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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from Winchester Virginia indicates the Evening Star issue processed at the local post office as second class mail matter. The readable portion confirms postal handling without additional context or dates.
The excerpt presents a quip about eating apples daily and a wartime mood. It features a speaker addressing a wife who reads his signals, sensing his pretense and urging him to act. The piece highlights humor and marital dynamics through Mason's satirical voice.
Mr. fie Purr and family who moved to Winchester return home after a stay with friends in Chambersburg. Charles and Town Mr. are also back in Winchester for a short visit, enjoying time with local acquaintances.
A garbled ad fragment mentions Doan's Kidney Pills and a 314 North address. It references reader conviction, kidney pains, and lingering effects years later, urging the same remedy as trusted in Buffalo New York.
A pasted fragment advises slow mastication and avoiding meat for five days to cure sour stomach. It suggests tasting Chambertain’s tab after supper and notes red foods may cause sour stomach. recommends removing them. For sale by all dealers.
Private Henry Deitz writes of a Moorefield man in Camp Lee who died three days after arrive due to homesickness and nervous collapse. The youth begged to go home, then fell ill and died, his body later sent back to his sorrowing family on September 23.
In a civil case the magistrate ordered the plaintiff to undress and try on trousers to test fit. The plaintiff, who had paid $16.60 for clothing, cried foul as the ill fitting pants were deemed the bone of contention. The agent must alter or replace, and the suit was dismissed.
The first war baby was born in Charles Town Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Johnston. Mr. Johnston is with the boys at Camp Lee, having been selected in the first draft. It's a girl. On receipt of the news at Camp Lee, Mr. Johnston was granted a five day furlough, and is on a visit to his wife and the "young lady" here. Mrs. Johnston was formerly Miss Margaret Calmes of Winchester, married several years ago to Mr. Johnston, a pharmacist.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company and Bell system affiliates announce a $5,000,000 subscription to the second Liberty Loan. Subscriptions will be allotted to localities per Treasury quotas, with actual pledges made by the local associated company.
Rev J Paul Tyler of Clifton Forge Virginia is ordered to report at Camp Gordon Georgia to assume chaplain duties. He is likely to end his Clifton Forge pastorate this Sunday and will continue army service likely beyond next spring. Tyler previously lived in Winchester where his father served Braddock Street Church.
The Mary R. Trundle estate will sell at public auction in Winchester at noon on November 10 1917 two houses at 14 and 16 East Gerrard Street. Each six room residence sits on a 70 by 80 foot lot near Handley school Williams Factory and the paper mill. Sale by auction with terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy.
Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Bessie B Sow ers to Claude M Showalter of Winchester. The ceremony occurred October 9 in Charlotte North Carolina at the minister’s residence. The couple now reside in Castonia North Carolina where she works in a millinery store. Showalter is a registered pharmacist formerly with Boyer’s drug store.
Douglas Stickley son of the late Gol E. E. Stickley of Woodstock was stricken with appendicitis at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg and underwent an operation at Jefferson Hospital Roanoke. He is reported to be improved. Stickley is well known in Winchester.
Cumberland Valley trains reach Winchester with daily arrivals at 9 20 am and 7 27 pm except Sundays. Schedule shows services from named stations. notices reference J H W Tomas and others in transport timetable.
The notice lists several local couples and their origins as part of wedding announcements at the Hagerstown fair. Among those mentioned are Harley A. Whitacre of Albin with Leota P. DeHaven of Angles Store W Va, John Funk of Front Royal with Fannie Hike of Ge W Va, Harry Bohrer with Dorothy Davidson of Unger's Store W V, and Ralph Robinson with Beasie Fisher of Clearbrook, plus Robert Earl Worsley with Ruth Marie McIntosh of Winchester.
The unreadable passage hints at a legendary singer who could move a crowd and induce harmony among listeners. It mentions singing to a tree and birds and suggests a mystical power to elevate human perception through music. The overall sense is poetic and speculative.
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