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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
4
Walt Mason reflects on rapid invention and how future ages will judge today’s marvels. He imagines a dead man from 1887 returning to view airships, wireless tech, and other wonders, pondering what he would say about modern progress.
The New York World quotes Senator Lodge saying his view on the Anglo-American agreement and peace talks is based on mere newspaper reports. It notes he has not seen the war, the German army, or key events, and questions evidence of a Paris peace conference or U.S. President in Paris.
In Reliance Virginia on Saturday night the Y. P. B. held a social in the school auditorium with about seventy five to one hundred attendees. Cake and ice cream were served after games and conversations. A picnic is planned by the social affairs committee for the near future.
Campbell's brother Rev R N Young and family return to Chicago. Mr and Mrs Ray Werrick and son visit relatives in the area. Miss Rebaca Cooley visits her aunt Mrs A E Cooley. Master Widras Gruver returns home after weeks with aunt Mrs Brandell Larrick. G L Weirich, working in Washington, spends days home during wheat harvest.
Mrs Elva Miller of Creeke Col visits her Bar rett parents near Green Spring and learns her father did not recognize her. Local residents William Cloud and families travel to Shenandoah county and Strasburg. Mrs Harley Bailey and children recover from whooping cough. a baby recuperates from illness. A large crowd attended the Little Mountain Church children day program with an excellent performance.
Jacob R. Edmonds of Hagerstown Maryland, agent for trees and plant nurseries, sold a large lot of apple trees from Louisiana Missouri to a Winchester area orchardist for 6700 dollars. Stark brothers are the tree nursery men. The Winchester orchardists have long been Edmonds customers and this is their biggest purchase.
In Constantinople discussion grows over converting St Sophia into a Christian church. Plans by Christian architects include removing Turkish inscriptions and restoring mosaics. An aged English resident warns of crowds and potential bloodshed on the day of take over, with possible opposition from British-Indian troops.
Richmond, June 24. Anticipation of a higher tax rate looms as the General Assembly meets in a special session to secure federal road funds. Auditor Co. Lee sent letters to revenue commissioners asking to pause book completion awaiting further advice. He notes possible extended deadlines may remove December penalties for 1919 tax payments.
Senate nominations include W. J. Gongales of Charleston as ambassador to Peru Boaz W Long of New Mexico as minister to Cuba and Benton B McMillan of Tennessee as minister to Guatemala.
An advertisement warns against calomel showing it dangerous for bones and digestion. It touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless remedy to stimulate the liver, cleanse the bowels of sour bile, and restore energy within a day or so. It claims a money back guarantee if not effective.
Winchester resident Mrs. Beverly Lockhart describes cold leading to back and kidney pain. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills for rapid relief and says they never fail to provide relief when kidney trouble returns. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York distributes. 60e at dealers.
The Chautauqua program will stage Polly of the Circus with a full cast and five scenery sets for one night. The American drama portrays a circus child raised by a village preacher and praised as a wholesome, entertaining production noted as better than The Man From Home and The Fortune Hunter.
List of unclaimed letters remaining for the week ending June 21 1919 at the Winchester post office. Recipients must pay one cent per letter. Names include Wm Allen Miss Mary Allen Mrs Ira Cadwallader Mrs Sallie Coyle Marshall Brown Catherine Farr C F Grimm Dr B Petrie Hoyle E F Lineburg Mrs Tina B Phillips Rudy Richard Burns Sher Fred White H R White M F Wingate Moses Williams Floyd Willey.
Atlantic City June 23 The American Federation of Labor adopts a constitutional change authorizing the executive council to revoke the charter of any union or body that calls or participates in strikes or actions deemed radical. The move targets unions showing radical tendencies and grants oversight over affiliated groups.
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