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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1917

Page

5

220 305 352 416 sco 538 555 610

A compact OCR snippet lists numbers 220 305 352 416 538 555 610 in sequence. No identifiable event or context is provided to form a traditional news item or summary.

Norfolk and Western Train List for Bristol Roanoke and Points

Norfolk and Western timetable details passenger routes with No 13 9 18 a m to Bristol Roanoke intermediate stations Pullman sleepers dining cars parlor car to Roanoke Bristol No 1 2 27 a m to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediates Pullman sleepers Gary Winston Salem cafe car Shenandoah and Gary connect at Roanoke with Memphis special for points South No 277 6 38 p m to Shenandoah intermediates Worthboard 16 28 9 33 2 a m to Hagerstown intermediate stations Harrisburg Philadelphia New York with connections at Shenandoah Junction or Washington

Bristol Intermedate Pullman Roanoke Broiler Pocahontas Welch Norton Gary Wingston-Salem Shenandoah Memphis Worthboard Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Shenandoah Junction Washington

Master Commissioner order in O Conner Murphy estate case

Extract from a 1917 decree in the case Cc T O Conner vs Eliza Catherine Murphy et al refers the matter to a Master Commissioner in Chancery of Winchester Virginia to report on the decedent Timothy O Conner's real estate debts heirs and partition possibilities. Notice to parties to attend with records on June 2 1917 at the commissioner's Winchester office.

Cc. T. O’conner Eliza Catherine Murphy Timothy O’conner Winchester Virginia Jas. P. Reardon Circuit Court Frederick County

Gets-It corn remedy advertised as painless cure

The ad claims Gets-It quickly dries and removes corns without sticking. It criticizes old remedies that cause pain and bleeding and touts a 25 cent bottle sold by E. Lawrence & Co. and in Winchester at Livick's Drug Store.

E. Lawrence & Co Chicago Winchester Livick’s Franck Baker and Son

Temperature of the Solar Surface Estimated

The latest estimate of the solar surface temperature by F. Biscoe of Warsaw places it at 7300 plus 100 degrees Celsius. The value derives from radiation intensity across wavelengths measured with a spectro bolometer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

F. Biscoe Warsaw Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Freckle Remedy Promise for Freckle Face Readers

A guaranteed money back offer touts a new ethine remedy to reduce freckles. The ad claims one ounce from any druggist is enough and promises a clear complexion if the product works.

Boy Scouts Post Proclamation on Draft Registration

Local Boy Scouts posted the President's proclamation in public spots around the city and suburbs. The notice concerns registration under the selective draft and aimed at informing the public.

Boy Scouts

Inside-Bathing With Hot Water And Limestone Phosphate

An old health column advocates morning “inside-bathing” by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the digestive system. It claims waste products harm the blood and skin, promising improved health, breath, and complexion for those with dull heads, bad taste, and constipation. It notes cost and usage details.

Shriners Meet At Woodstock With Richmond Delegation

Up to 100 members of Acca Temple Mystic Shrine of Richmond Va journeyed to Woodstock for a ceremonial session and Shrine banquet. Novices walked the desert to Mecca while the Shriners Band played and Lieut Gov J Taylor Ellyson attended among other officials from Winchester Strasburg Warrenton Front Royal and Shenandoah Valley communities.

Acca Temple Mystic Shrine Richmond Woodstock Mecca Winchester Strasburg Warrisonburg Front Royal Shenandoah Valley Shriners J. Taylor Ellyson

Miss Worthington Remembered In Will

In Baltimore yesterday the will of Charles W. Fibid was admitted to probate. It bequeaths $250 to Miss Clara Worthington and Miss Stonestreet for kindness to the testator and his wife. Miss Worthington formerly lived in Winchester and is well known nearby.

Baltimore Charles W. Fibid Clara Worthington Stonestreet Testator Worthington Winchester

Market Report Prices Held Stable Across Local Commodities

The Star lists daily market quotations with corrections as of the day before publication. Prices span Winter and Spring wheat flour, cracked corn, middlings, bran, hay, creamery butter, eggs, live poultry, corn, sheep and lambs, and cattle with ranges for steers, heifers, cows, calves, and hay.

EGY Virginia Choice Creamery

Lemon Based Skin Beautifier Advertised by The Winchester Star

The advertisement promotes a cheap lemon lotion mixing juice from two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint skin whitener. It claims to whiten and soften skin, remove blemishes, and improve rough hands, with steps to strain pulp and keep the mixture for months.

California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Children’s Bowel Relief

A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipation in children. It claims a coated tongue, feverish or cross child indicates need for an inside cleansing and promises quick relief, warning to avoid counterfeit syrups and to buy the 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company with clear bottle directions.

California California Fig Syrup Company

Baltimore Epworth League holds third annual convention

Baltimore hosts the Epworth League conference June 28 to July 1 with about two hundred delegates expected from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia. Rev J Howard Wells and Rev J Marvin Culbreth among speakers. J A Stockwell discusses Africa mission. sessions begin at 9 each day with Bible study and social programs including an automobile tour of local historic sites.

Baltimore Virginia West Virginia Maryland District of Columbia J. Howard Wells Harrisonburg J. Marvin Culbreth Epworth League J. A. Stockwell Cohgo Mission Africa John William Smith Wilson Memorial Church Smith J. S. Bennett Central Mission Washington W. A. Lynch Greenville

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