Evening Star Postal Entry at Winchester Virginia
The Evening Star is entered at the Post Office in Winchester Virginia. It is designated as 2nd Class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star is entered at the Post Office in Winchester Virginia. It is designated as 2nd Class mail matter.
A rhymed denunciation accuses city leadership of a two ring system manipulating taxes to raise revenue. The verse laments rising flour and meat costs, job and salary desires among officials, and public pensions amid concerns for residents’ livelihoods. It ends with a call to ring bells in protest.
A wartime verse expresses grim resolve to fight Germans, reject peace pleas, and pursue victory. The speaker vows to kill if compelled by duty, denounces Kaiser, and declares a militant stance until conflict ends.
Doctor recommends preventing uric acid buildup as the root of gout Brights disease and rheumatism. He cites experts, suggests diet water and exercise, and promotes Anuric to drive uric acid from the body, claiming relief and cures in many cases.
The ad warns rheumatism starts mild but worsens, signaling uric acid buildup that harms joints and organs. It claims liniments fail and promotes S. S. S. with a medical department at Swift Building Atlanta for treatment and relief.
A Woman's Civic League notice explains how flies hatch in dirty places like manure piles and horse barns. It warns that unchecked waste attracts flies that threaten kitchens by entering food, and urges cleanliness to reduce numbers this summer.
May 4 in Trone Virginia Mrs Ira Whitacre is indisposed at home. Albert Elliotte returns to Hagerstown after weeks with his father in law Charles Giffin. Their infant daughter remains seriously ill in Trone prompting extended stay of Mrs Elliotte and children with her parents. Mrs W J Muse visits brother M C Garvin ill in Gore. Mrs Luther Whitacre of High View WV visits her son Ira Whitacre. Charles Kump and daughter Vernie shop in Winchester.
Mrs Laura Ewing of White Hall visited her mother in law Mrs Elizabeth Ewing while Mr J Willis Suddith and two granddaughters Pauline and Turissa, and Robert Willis of Bovee ware called on by relatives. Local families and neighbors, including George Hockman and Hazel, Yarrett Fellers, Sherry Abshire, J W Tompson, Pate Hale, and Grace Painter, gathered for weekend visits and a chair practice at Elsie Cave's home.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally. It claims to restore color thickness and luster, remove dandruff and itching, and can be applied with a sponge to a strand at a time for a lasting glossy finish.
Dr. M. Shannon of Mount Jackson brought his five year old son Harold to Winchester Memorial Hospital on Monday for treatment. The boy is critically ill with acute Brights disease and is under care at the hospital.
A deed of trust dated January 31 1917 secures a debt on Samuel Mason's property at 208 Valley Avenue Winchester Virginia. The trustee will sell at public auction May 12 1917 at 12 o clock in front of the courthouse. One third cash day of sale with balance in one and two years by purchaser bonds secured by the trust deed and fire insurance policy. Possession given at once. Auctioneer Wm Bowen. Trustee M M Lynch.
Mrs Eliza Clarke and husband offer for sale at 11 o clock a m May 12 1917 a sixty acre farm with buildings located about three miles north of Gainesboro Frederick County adjoining Kern Loy and others. Terms require one third cash, balance in one and two years with bonds and deed of trust plus insurance. Auctioneer William M Bowen. Lynch trustee.
An old newspaper fragment urges readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound and Kidney Pills. The ad promotes Foley Group products and a mail return offer.
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