Frank Hf. Wilson Weds Miss Phillips
Miss Nannie Starry Phillips daughter of Mrs. Oscar M. Phillips and Frank H. Wilson of Charlestown were married yesterday. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. M. Milffett with Miss Mildred Phillips as maid of honor and Darrell K. Koonce as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Starry Phillips
Oscar M. Phillips
Frank H. Wilson
Charlestown
H. M. Milffett
Mildred Phillips
Darrell K. Koonce
Davis Conrad Leaves for New York and Texas Assignment
Mr. W. Davis Conrad of Winchester paid a brief home visit then departed for his law office in New York. The quartermaster sergeant of Squadron A, New York National Guard, has been on furlough from the Mexican border and expects to proceed to McAllen, Texas to join his command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Davis Conrad
Winchester
New York
Conrad
New York National Guard
Mexican
McAllen
Texas
Belle from University Visits Philadelphia Social Scene
Miss Martha Hyskop from Philadelphia visits Mr and Mrs Alexander Barrie on Amherst Street. She recently attended the University of Virginia gatherings and German parties where she was described as a belle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hyskop
Philadelphia
Alexander Barrie
Amhers 1
Miss Hyssop
University of Virginia
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Constipation Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide a calomel free laxative option using vegetables to stimulate bowels and liver. The small olive colored tablets are described as gentle with no griping and sold for 10c to 25c per box in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwar
Dr. Edwards
Mrs Hershman and family visit at Opequon
Mrs Mabel Hershman and her children visit her mother Mrs Gertie Peery at Opequon. Messrs Albert and Allen Stine, formerly employed at Opequon, were home over Sunday. Rev Link of Strasburg will hold communion at Gravel Springs next Sunday Oct 29 at 3 o'clock with services on the following Monday and Tuesday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Hershman
Gertie Peery
Opequon
Albert
Allen Stine
Rev
Link
Strasburg
Gravel Springs
Whitacre Va. School Openings and Local Happenings
Miss Naomi Brannon opens school at Patterson house. J L Dailey to open school at Fairview next Monday. Al Omps and family visited Sunday and returned Monday. D W Dick to get a new Ford this week. H D Whitacre arrived from Pittsburgh. Joshua Oates of Burlington W Va spent Sunday here. Mrs Joel DesHaven remains ill with cancer of the face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitacre
Naomi Brannon
Patterson House
J. L. Dailey
Fairview
Overworked Mother Finds Health In Vinol Ad
Mrs. Ann Becker from Collinsville Illinois says Vinol eased a nervous breakdown and headaches after two weeks, restoring her strength despite a large family. The ad notes Vinol contains beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycero-4phosphates and is sold by George F. Miller's Sons in Winchester Virginia and other Virginia towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinsville
Vinci
Ann Becker
George F. Miller
Winchester
Virginia
Local Notes From Star Tannery Va
Mrs. C. W. Whittington spent time with her daughter last week. M H Copp of Maurertown was a business caller. H Himelright W T Orndorff and Winnie Hershman attended the Frederick fair. Mail Clerk Jessie Stine of Washington spent last week at home. Several attended the Huff Cooper trial at Woodstock. J W Himelright and wife visited relatives in Washington. Mr and Mrs Charles McKnee of Zepp visited their daughter Mrs W T Orndorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Whittington
M. H. Copp
Maurertown
H. Himelright
W. T. Orndorff
Winnie Hershman
Frederick Fair
Jessie Stine
Washington
Huff-Cooper
Wood
Charles McKnee
Zepp
York youth lands $2 million hand grenade contract
The largest munition order in York to date, $2,000,000 for Babbitt type hand grenade parts, was closed by 20 year old Harry K. Tucker, business manager of Charles K. Tucker Manufacturing Co. The award marks a first for a minor in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
United States
War Department
Pennsylvania
Harry K. Tucker
Tucker
Charles K. Tucker Manufacturing Co
Armel and Bluemont Visitors Lead Weekend Arrivals
A string of social visits were reported across Armel Virginia with Ernest Singhass of Bluemont staying at J. M. Cornwell. Mrs. T E White and son Thomas White visited E. H. White in Armel on Sunday. M A Armel returned from a Wood Threshers Company tour through the north and northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armel
Ernest Singhass
Bluemont
J. M. Cornwell
T. E. White and
Thomas White
Winchester
E. H. White
M. A. Armel
Northwest
Wood Threshers Company
Desmoines
Iowa
Henry Hughes
Martin Price
Ridgeway
W. Va
Europe’s great battlefields shape destinies of nations
Oliver Owen Kuhn analyzes the war moves across Europe, arguing strategic actions on front lines influence future borders and postwar order. He considers commanders, troop movements, and political ramifications in a sweeping review for The Sunday Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Oliver Owen Kuhn
War Review
The
Sunday Star
Gainesboro Notes Visit Family Ties and Sunday Calls
