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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star appears in Winchester Virginia as second class mail matter noted in the post office delivery context.
A Richmond Times Dispatch column argues daily apple consumption as a cheeky health aphorism while criticizing rude telephone manners. It cites a New York telephone company subscriber cut off for bad conduct, endorsing public commission approval, and laments rude habits in telephone courtesy.
Continued from page one, trackmen striking for a wage raise to four cents more per hour, or twenty cents per hour higher than the current ten hour day of 1.60. Foremen cover gaps by doing extra work, while loyal workers toil overtime. Two cars derailed in yards after heavy snow. Company may hire more men and meet wage demands to avoid shutdowns.
Senator Martin is noted as one of the longest serving continuous members of the Senate, alongside Senator Tillman of South Carolina. The article mentions Martin's chairmanship of the Senate District committee and his keen, friendly interest in matters concerning the National Capital.
A vintage ad claims Pape's Diapepsin neutralizes excess stomach acids in five minutes, stopping sourness, belching, and gas. It asserts safe, fast relief for indigestion and dyspepsia and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case at any drug store.
A Virginia Senator is noted for a record of prompt action in a Senate famed for unlimited debate and frequent delays that hinder legislation. The remark highlights a shift toward efficiency amid procedural opposition.
A crowd on North Main Street last night celebrated a newly married couple with old time belling. Friends gathered with pans bells and noisemakers, then urged the bride and groom to appear while the groom avoided speaking and bowed in thanks.
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Frank Colston of Clarke county notes the marriage of their niece Miss Bessie B Colston of Charlestown W Va to Mr John Edward Pitman of Winchester. The ceremony occurred yesterday at Georgetown Baptist Church parsonage in Washington with Rev Amos Clary officiating. The bride descends from the Colston family. the groom is foreman at W S Hiett fruit farm and brother of Mrs Charlies R Keeler.
Mr and Mrs Pitman are on a wedding trip to eastern cities and expect to settle in Frederick County. The brief notice notes plans to make a home in the county after their travels.
Rev Peters of Union Theological Seminary Richmond will preach Sunday March 11 at Berryville Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. and at Old Stone Church at 3 p.m.
Lennox G. Higgins of Linden Virginia and Martha D. Johns of Front Royal Virginia wed yesterday in Washington. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, chaplain of the United States Senate.
A fragment notes A Hunter Davidson custodian and runner of the Commercial and appears threatened with pleburisy. The readable text provides no further context or details about the incident or location.
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia praises Thedford s Black-Draught as the best family medicine for young and old. She says it prevents long illness, aids digestion and stomach trouble, and recommends getting a package for 25 cents from the local druggist.
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