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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1918
Page
4
The Evening Star is a daily Winchester Virginia newspaper published by The Evening Star Publishing Company. It lists telephone contact Bell 33 and notes consolidation with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. The paper is entered at the Winchester Post Office as second class mail matter.
Rates listed for subscription options include one year in advance at $3.00 six months in advance at $1.50 three months in advance at 75 cents and one month in advance at 25 cents. The text reflects a simple price schedule likely from a historical newspaper page.
J William Potter asserts in the Philadelphia Ledger that Italy’s early warnings and troop relief beyond the Austrian heir's assassination helped Britain and France during World War I. He credits Italy with keeping Britain ready at sea and freeing 400000 French soldiers for the Marne defense, reshaping the Allied balance.
The Charley Rouss Fire Company added ten stars to its service flag for members recently entering military service: Alfred S. Henkel, Fred A. Affieck, Eugene A. Dabney, Oscar B. Dabney, Baldwin Y. Snider, R. Ray Sartelte, Robert Tracey, William H. Hillyard, Mahlon B. Noonan, George F. Fansler. The company now lists 46 members in army or navy ranks, urging older members to fill gaps and all to respond to alarms and meetings as younger men fight for freedom.
A reflective verse contrasts thrift during wartime with past wasteful spending. The speaker recalls debt and neglect of savings, admires neighbors who saved for crisis, and celebrates a newfound discipline to abstain from unnecessary spending as national need rises. The tone is somber and didactic, urging prudence.
In Frederick County Circuit Court Mrs. Aurelia A. Glaize was named guardian of her infant children George William Glaize and Lloyd A. Glaize. The court set a $5,000 penalty bond. The text includes stray phrases not relevant to the case.
In Frederick county circuit court Judge F B Whiting ruled there is no criminal law for livestock trespass, making the action civil and dismissing the criminal charge against Dr P B Stickley of Stephens City. The case involved cattle straying onto Brimback land, with a civil suit for damages and five dollars in damages plus costs. The magistrate’s ruling was remanded as no appeal exists from sums under ten dollars.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a safe external remedy for pregnancy pains. It claims muscles expand easier, reducing pain at delivery, and appeals for a motherhood book from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta.
A five dollar war savings stamp buys one fifth of a mile of bandages enough for fifty five wounds or purchases gauze and plaster for 100 soldiers highlighting wartime medical supply value.
A reflective line questions how a man of advanced years can express romance after a lifetime of experience. The speaker ponders aging, intimacy, and the fading glow of courtship in the present tense.
The druggist notes hundreds of medicines he has handled and warns against impurities in the blood. It promotes S. S. S. as a reliable blood purifier and offers free medical advice by writing to the Medical Director.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated June 18 1918 the undersigned will sell at public auction at the residence of William Butler near Trone Frederick county Virginia on Saturday June 29 1918 at 10 am the following property in part one good farm horse one two horse wagon one buggy five barrels of corn oats and mixed feed tools harness plows farming utensils and household furniture beds bedding cooking stove and more Cash payments only goods not removed until paid for James E Anderson Trustee John W Herrell Auctioneer 6 19 91
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