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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
3
Roanoke expects 1000 to 1500 delegates and visitors for the Virginia Democratic Convention on June 2. Counties vote full quotas with some half votes. convention will name a state chairman and a national committee member. A new state committee will be chosen for districts and delegate affiliations remain uncertain.
May 16 Kerristown residents share visit reports with relatives and friends. Mrs Willard of Valparaiso Indiana stays with sister Mrs Joseph Laniz while Earl Robertson family and Mrs Mollie Hudson visit Russel Robertson and Afshie Lichiiter’s relatives. Milton Albin move to Dean property. Fritts return to Wheeling after time with Nannie Turner. Ed Campbell active concerns. Goldie Metz hosts friend in Welltown.
By virtue of a deed from Nelson Ashton dated April 20 1915 and recorded in Frederick County Deed Book 139 page 150 the undersigned offers the property for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia at noon on the stated day.
Saturday June 17 1916 sale of an 18 acre tract with woodland near Gainesboro along the road from North Frederick Grade to Bethel Church held by the late Nelson Ashton. Terms cash. Tr. M M Synci1j Wm M Bowen auctioneer.
A vintage advertisement touts calomel as a dangerous remedy for sluggish liver and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It warns of nausea, cramping, and salivation from calomel and claims the product delivers quick, pleasant results with no side effects.
The market notes list prices for cracked corn, hay, middlings, creamery butter, eggs, spring chickens, seed potatoes, and potatoes. Miscellaneous lines show limited retail figures and wholesale estimates amid garbled OCR.
Market prices for corn, live poultry, butter, hay, sheep and lambs, calves, and pigs are listed with figures and units as of the day before publication. Local social notes mention residents visiting relatives, upcoming moves, and a leg injury from Bark Woods of Cadwadder.
The state forester proposes county patrols to prevent fires and seven counties Chesterfield Appomattox Gloucester Norfolk Buckingham Nottoway Montgomery have accepted with others considering. Grants from the United States Forest Service will match 1916 appropriations from 50 to 300 dollars each. Convictions have been secured and fines levied under the 1904 code for careless brush burning.
Loss of appetite and fatigue are linked to impure blood in spring. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as purifying and enriching blood to restore vitality and success in treating spring ailments. It is touted as more than a seasonal remedy and the best spring medicine.
John N. Willys warns that car demand this summer will greatly exceed supply. He cites dealer reports and western observations after returning from California. He urges buyers to shop early as prosperity grows and autos become essential for business and family use.
Advice favors plain coconut oil as a greaseless shampoo option. Wet hair, rub in a teaspoon, rinse. Leaves hair soft, bright, and easy to manage while removing dust dirt and dandruff at low cost.
Local social visits headline a string of guests from Arden Hagerstown Martinsburg and Winchester with millinery returns and Quaker meeting attendance. The Clerk of the Corporation Court lists the May 15 1916 divorce suit Gussie Hartford Rickey vs Guy Elmer Buckey and requires Buckey to appear within fifteen days after publication. Presence of J B Beverley as Clerk confirms official filing and notice.
Willow Brook Va May 16. Mr D H Mentzer guest of Mr and Mrs E M Hemp on Saturday. Mr and Mrs D H Braithwaite and children Arden spent Sunday with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs L Hemp. Isaac Conner and Walter McClany of Vaucluse visited Mr and Mrs Wilton Trenary on Sunday. Quaker meeting at Hopewell Sunday drew many locals.
A physician notes the herbal remedy Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for women. He states it does not act as a stimulant or mere palliative but provides elements to tone the female system and strengthen decline.
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