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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
3
Dr Krebs of Philadelphia will speak at the Auditorium tonight at 8 o clock. The free Handley lecture promises humor and business value in psychology, with endorsements from figures such as George R Wendling and Montraville M Wood.
Foreign reports from Berlin claim Germany states that neutral ships, including American vessels, will be sunk if they enter blocked zones. The account notes heavy fog aiding our naval observers and cites a Zimmermann interview referenced by newspapers.
The banquet for Com qos I is set for Saturday night at Rouss Hall with about 25 extra plates at 1.50 each. An orchestra will provide music and several speakers are on the program. Congress man T W Harrison may attend to toast. Mrs Emma Russell Eastham has gone to Washington for the inauguration.
National guardsmen numbering 30,000 are put under rigid quarantine at border camps due to measles influenza pneumonia and other infectious diseases. The two week order confines militiamen to regimental quarters though departures to home stations are not prevented.
Miss Carey Jones of Kernstown travels to Washington to attend the inauguration, planning to stay several days for the ceremony and related events.
Sunflowers are described as fully cultivated in southern Reva with notes on their regional abundance and agricultural significance.
R Ferrant, Delco Light System distributor, registered at Hotel Jack while visiting local rep C M Hinkle. Mrs G O Miller and daughter Miss Mary Miller left today for Washington to visit relatives during the inauguration. Mrs Howard R Sheely returned to Baltimore. Miss Irene Keller departed for Rockville Md to visit Miss Helena Gassaway.
An advertisement claims Mildrena Hair Remedy can stop dandruff and regrow hair in three weeks. It says the tonic is pleasant and non greasy, used by refinements, with a money back guarantee. Miller's Drug Store sells it for 50 cents and one dollar per bottle, with mail order for out of town customers.
The year saw Judge Burks invited to become a professor of law at Washington and Lee University and later serve as dean of the law school after the death of Hon. John Randolph Tucker of Winchester. Roanoke College awarded him a Doctor of Laws, praising his bar work and his book Property Rights of Married Women in Virginia (1893). He also authored Burk's Pleading and Practice. He married Miss Roberta Gamble Bell on December 31, 1874.
Berryville Va March 1 Mr Hugh Mortimer Nelson Jr and his bride formerly Mrs Virginia Westwater Harrison have returned from their wedding trip and are at Longwood the Harrison ancestral home They were entertained by the Courtenay Jones Roy Mitchell and Reed Riley Mrs Nelson widow of Dr Gwynne Harrison died in a railway accident Several years ago Nelson son of Hugh Nelson of Long Branch is a well known Clarke county young man
Miss Katharine Sullivan, who had been visiting relatives in town, returned to Washington yesterday afternoon.
The article discusses mediation between Germany and Japan while Japan remains loyal to the Entente. Officials would not discuss Germany’s efforts to pull Japan toward the central powers, noting Japan reaffirmed its entente ties in the near term.
State Department authentic sources say German agents sought to reconcile Germany and Japan to involve the United States. President vows to veto the armed neutrality bill if not kept as Senate version. Secretary Lansing absolves Japan of knowledge of the scheme. Senate hears Swanson says Zimmermann note was published correctly. Japan would reject any Germany Mexico alliance proposal. Tokio to decide official response.
A historical ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward for incurable catarrh cases. It claims 35 years of use and that the remedy works through the blood to heal mucous membranes, promising quick health improvements after starting treatment. Cheney & Co of Toledo sell it.
The speaker says reports of deteriorating ties between the United States and Japan are false. He asserts relations have never been more cordial and warns against believing German propaganda that claims a crisis.
Additional donations to the fund for the reception to Company I, Second Virginia Regiment, were received by Treasurer William T. Barr. Names include Lewis Legg, S. W. Warren, William Barr, Thomas J. Trier, Robert M. Ward, joining earlier acknowledgment. Total amount not listed.
A benefit musical and recital for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be held in the Sunday School auditorium at the Presbyterian Church on Friday at 8 o clock Local talent includes Mrs Franceska Kaspar Lawson Miss Lucille Faulkner and Hugh S Duffey Admission is 28 cents.
British action bans apple imports as a luxury item, with limited immediate market impact. If war lasts, Chester area markets may suffer as large apple stocks and shipments from Fred counties face reduced demand and shipping to England ceases. Miss Mary Worthington and Effie Cartwright departed for Atlantic City for leisure time.
Advert appears to promote Peptiron Pills combined with Hood s Sarsaparilla as a blood cleansing and strengthening treatment. It claims Peptiron aids digestion and fortifies the blood while the Sarsaparilla purifies, with the two medicines working harmoniously for four fold results. The copy stresses digestives laxatives and tonics as part of the regimen.
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