Petition Circulates for National Forest Game Sanctuaries
Petitions circulate in Rockingham county and W Harrisonburg asking Congressman T W Harrison of Winchester and Senators Martin and Swanson to back legislation creating national forest reserves as sanctuaries for big game. Judge T N Haas supports the move. Proposals include stocking Virginia forests with elk and deer and allowing hunting only after populations grow off government land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
T. W. Harrison
Winchester
Martin and
Swanson
T. N. Haas
Virginia
Read To Happiness From The Winchester Star
Read To Happiness. Be amiable and cheerful and you act happier. This may be hard with constipation. Take Chamberlain's Tablets to move bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion. Sold by all druggists.
Wonder Woman of the Virginia Trial Testimony
The article portrays Mrs. Vawter’s testimony as unparalleled in American crime history. It highlights the crowd’s fascination, her composed yet dramatic stance, and Special Prosecutor Lee’s sharp cross examination as he seeks the truth. The piece questions whether she is natural or an actress, while praising her impact on the case.
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Criminal Annals of
America
Vawter
Nan Pattersons
Evelyn Thaws
Beulah Binfords
Mrs. Vawter
Christiansburg
Stockton Heth
Lee
The
Commonwealth
Salt Them Down For War Time Savings And Privation
A patriotic moral urging thrift and stockpiling before war intensifies. Advocates saving, limiting spend, and securing food and money to support Uncle Sam and the nation's defense against looming shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C
Sam
Leaky Roof Pat-Sure Causes Wet Drying Plan
A garbled note from Today mentions a leaking roof and drying outside. The fragment hints at temporary repairs and weather-related challenges creating a damp living area.
Winchester Epworth League Conference Notice
An advance notice indicates the Winchester conference of the Epworth League will be the most interesting yet. The program includes prominent speakers, Bible hours, and an illustrated lecture on How We Got Our English Bible. Delegates should be elected and sent to Miss Myrtle Miller Winchester Va. Two delegates from each League attend free. other attendees pay their own way with special hotel rates available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Epworth League
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Baltimore
Epworth Leagues
Myrtle Miller
Washington
Commission To Examine Arthur Lewis For Lunacy
After a Thursday conviction for assault before Justice Fultz, Arthur Lewis is to be examined at the jail by a lunacy commission to determine if he is insane and whether his conviction should be set aside and he sent to the colored insane hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fultz
Arthur Lewis
Lewis
Colored Insane Hospital
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh cases. It claims thirty five years of use, blood action against mucous surfaces, and improved health after short use. The text invites readers to send for testimonials and notes Toledo Ohio firm F. J. Cheney & Co. and druggist distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo Ohio
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism Now
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment as a great help to relieve rheumatism. It claims relief justifies the cost and notes the product is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Fragmented ad copy hints at spring offerings
The readable lines show a fragmented advertisement urging spring goods with scattered phrases about refreshment and sale items. No clear person, organization, or location is identifiable from what remains.
Real Estate Auction Offers Wide Range of Properties
Bailey & Co real estate and insurance agents market 32 farms from 15 to 800 acres at 5 to 600 dollars per acre. Timber tracts total 1300 acres, 17 city properties priced 500 to 10000 dollars, four store properties, two dozen building lots, and a central city garage. Orchards and rental homes also listed with Bailey Bros. Store Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. P. Bailey & Co
Bailey Bros
County
Winchester
Doan's Kidney Pills Endured In Winchester Testimony
Co H Boxwell Sr a retired merchant of 302 North Main Street Winchester recounts kidney trouble with sediment frequent urination night interruptions and fatigue. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring health and notes he keeps a box in the house. Price 50 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Co. H. Boxwell
North Main St
Doan
Mr. Boxwell
Dean
Mr. Box
Winchester Memorial Hospital Seeks Prohibition License
The Winchester Memorial Hospital will apply to the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on May 5 1917 for a license to order purchase or receive ardent spirits for hospital use and to sell such spirits by prescription to patients under the Prohibition Act of 1916. Hunter H McGuire president signs the notice dated April 20 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Winchester
E. Piccadilly St
Jones’ Creamery
M. Fletcher
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virginia
General Assembly of Virginia
Winchester Memorial
Hunter H. McGuire
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Miases Etta and
Anna Grim
Fl& W. Seabright
Miller’s Drug Store
Gabe Chremace
Kesmodel
Kutlery
C. B. Smalts’ Plant Nursery
National Avenue
Franck Baker & Sor
Pharmacists
Harry Hardesty
Berryville
Thrush & Stough
Hagerstown
Shippensburg
Boyce
M. L. P. Reed
B. Stephenson
Peruna
Cas
Orty
Peruna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Oxford
Florsheim
Studebaker
Detroit
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
Buttermilk Arting
FO Re
East
Imaca
J. T. Fisher
Janted
C. V
Riverton
Strasburg
M. K. Sandy
Stephens City
Flint Hill Cooperage & Lumber Co
Flint Hill
Maxwell
Mitchell
Chapmans
BELL
Armel
White Post
Narconal Monerty
Loattle
Wiltrz Pveloviagal
M. Hi. Reardon
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