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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
4
A WWI era editorial urges readers to write a bright letter to a lone soldier. It encourages cheering the recipient with optimism, homesick comfort, and confidence in victory. The piece stresses rhythm and tone, praising brave, cheerful notes to boost morale before sleep.
A prose-poem praising June as a life filled month of fullness and wonder. It extols June’s beauty from rain to sunshine, its gentle embraces, and the sense of nearness to God through loveliness. The piece contemplates forest hushes, dew scented valleys, and whispered nocturnal calls. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Winchester circuit announces preaching next Sunday at Mount Pressant at 10 30 a m Mount Zion at 3 p m and Sun Rise Church at 8 p m by Pastor WW H Sampsell with times listed for each venue.
Clarence Moulden an eight year old boy died of typhoid fever at Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at the village church conducted by Rev. O D Lambert with interment beside his father Kemper Moulden. Survived by mother Mrs Peter Moulden and siblings Mrs Harvey Price Rena Grace Pearl Kemper and Howard Moulden. Local notices mention church aid meeting and nearby residents in Brucetown Virginia.
In the Western District of Virginia Rosa B. Pannett of Winchester Frederick County Virginia petitions for a full discharge from all debts provable against her estate under bankruptcy laws. The court schedules a hearing for July 10 1918 at Harrisonburg and orders notice to creditors via The Evening Star.
In the matter of Lee Pannett a Winchester resident the Western District of Virginia notes on October 8 last past he was duly admitted and has surrendered all court orders. He prays for full discharge from all debts provable against his estate under the law the case filed June 7 1918 with witness Alice L Osburn.
Lucius E. Wilson argues against factory grabbing and bonus incentives. He urges modern chambers of commerce to pursue broad community development including labor supply housing education recreation and foreign worker integration to create lasting industrial success and environment driven progress through teamwork.
The court orders a hearing date of June 10 and requires notice by publication in The Evening Star. It directs the Clerk to mail copies of the petition and evidence to known creditors and to notify all interested parties of the hearing. Signed by Judge Henry C. McDowell in Harrisonburg June 10, 1918.
Government recruitment ad seeks 1,000 laborers at Norfolk Virginia navy yard to support the fleet. Pay listed as 4.40 for ten hours with free transport and sleeping quarters. Information available at the local post office.
Mrs. A. W. Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organic troubles and saved her from an operation. She reports severe side pain and bed confinement but recovered enough to resume housework after using the remedy. She urges others to try it.
Winchester merchant Boxwell praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relieving back pain and urinary disturbances. He describes sediment in urine, frequent urination, nighttime rest disruption, and fatigue, noting he has continued using the remedy for years. Price is 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. markets the pills.
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