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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
5
Train schedule lists daily arrivals and departures with 2% rates and morning 920 am and evening 722 pm times. Mentions Winchester arrivals from the daily routes except Sunday and references A. Rippie as a Gen P A.
Rail timetable shows northbound No. 28 leaving 9:32 a.m. for Hagerstown with connections to Philadelphia and New York. Roanoke departures include parlor car service to Bristol Pocahontas Welch Norton and Shenandoah areas with intermediate stops. Freight and sleeper options listed for Bristol intermed stations and special for No. 9 at 4 p.m.
Eastbound and westbound trains listed for Washington Alexandria Strasburg and Harrisonburg with daily numbers and times. No. 23 departs Strasburg 7:30 am for Harrisonburg with Pennsvlvania connections. No. 49 leaves at 12:25 pm for Harrisonburg. No. 21 at 7:50 pm to Harrisonburg. Eastbound No. 14 at 4:25 am limited to Alexandria arriving Washington 10:50 pm. No. 24 from Harrisonburg to Strasburg via Washington arrives 9:15 pm.
In the Frederick County Circuit Court a partition action by Cass Anderson et al seeks to partition the real estate of Preston Anderson late of Frederick County Virginia or in lieu of partition have it sold and proceeds distributed to the entitled parties. Defendants Minerva Renner Jerry Grady Stella Grady and Dennis Grady nonresidents must appear within fifteen days of publication to protect their interests. Public notice via The Evening Star Winchester and posting at the county courthouse sets deadline.
Court of Frederick County Virginia issues notice in a condemnation proceeding by Winchester and Western Railroad Company against multiple Hack heirs and others unknown. The court orders publication and posting to appoint commissioners to determine just compensation for land to be condemned, with appearances required within fifteen days of notice.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend for pregnant women claiming it relaxes muscles and softens skin to ease labor. It asserts expectant mothers gain comfort and that husbands approve the product, citing a regulator in Atlanta, Georgia.
Advertisement claims E Ru Sa piles cure with no opiates or metals and promises $50 if it fails. Sold by Miller's Drug Store as sole agents.
The Second Virginia Regiment faces recruitment drives to reach a 150 man war strength. Lieutenant R T Barton resigns over his father's death and seeks a reserve commission. Six companies have been ordered on duty in Richmond as mobilization plans unfold across twelve cities including Winchester and Roanoke.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a blood infection and promotes S. S. S. as a Blood purifier. It asserts external sprays only provide temporary relief and highlights Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta Georgia as the source and a medical department to answer letters.
March 27 Jacob Mets at Kerns town offers dairy cows and hogs. March 28 S W Grim 6 miles north of Front Royal lists 12 horses 75 cattle 20 hogs hay corn implements harness chickens and household goods. March 26 Howard Stotler on Front Royal road 12 miles from Winchester offers horses mules cattle sheep implements and harness. April 4 J H DeJarnette Grim Farm 31%4 miles southwest of Star Tannenry lists horses mules jacks cattle hogs Angora goats implements harness corn hay fodder. April 7 J R Keller 3 12 miles east of Winchester on Berryville pike sells household and kitchen furniture.
President Wilson ordered about fourteen regiments of the national guard into federal service to protect bridges, railways, arsenals, ships yards and key industrial plants. The move aims to safeguard the nation’s industrial nerve centers before Congress reconvenes. District of Columbia units and Washington’s colored troops are among those activated to defend the capital.
War Department orders multiple state National Guard units into federal service for police protection across key sites. Virginia Second Regiment, Massachusetts Second and Ninth, Pennsylvania First and Third, Maryland Fourth, DC First separate battalion, Vermont Company B, Connecticut First, New York Second and Seventy‑first, New Jersey First and Fifth, and Delaware First Battalion are mobilized. Some units, including Thirteenth Pennsylvania and A and B companies of the First Georgia, will not be mustered out.
Claude Ryan leaves mercantile work in Winchester to rejoin the navy. He is promoted at League Island Philadelphia after re enlisting. He helped recapture interned sailors and describes German prisoners as restless and well treated in Philadelphia, with beer supplied by local brewers. He notes escape attempts tied to plans for transfer to Georgia.
A reflective line asserts that a meaningful life is found within the heart rather than in foreign lands, emphasizing inner purpose over external travel.
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