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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
3
Letter writer urges city to invest in Water Street north Winchester area, citing slum conditions and need for a school, better streets, and sidewalks. He praises decent residents seeking justice and criticizes unequal treatment while praising local The Star for space. Service notices follow with Scout observances and a program.
A claim for Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable liver medicine that avoids salivation from calomel. The ad asserts it cleans sour bile and constipation, guarantees relief within a spoonful, and promotes family health with a pleasant taste.
The Supervisors plan to curb street parking along Main Street to relieve bottlenecks caused by cars blocking sidewalks. They may require council legislation with penalties for theft or damage on a plaza where two central vehicle hubs will operate the county hitching yard for horses and cars.
The Board of Supervisors discussed extensive improvements at the county jail. They plan repairs and concreting, including work on the brick wall by the rail yard, with about 400 dollars total cost, half to be borne by Winchester officials after city input.
Invitations go to schools and local groups for a cabin visit with a special service and exercises. Uniformed scouts will guide attendees from Hillman's Tillgate to the cabin. The trip is short and described as the fairest view in Frederick County.
A letter to The Star supports the Water Street project as a grand benefit for future generations and offers willingness to pay taxes. The writer laments spending 3000 dollars that could have paved both sides and kept the short square well repaired, then argues for funding a Northwestern Section school site.
Brucetown Virginia May 8. Thomas and Lee Timberlake of Washington were Sunday guests of their brother W B Timberlake. Nan Payne of Allentown Pa returned home after visiting Mrs C S Jefferson. OConnell and Boden bought new motor cars last week. Several residents ill with Mrs C D Lambert and James McCarroll on the sick list. Hazel Feagan seriously ill in village. William McCarroll of Martinsburg visiting family. Children day exercises planned May 27 at 8 p m in village church. Grave decoration in cemetery June 7 invites all with graves here to attend. Belle C Jobe former Castleman Ferry school principal returned home for holidays. Louise Kiger of near Woodbine and two daughters visited Mrs William Bishop.
The fragment notes a belief from anatomists that a creature called pecyte benefits from keeping its mouth open. No clear event or reliable subject is provided.
Miss Tina Williams visits Mrs. Ashwood in Kernstown while Hassel Frye battles bronchial pneumonia under Dr. Young. Students who took the recent Mt. Williams graded school uniform exam include N Williams T A Frye Dewey Anderson and Madalene Adams Fannie Triplett Marie Orworff. Major Claude Cammer teaches at S W Academy Winchester spent weekend with parents.
An Ohio State Journal line contends that style reveals a woman to a man more than attire, asserting that how a woman dresses a man fades, while a woman's appearance lingers in memory. The quotation frames gendered perception in fashion.
A reflection on courtesy as a universal social device that turns strangers into allies and earns trust, enabling smoother interactions and wider acceptance across cultures and communities. The idea frames courtesy as a portable passport for goodwill.
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County on April 20 1917 Lucy B Baker sues Flora A Shane Edgar M Shane and Florence V Howard heirs of Jnc F Shane for partition of real estate. If partition in kind not possible sale and division of proceeds sought with publication and posting notices in Winchester The Evening Star and at the court-house front door with Florence V Howard named as nonresident.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for rheumatism catarrh scrofula eczema and other blood and system troubles. It claims stronger results with Peptiron Pills a pepsin iron tonic taken after meals for anemia and nervous symptoms. Thousands of families are urged to take both medicines.
Auction to sell a Geyser Traction Engine number 16652 and a Separator with wind stacker under a deed of trust dated June 19 1915 in Winchester. Trustee H W Scopt conducts cash sale at City Hall Market Street May 22 1917. FR Gray Williams, attorney for Frick Company, for details. Winchester Memorial Hospital applies for license to order purchase receive and possess ardent spirits for hospital use under Prohibition Act. Court hearing May 6 1947 for license to sell to patients under prescription.
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