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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
4
A column riffs on patriotism as service to others and self-improvement, condemning boastful and self serving displays. It argues true patriotism includes honesty purity and care for fellow citizens, while coarse jingoism and spoilsman rhetoric are counterfeit.
A reverent account describes John S. Mosby riding past as a symbol of Confederate valor. The passage evokes his Rangers and cavaliers, praising his impact on Southern memory and the endurance of his legend in the South.
A Clarksburg West Virginia woman praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from backache nervousness and uterine and ovarian inflammation. She credits the product with restoring health and strength across years and asks for further medical guidance from the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
The Lynchburg News lauds Mosby as he rides into history among the immortals of the Southern Confederacy. It calls him a true knight and bids rest to his soul as his name joins the ranks of those long gone.
Marlboro Virginia reports a week of social visits and travel. Mitchell Reed of Washington, Carl Martin, A K Whitacre, Gussie Stickley, Pearl Kneisley, and E M Funk are noted with Winchester trips. Family updates include a new baby for F L Pangle and improvements for B F Long. A four horse team driven by C W Snapp caused a mishap. Healthcare news notes E R McDonald undergoing surgery at Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services for the late Dr. John Evelyn Page United States Navy retired were held on Monday in Santa Barbara California. The body will be cremated and sent to Virginia for burial in the family burying ground at Old Chapel Cemetery near Millwood Clarke county.
Mrs. Maurice Winner and her son Gordon join Miss Annie Blankner of Norfolk and Mrs. W Lee Goraen of Baltimore in a social column snippet highlighting families and connections.
Public sale by trustee at 11 a m in front of the Winchester Virginia courthouse of 133 acres more or less near Raceburg with improvements. Property once held by C M Barrett by deed dated March 1 1910 and linked to Fred L Glaize and wife. Adjacent to Fries Sells and others.
The property features a large dwelling house, good barn and other outbuildings. It includes about 1200 apple trees seven years old and around 200 peach trees. Terms require one-third cash at sale, with two notes for remaining balance due in one and two years, interest six percent, secured by deed of trust and insurance on the buildings. Harry R Kern, Trustee. Duvall, Auctioneer.
Fragmented text notes opinions on love and attraction, convalescent powers, and a friend aided by home improvement tips. Mentions of a tarantula and venomous snakes in Mexico appear, with casual observations on spiders and other creatures.
The article instructs cleaning brass by scrubbing to remove dirt, then making a powder of emery powder calcined magnesia and powdered bathbrick. A paraffin moistened rag is used to apply the mixture, rubbing until bright, and finishing with a clean duster and a drop of methylated spirits.
Onion guidance extols onions as a tonic for complexion and energy. It recommends boiling whole in milk or steaming and eating with bread butter and cheese as a satisfying nutritious meal suitable for brain work or manual labor. A mouthful of hot coffee is said to neutralize taste and after smell.
A Judge laments the modern labor divide arguing that society alternates between idle starvation and overwork. He warns the chief aim becomes survival, urging a stable equilibrium in labor rather than widening opportunity.
A watch crystal made from celluloid or similar elastic transparent material is sprung into an undercut groove in the bezel. This approach lowers production costs and avoids the need to replace broken glass crystals by users.
A New York girl was rescued from a molasses puddle on a Gotham sidewalk by the fire department. The event may have given her a new perspective, like a fly observing the scene.
Dialogue snippet shows a rich man scolding a beggar for work and the beggar retorting that begging is a full eight hour job to earn a living. The exchange reflects social attitudes toward poverty and labor.
A Native quotes part of a Louisville Courier Journal article noting the lake is used partly for navigation, balancing fishing and waterway needs. The exchange underscores resource use and local priorities.
The common skunk preys on yellow jackets by coating its tail with sticky saliva. This behavior makes the skunk’s tail act as fly paper catching the wasp pests.
A note explains how anyone can easily preserve surplus fruit and vegetables using modern methods and end up with canned goods that rival store purchases. It encourages first time canners by highlighting simplicity and quality.
A contemplation argues wealth does not determine virtue or public spirit. Poverty and good citizenship are not exclusive, and rich individuals can be responsible citizens.
A poignant quotation highlights that the finest parts of a good man’s life are small anonymous deeds of mercy. The message elevates humble kindness as enduring virtue transcending fame.
The article notes an historic usage where puddingtime meant dinnertime with pudding as the first and principal dish. It reflects old culinary and social habit in daily meals.
The aphorism notes two social forces shaping character: poverty can produce greatness while wealth can foster monstrosity. The statement contrasts how economic conditions influence moral outcomes across individuals.
Mrs Lou C Jones of 122 E Cork St Winchester testifies her back and kidney troubles improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She notes relief after the first doses and says her kidney action is regulated. Price is 50 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Props Buffalo NY.
An adjourned stockholders meeting on May 23, 1916, resolved to discontinue the Cuatotolapam Sugar Company and transfer all its property to Cuatotolapam Sugar Corporation. The latter will assume debts and issue new stock to Cuatotolapam holders, with disputed shares settled. Publication of the dissolution notice is mandated for four weeks in The Winchester Evening Star.
Miss Lucy Russell treasurer of the Confederate Monument Fund acknowledges today the receipt of additional contributions. Names listed include Charles E. Murnan of Boston and others from Charlestown Berryville Rock Enon Stephens City and local patrons with amounts ranging from one to ten dollars.
The funeral for Harry McGruder, a well known Black man, occurs Thursday at 2 PM from Mt Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. Fisher officiating. Burial will be at Orrick Cemetery. Survived by parents William and Jennie McGruder and brothers George and Howard.
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