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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates in advance for one year two fifty six months one seventy five three months sixty five and one month twenty five. Consolidated with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times Weekly Mirror. The Evening Star is encoered at the Winchester Virginia mailing office as second class mail matter.
A speaker rants on Shakespeare’s bombast and old texts, confessing a wish to speak plainly among others. He rails at moralizing and yearns for a fearless critic who will tell hard truths about revered writers.
The new federal provision sets a bone dry date of July 1 for Virginia citizens and others. individuals may receive one quart monthly until that date, after which it becomes illegal to ship or possess liquor across state lines. The ruling may push dry states to twenty two before year end. Lawyers note personal possession limits may blur crossings of state lines.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims the medicine has helped catarrh sufferers for years, acts on the blood, expels poison, and heals diseased parts, promising improvement in health with testimonials from J. Chipney & Co. distributed through druggists.
An ad touts Cascarets tablets to remove sour undigested food and foul gases from the stomach and intestines. It claims the medicine cleanses the stomach, relieves biliousness, and eases a torpid liver, promising a clear head and regular bowels by morning after a 10 cent dose.
Brucetown Virginia March 6 Mrs Susie Myers 48 died in Roanoke at her sister s home from a complication of diseases She leaves two step sons and two sisters and a half sister Funeral services were held at Shepherdstown with burial there Dr Dovell will resume practice in Maryland leaving the village without a physician for the second time in a year Snow fell for five days leaving two feet depth and possible floods as thaw begins
Editor praises E A and M M Lynch for county school support and urges Winchester to ally with Frederick County. Senator Byrd opposes separation and Kiline t is praised as right for the supervisor seat on the State Board of Education. N G A Mount Williams Va
Word from Yellow Springs West Virginia states the evangelistic campaign led by Mort Harloe of Winchester has produced about one hundred conversions over several weeks. Harloe plans another meeting at Capon Springs West Virginia starting March 11.
Sunflowers are extensively cultivated in southern Russia with widespread farming interest.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel for liver and bowels. It claims quick relief from biliousness, sluggishness, and constipation without causing sickness, and appeals to parents by noting it can be given to children.
A lively surprise party was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hicks home in RMHLIPF Va on March 6 with games music and a bountiful supper. Guests included Blanche Beazley Edinburg Va and Mae Beazley St Paul Va among others and Floyd Ritter of Middletown visited the hosts’ family. The Y P C EB U Society held a measuring social at the Relief schoolhouse on February 26.
Mrs. Bessie Ginn and Mrs. Belle Shepherd were guests of Mrs. E J Hicks for an evening last week. Mr Carl Rinker visited the Hicks home on Sunday.
A Friday night dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Newcome near Winchester featured guests from Harrisburg Hagerstown and Boyce plus local attendees. Dancing began at about 9 pm and refreshments followed late in the evening with numerous young women and men listed among the attendees.
A dialect excerpt presents Uncle Eben describing some men as genuinely kind-hearted, noting their strength lies in a friendly facial expression and good nature. The line emphasizes warmth and approachable demeanor as the measure of character.
A cautionary health item warns that March weather favors pneumonia germs and emphasizes early treatment. It advises removing cold symptoms quickly and taking Chamberlain's remedy at the first sign, noting it is available from all druggists.
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