GAINESBORO Va Oct 25 Mr and Mrs Branson Reynolds and child have been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Asbury Farmer the past week Mr and Mrs Delwin Parish at Gore spent Sunday with the latter s parents Dr and Mrs N R Smith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro, Va
Delwin Parish
Gore
N. R. Smith
MISS WINNIFRED BLACKBURN VISITS STEPHENSON AREA
Miss Winnifred Blackburn of Middletown Virginia spent several days with Miss Nina Williams. Mrs Fonshill and her young son visited Baltimore relatives. J H Ashwood and Mere dith Ashwood stayed with Mr and Mrs Lee Orndorff near Hayfield. Residents attended a Tabernacle service in Martinsburg last Sunday night. Preaching is set for October 29 at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ashwood
Meredith
Lee Orndorff
Hayfield
Tabernacle
Martinsburg
W. Va
Charlie Grove
Edward Grant
S. R. Williams
Nina Wiliams
H. S. Benner
Tiny Goss undergoes tonsil and adenoid removal
Two year old Irene Goss daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Goss underwent surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Monday to remove her tonsils and adenoids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Goss
Fred. Goss
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hamburg Breast Tea for a Bad Cold
An old remedy recommends Hamburg Breast Tea from pharmacies. A tablespoon steeped in boiling water and strained is drank as a teacup full, claimed to break a cold by opening skin pores and relieving congestion while also loosening bowels. The note asserts safety and vegetable ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Torrytown Items Show Local Social and Church Notes
Torrytown West Virginia dated October 25 reports Mr and Mrs Turner Sencindiver and children visiting relatives, Miss Mary Morgan in Martinsburg, Women's Missionary meeting at Mt Pleasant U B Church, Rev Durkee’s sermon in Bunker Hill, Ladies Aid plans for October 26, and local visits including the Hartman family in Woodstock and a trip to the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Morgan
Martinsburg
Myers
Mt. Pleasant
U. B. Church
Mr. Myers
Charles Durkee
Bunker Hill
Episcopal Church
Ladies Aid Society of
Mount Pleasant U. B
Laura Ewing
Reacher Hott
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a 25 cent remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. It claims fast relief by rubbing the oil into the sore area with a promise of pain disappearance after counting to fifty and asserts the product is harmless to skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound Restores Hair Color
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally. It claims to thickens lustre while stopping dandruff and itching by applying with a sponge or brush to strands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Farm Sale Notices From Winchester Area
Listings of upcoming sales dated Oct 1916 to Nov 1916 near Winchester with items including horses cattle implements household goods fodder harness poultry and farm equipment. Entries cite sellers Annie Bierer Bessie Rhodes Elizabeth Finneg an A J Sager Wm Branson G Hunter Yeakley Mrs B C Roberts and George Hulver with locations 112 miles west of White Post Stephenson near Winchester Swimley Station Bloom and Clearbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Bierer
Bessie Rhodes
White Post
Elizabeth Finnegan
Stephenson
A. J. Sager
Winchester
Wm. E. Branson
Clearbrook
G. Hunter Yeakley
B. C. Roberts
Swimley Station
George Hulver
Bloom
Salt Salts Kidney Health Alleges Regimen For Meat Eaters
An old health column promotes drinking Jad Salts or Rad Salts to cleanse kidneys and prevent disorders. It claims meat eaters develop uric acid buildup that blocks kidney filtering, urging a daily tablespoonful in water before breakfast to stimulate kidneys and purify blood.
Twice Pacts Tales No 2 Uncle Sam's Elder Son
An old man weighs primogeniture as Democracy backs the junior. Ma covertly pilots a scheme to enthrone the favorite son by killing the family mascot and serving moose meat with a political ruse. The tale ends with Uncle Sam doubting the hunter and confirming the junior as heir. Et. C. PIERGR, Opequon, Va., 1916.
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Etta
Anna Grim
Miller’s Drug
Hides
C. R. Grubbs’ Meat Market
Alea
Berryville Pike
E. A. Horsey
M. Mi. Lynch, Atty
Winchester Inn
G. C. Shepard
Bath
Waterin
Mecton ST
Eler & Wagner
Stockholders’ Meeting
the Valley Turnpike Company
Hansbrough & Carter
J. W. Bowles
Front Royal Road
Atlanta, G
Beviento Med. Co
P. Beache
Frank Hf. Wilson
Miss Phillips
Star Tannery News
Star Tannery
J. W. Himelright
Boy
Ternoon
J. R. Affleck
L. E. Armell
Dick Price
Harrisburg
Ollie Rose
Front Royal
W. L. Armel
Affleck
Stephens City
Jas. Affleck
M. H. Reardon
David Reardon
Ter
Messrs
Benjamin and
Harry Armel
Gainesboro
Torrytown
Turner Sencindiver
Fred
Isabettie Ebert
Sencindiver
Reachel Hott
Benjamin Bailey
Homer, Whitacre and
William Murphy
Greenspring
Zeph Morgan
D. H. Hartman
Harry
Woodstock, Va
STARS
Star Ifica
Sam
Ma. Democracy
Andra
Wilson
Hughes
Et. C. Piergr
Opequon, Va
Simova
E. Hearn CO
MR. Dixon
Franck Baker
P. O
Barclay Street
New York City
England
South America
H. R. Willis
N. Market St
Bacycle
Iver Johnson
Jas. W. Sirbaugh
Circuit Court
Frederick County
E. Newton Hardy
J. M. Gaskill
Etna Green
Ind
Foley
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