulkner, an accomplished musician and longtime organist of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, marries Dr Channing. Daughter of the late James F Faulkner, a noted city merchant, and member of the Larrick family of Middletown, she is sister to Prof J Olin Faulkner of Lettleton City Schools. Dr Channing, a Georgetown University dental graduate, has served in the army and lived in Winchester and Washington.
Mr. Chapman, 45, collapsed at work and died despite first aid from nearby Boy Scouts. Dr. B B Dutton found death natural. Coroner Hodgson declined an inquest. He had been in good health, lived near Winchester, and left widow Mrs Katie Chapman and two children Elizabeth and Nannie. He was son of the late John B Chapman of Vaucluse and survived by numerous relatives in Virginia and Maryland.
A 50 cent Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound hair darkening product is advertised as restoring natural dark and lustrous hair. The ad claims gray hair vanishes after one or two applications and emphasizes a youthful appearance, noting it as a toilet item not a medical cure.
The body was removed to the undertaking establishment of George W. Kurtz and prepared for burial. Funeral services were set for 10 o'clock Sunday morning from the house.
Among the out of town visitors at the Fort Loudoun Seminary finals were Mrs J Wood Glass of Nowata Oklahoma Mrs Sin s Miss Eleanor Bowie of Maryland Miss Katherine Raymond of Middletown Pennsylvania Miss Augustina Carr of Charlottesville Virginia Misses Anne and Margaret Aldridge of Charlestown West Virginia Mr and Mrs T M Hook of Somertield Pennsylvania Mrs W E Carnegie Miss Robbins of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Mrs Dudley L Miller Baltimore Maryland Mrs D M Kipps Front Royal Virginia Dr R E Lee Miss Nannie Lee Master John Lee Wardensville West Virginia Mr Robert Baird Mr Pibert Tompson Romney West Virginia Miss Hattie Wilson Mr Charles Wilson Mr Julian Wright Burlington West Virginia Mrs Couchman Mrs Sallie Van Metre Martinsburg West Virginia Mr and Mrs Wilbur Gaunt Berryville Virginia Mr and Mrs W C Whitacre Whitacre Virginia Miss Louise Guard Stephens City Virginia Miss Helen Stillwell Somerville New Jersey Mr J Wilson Humbird Mrs Offutt Miss Offutt Cumberland Maryland
Brucetown Va June 11 The children day exercises at the village church drew a good crowd despite a pending storm. Rev O D Lambert was away at Welltown, leaving a detailed program featuring songs recitations and class songs by the tots. Local families visited from Middletown Stephens City and Hagerstown.
Dr. M C Lucas explains how uric acid buildup from gout and rheumatism harms joints and kidneys. He prescribes Amuric tablets to dissolve uric acid, plus diet changes and plenty of water, noting the remedy was discovered by Dr Pierce in Buffalo.
Mrs James Williams and Edna Williams of Martinsburg spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Clarke Wright. Mrs Vincenzo Cassio from Baltimore visits her parents Mr and Mrs Wesley Morrison. Mr Frank Willingham of Hagers Town spent the weekend with family. Miss Corrie Swimley visits Miss Mary Clendening near Charles Town. Mrs Kerns of Middleway called in the village. Rev Dr Alfred Jones cannot hold Sunday services his appointments postponed with another pastor covering Kernstown Burnt Church Evendale appointment omitted.
A simple lemon skin softener and beautifier is described using two lemons, three ounces of orchard white, and a quarter pint of lotion. The mixture is strained to remove pulp and stored for months, then massaged daily into face neck arms and hands to bleach freckles sallowness and tan while softening and smoothing the skin.
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