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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
2
A special June sale offers every colored straw hat and many white and black hats at reduced prices. Hats left from previous Saturday sales are included and sold until gone. Early buyers can choose from trimmed styles once priced up to 350 dollars, now 1.67 each.
Extract from decree dated April 2 1917 in the Timothy O Conner estate case directs a Master Commissioner in Chancery to determine real estate, debts, taxes and heirs at law, with publication notice in Winchester newspaper for four weeks prior to executing the order. The May 4 1917 commissioner's office notice invites interested parties to attend at the Winchester Virginia office with vouchers and evidence.
John W. Hooper 46 a Frederick County native and Martinsburg resident died at King's Daughters Hospital from typhoid pneumonia after admission June 9. A blacksmith by trade and former quarryman and coal miner, he had worked at Western Maryland shops in Cumberland and returned to Martinsburg three weeks prior. Survived by widow, daughter Stella, stepchildren D D Parker Carl Parker S C Parker Glyds Parker and several sisters. Funeral Saturday at family home conducted by Rev H P Hamill with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
In Augusta West Virginia on June 4 at 8 pm Miss Susie Brown Buckwalter daughter of Mr and Mrs W Buckwalter married Walther O Fletcher son of Mr and Mrs C W Fletcher. Rev Earle of the Presbyterian Church officiated. The bride wore white lace and the couple left Tuesday for a wedding journey to Virginia.
An old time advertisement urges parents to treat constipation in children with California Syrup of Figs. It claims a single dose laxative cleanses the bowels within hours and warns to avoid counterfeit syrups while directing readers to buy the 50 cent bottle with full directions on the label.
Civilian relief and emergency medical supplies are supported by the Red Cross. President Wilson proclaims the week of June 18 25 as Red Cross week to collect funds. Local committee asks every minister in Winchester to take a collection on Sunday June 24 and direct gifts go to Mr Barr, city treasurer, for the fund.
Winchester resident J. M. Pangle reports kidney pain and back trouble improved by Doan's Kidney Pills. He states the remedy relieves kidney issues and breathes easier afterward. The advertisement notes price 50 cents and directs readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia the administrator M M Lynch for Fannie M Emschler deceased is ordered to appoint a Master Commissioner in Chancery to apportion real and personal property among heirs Levi Emswiler Nancy Arnold Lemuel Arnold Rebecca Anderson Hattie Lafollette E Lafollette Alfred Anderson Jemima Anderson and Ann Payne. The commissioner must report on property, shares, division viability, creditor accounts and unpaid taxes with notice by advertisement in Winchester. June 28 1917 set for proceedings at Winchester office. adjournments possible until completion. John M Steck Commissioner in Chancery.
An old advertisement claims washing and topical applications don’t cure eczema. It urges purification of the blood with S S S a fifty year old remedy said to clear watery sores and eruptions. It touts vegetable ingredients with no drugs and offers free medical advice from Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
The Wigginton Bridge Grafting method has operated for over three years, saving girdled trees and keeping sap flow balanced. It enables live roots to sustain the trunk when some roots are dead, with fruit trees bearing again after grafting and cases cited in Winchester Virginia. A capital guarantee of 100000 dollars backs the claim, and several growers report merchantable fruit gains from grafted trees.
A Cincinnati man touts a new ether compound named freezone for corns. Applied directly, it supposedly relieves soreness instantly and allows the corn to dry and lift out with the fingers, with minimal tissue irritation.
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