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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
4
The Star notes Briscoe C. Shull as a virtuous citizen and steadfast Confederate veteran, praising his leadership in Virginia's postwar readjustment. It laments his loss and extends sympathy to his family.
A consumer guidance excerpt advises buying iodine, a jar of healing ointment, and resinol soap at a drug store. Wash affected skin with resinol soap and warm water, apply a thin layer, cover lightly, and change bandages if needed. Repeat twice daily. itching and burning often diminish after the first treatment and skin clears quickly.
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes Brame and his deputies are urged to rise to the occasion and seize the opportunity, a decision point highlighted as they answer the challenge ahead.
The entertainment committee for the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South has announced delegate housing for the March 28 session at Greene Memorial Church Roanoke Virginia. Listings include Rev. E W Brubaker and G W Abell Jamison along with several other ministers and their assigned homes across Roanoke Winchester Ridgeway and nearby streets.
In Georgetown Delaware on March 23 farmers who had held back potatoes dumped holdings after rejecting a $2 a bushel offer. The boycott from big cities loosened prices, hundreds of buried bushels were brought to town, and carloads from Delaware and New Jersey headed to city markets, likely lowering prices.
Petersburg voters learn revised Council rules authorize a $10 fine for absence unless exempt. The measure, adopted in a special session, calls for printing 100 or more copies for distribution to current and successor council members.
A fragment recalls a man who owned a motor car achieving distinction and admiration as he rode in triumph. The text alludes to pride and social perception, noting how others viewed his display and the impression left on onlookers. The excerpt is incomplete.
Residents whisper about a man who once owned a glamorous coach and now stirs town chatter with boasting plans of a cheap bid. He is described as unique, with many noting his past fame and present attempt at public notoriety through a bold automotive claim.
A quirky column notes the Tattooed Lady loses her goat and the dog-faced boy must now yield his spot to the goat owner who does not own a boat, reflecting Walt Mason’s humorous verse.
Wholesale dealers report a two cent per stick rise in peanut prices as demand climbs for peanut flour used in cottonseed oil based munition production. The advance reflects wartime manufacturing pressures boosting peanut product consumption.
A fragment lists pairs of names with street addresses such as 1101 Ninth street south and 1129 Loudoun avenue northwest and 425 Gton avenue southwest and 411 Church avenue southwest, plus references to Linden Gaines boro and Y M C A. The text resembles an address directory or notice with multiple line fragments.
Clarke County Music Study Club held a Monday recital in Berryville Virginia with guests including Mr. and Mrs. H B Gilpin and Miss Marion Parker. The program featured chorus duets instrumental solos and vocal numbers while society notices followed from local residents and visitors including lectures to be given by Archibald Cummins and a visit by R C Stearns.
March 27 Jacob Metz at Kerns town sells dairy cows and hogs. March 28 S W Grim six miles north of Front Royal offers 12 horses 76 cattle 20 hogs hay corn implements harness chickens and household goods. March 26 Howard Stotler on Front Royal road 12 miles from Winchester sells horses mules cattle sheep implements and harness. April 4 J H DeJarnette on Grim farm 3 1/2 miles southwest of Star Tannery offers horses mules jacks cattle pigs Angora goats implements harness corn hay fodder. April 7 J R Keller 3 1/2 miles east of Winchester on Berryville pike sells household and kitchen furniture.
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