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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
2
A. T. Ritenour of Winchester Virginia testifies after recovering from kidney trouble following La Grippe. He praises Doan's Kidney Pills as the best medicine and notes durable relief and renewed ability to work. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Public sale of two properties in Winchester Virginia under a Frederick County circuit court decree. Auction in front of the courthouse at 10 oclock a.m. includes a brick dwelling lot on West Water Street and the Shenandoah Hotel property on North Main Street with right of way. Terms: one third cash and rest in installments over two years, secured by deed of trust and insurance policy.
Brucetown Virginia reports several local movements as residents return home from vacations. Charles Flemming Mrs Andrew Steer and Miss Ethel Steer along with Miss Lillie Reynolds of Baltimore arrive back. Others visit relatives in Sykesville Washington Lynchburg and Martinsburg while woolen mills reopen after a pause and local travel continues through the Shenandoah Valley.
Marlboro Va September 1 Mr and Mrs E P Ward and daughter returned from Leesburg Va visiting relatives last week Elmer Cornwell and Miss Pearl Hite of Cumberland Md visit Mr E E Hite Louise and Helen Shull visiting uncle Harry Nagett Brunswick Md Dennis from Martzvi73 W Va with four teams cross pond on B C Shull land H B Shull lost a good work horse after it stepped on rail and died B C Shull Winchester visited sister S G Jamison last Monday Wade Keeler’s son sick with nervous trouble Dr H M Brumback attending Mrs William Cave very ill at home Dr Brumback tending her Paul Miller Winchester visiting uncle W F Long Hites Chapel Sunday school picnic planned for Saturday September 4 Miss Katie Fisher from Washington spending vacation Mrs S C Fisher W B Robinson in Winchester on business Wednesday
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester on July 29 915 the case of Wall against Brooks Cook Hallauer Rothwell and Maurice Rothstein trading as Interstate Evaporating Company and others seeks to attach their property to satisfy a debt of 658.14 with 6 percent interest from Jan 1 1915 plus costs. The court orders nonresidents to appear within 15 days after publication and to protect their interests with publication in The Evening Star for four weeks.
An old advertisement claims local applications cannot cure catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Mall's Catarrh Cure as blood purifiers taken internally. It lists Toledo, Ohio as the company base, with Druggists selling at 75 cents and urges sending testimonials.
Henry Hinton shows improvement after two weeks of illness. Ridgeway campmeeting officials plan a ground event next year. Charles L Keller and wife to visit Reading Kansas to stay with brothers Walter and Joseph Keller. Mollie Cookus convalescent at G A Whitmore home. Mary B Cunningham able to drive after two months of illness. Randolph Hoffman and G R Perry depart for Capon Bridge for business. Ridgeway Orchard Company repaints buildings.
Painter Hill Virginia reports a well attended Sunday school picnic held last Thursday with a plentiful dinner and afternoon activities. Rev Sydenstricker spoke, Mrs B M Carter Lelia Rogers and Mabel Rinker gave recitations, and many games were played. Upton Berkman of Washington DC visited sister H B Dean. Boyd Headly and Pearl visited Mr Benjamin Massie.
A chauffeur is questioned about safety practices while a physician reassures a patient about dying. The scene includes a remark on passing another car and a suggestion to turn into a different street. A codfish story mentions a six-pound flatiron found in its stomach.
In an April 28 1915 decree the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia refers the case Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Winchester against Lula May Anderson to a Master Commissioner to report on all real estate owned by Anderson and her interest therein, its rental value, and the liens and priorities. The order also notes potential further proceedings and required notices.
A dialogue notes a proposal from Mr Millions contained in a letter. The exchange questions haste in rejection and asserts that a hasty choice would have been to accept last night. The readable fragment presents a romantic, lettered proposal context.
A hopeful outlook on strict yet appealing school rules inspires students to seek continued guidance and reform. The speaker praises firm authority and genuine commitment to education, envisioning a classroom atmosphere where boys eagerly welcome discipline.
One on Casey. Clancy was chuckling. The judge recalls Casey betting Mooney ten dollars he could shoot a peanut off his head with a shotgun. He took the bet because he believed Casey would miss.
A visitor at a freak museum asks a small man about his size. He explains being fed condensed milk as a child. The exchange touches on Columbus and the idea of seeing America first, with a sharp aside on animal-like male behavior.
Bangs declares plans to marry after a friend presents a wedding ring as partial payment of a debt. The exchange reveals Bangs has not yet taken a wife but intends to wed, citing the ring’s value.
A cryptic proverb links dust as a metaphor for human origin with hot dust implying money. The remark playfully notes how dust and wealth intersect in perception, hinting at value versus fragility of life.
Gotham remarks on removing the phonograph as a sign of progress at home in a brief dialogue about domestic improvements.
A fragmentary dialogue hints that the speaker doubts the significance of a name while Patrice questions it. The line suggests a character named Prudence may play a role, underscoring themes of identity and fate in a literary scene.
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