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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for one year three months and one month in advance and notes consolidation with multiple editions. It states The Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia Post Office as second class mail matter.
Walt Mason recalls surviving a harsh winter as the circus comes to town. He celebrates the parade and the entire atmosphere from lemonade to exotic acts, noting the familiar scents, sights, and thrills that bring back youth and joy.
A 1916 letter from Meigs Drug Store Centerville Alabama praises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root and urges readers to request a sample bottle from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. The notice promotes kidney bladder health and mentions regular bottle sizes.
The Hagerstown bowling team defeated Winchester by 61 pins at Diamond alleys in Hagerstown. Final scores showed Hagerstown totaling 1 168 pins to Winchester 1 107.
Mr and Mrs John Bush thank neighbors for aid saving livestock and personal property after a fire destroyed their four story barn at Valley Mills on May 6 1920 or 1921 incinerating hay fodder farm machinery and equipment The loss was partly insured by Loudoun Mutual Insurance Company Other local items include visits and house building on North Bulger and a state camp of the Modern Woodmen of America in Richmond
Mrs. Bessie Hillyard returns from New York City after months with Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Heiman. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector D. W. Ritenour comes back from a trip to Charlottesville Staunton and other Virginia towns. Mr. P. J. McFadden Jr returns to New York to work with the New Haven Railroad as telegraph operator.
A terse ad urges readers to advertise spring goods for sale. It promotes seasonal items and invites contact for listings.
A youth from Crigiers ville Madison county Virginia broke into Mr Miller's office at night stealing five Columbian half dollars from a closed building. He exchanged four halves for two dollars at a restaurant, was arrested by Officer Neville in South Winchester, and faces army draft issues as he pleaded guilty. He claims this is his first offense and authorities seek to arrange army registration and case resolution after the war.
Ridgeway charge will hold preaching at Gerardstown at 1 a.m. Arden at 3 50 p.m. and Rest Chapel at 8 p.m. A program on Mother will be rendered at morning services. Evening services continue the ongoing revival at Rest Chapel led by Pastor W R Hardesty.
The Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church will hold Mother's Day services next Sunday May 13. The pastor asks a full attendance and requests attendees wear a white flower for a departed mother or a colored ribbon if their mother is living. Services begin promptly at 11 a m. and 3 p m. Myers.
Epworth choir invites all to Kernstown Vette odist Church for Anniversary Day on May 13 at 8 oclock. A special program is planned and every leaguer is urged to attend.
The article promotes using plain ungreased coconut oil as a cheap, effective hair cleanser. It claims soaps and shampoos with alkali dry the scalp and make hair brittle, while coconut oil cleanses, leaves a rich lather with water, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, bright, and easy to manage, removing dust and dandruff.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on May 12 1917 at noon in front of the Court House. The Samuel Mason estate at 208 Valley Avenue offers a two story residence on 162 by 184 feet with options for nursery or multiple building lots. One third cash day of sale with balance in one and two years secured by deed of trust and insured buildings. M M Lynch Trustee. Wm M Bowen Auctioneer.
Mrs Eliza Clarke and Hamilton Clarke announce a trustee sale of a 60 acre tract with buildings and timber in Frederick county Virginia three miles north of Gainesboro. Sale at 11 am on May 12 1917 at a Winchester house. Terms: one third cash day of sale then balance in one and two years with bonds secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Auctioneer William M Bowen.
A promotional insert invites readers to mail a cutout with 5 cents to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package. The kit includes Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, advertised as sold everywhere.
Mrs W B Ford expresses gratitude to Loudoun Mutual Fire Insurance Company for the settlement of a recent fire loss on the Jolliffe farm in Clarke County.
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