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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star re entered at the Post Office in Winchester Virginia as second class mail matter per postal listing.
The New York Times portrays President Wilson as triumphant after a testing ordeal. It lauds his dignity, patience, and solitary leadership as he steered toward democracy and lasting world peace guided by principled vision.
A Charlottesville proposal for a curb market to reserve street space for farmers to display and sell produce is suggested as a model Winchester should adopt. The plan aims to simplify buying and selling, save farmers time, and improve market conditions under local law.
In a rustic note the writer praises dandelion greens as cheap sustenance and a tonic. They detail gathering the weeds from a yard, boiling with meat, and serving at table with leftovers tossed to the alley, claiming greens aid nerves and general healing.
Richmond readers share a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. The ad lists symptoms such as hot flashes headaches and dizziness and includes a quip invoking dandelions and costs from Walt Mason.
In England rubber models of essential cow parts have been invented to provide practical instruction for girls training as milkmaids. The devices aim to improve hands on learning and technique in dairy work.
Mrs Mary E Carpenter and daughter Ada recently returned from Dayton Ohio and spent a week with Mrs B H Keller Mira C is spending this week with daughter Mrs E Oates Mr George McKee and Sadie spent Friday night in Winchester with Mrs Rufus Wolderf Mr and Mrs B H Keller visited relatives at Capon Bridge Mr and Mrs Samuel Kerns were guests of Mrs Jennie McKee on Sunday
Mr E Dean Colston a long serving deputy clerk of the Circuit court is able to be out again after suffering a severe attack of measles. The report notes his recovery and return to work in the courthouse.
A reflective piece notes that shadows reveal richness and beauty in life and in pictures, suggesting that contrast and concealment enhance perceptual depth and hu man warmth in creative work.
Medd Balser J M Steele and L A Adams are named in the notice. The readable segments list these individuals connected to the matter, with no additional context available.
Edward M Stribling of Norfolk was elected president of the Virginia Division Travelers Protective Association at its Petersburg convention. A former Clarke County boy and Berryville native, he is the son of Mrs BE M Stribling. The note closes with a wry remark on some claim their executive ability could govern a nation.
In Chancery Vv Hubert Johnson et als the plaintiff H L Stotler seeks sixty two dollars with interest from April 8 1917 for a note by Molly Johnson endorsed by Robert Johnson non residents must appear within fifteen days after publication to protect their interests. Orders to be published weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star and a copy posted at the county courthouse by April 16 1917 Rule day. Teste J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk Warren Rice p qd 4 1T4w
The West Australian coast shows highly variable tides with vessels beached at piers. In contrast the Bay of Fundy experiences spring tides reaching 60 to 70 feet, highlighting regional tidal extremes.
A city verger recalls two instances when individuals used a church invitation for meditation and prayer for improper purposes. The exchange explores whether people exploit sacred spaces beyond their intended use.
Seattle miner E. H. Mitchell survived a perilous Alaska voyage from Seward to Cold Bay in a two ton launch. After the wreck off the Barren Islands on March 13, he and Charles Hanson lived 58 days on a jagged island, signaling ships and detailing a brutal struggle for survival in a diary later typed from a pencil note.
Mitchell and Hanson spent nearly two months on an island failing to signal ships. After May 9 they rowed 25 miles through a strong tide in six hours to Dog Fish Bay where a family of Indians greeted them. Mitchell then walked 18 miles through sleet to English Berg and was taken to Seldonia and finally to Seward aboard the Admiral Farragut.
Attorney Elenry B. Roberts defended John R. Sandiford, a Boston janitor, who bit his own arm and then bit tenant William J. Sarfaty to suggest innocence in an HS fault case. A physician testified Sandiford did the biting, yet the court still found Sandiford guilty.
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