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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star is eneed at the post office in Winchester Virginia as second class mail matter. This notice informs readers of mailing status and classification for local delivery.
The Washington Star notes that German control of Riga changes hands in the war but does not end Russian resistance. It argues Russia cannot be ignored as a factor threatening Germany, with a remaining fighting force and potential for a localized collapse.
In a wartime letter exchange, Congressman Fassett argues for federal support to the Red Cross likening its medical role to that of the army and navy. Critics warn against diverting government funds and urge shared taxation by both government and people to sustain the Red Cross’s work.
Fragmentary text reads like wartime verse with stylized phrasing and word play. The passage is jagged and nonstandard, offering no clear events, names, dates, or identifiable entities to anchor a factual summary. It resembles a poetic reflection rather than a distinct news item or report.
A Hixson woman recounts her long left side pain improving after Cardui use. She credits Cardui with curing her and urges other women with headaches backaches sleeplessness and nervousness to try the tonic, noting its 40 year presence and widespread use.
A wartime era exhortation urges households to save money in small tin cash boxes to weather economic stress. It warns against debt, advocates frugality, and encourages prudent spending to endure potential crises without sacrificing essential needs. The tone is cautionary and civic minded.
Mr Worthington gains some encouragement from letters and Red Cross parcels reaching Corporal Worthington in German custody. Mrs Mary L Johnson of London who works at the American embassy has helped secure parcels and strives for an exchange. The prisoner had been listed missing after Vimy Ridge and later reported captured. Authorities note prisoners receive work assignments in camps.
Report notes U boats operate in pairs reporting by wireless after sinking ships. Large wireless subs supply others at sea and minefields grow. They concentrate on local areas, exploit good information sources, and avoid open sea by day while slipping in at night to plant mines. American sailors praise British Navy and Allied ideas shared.
The article notes a ship underestimates its peril but warns the craft will be overcome in time. Officials discuss dangers, while observers debate resilience and strategy amid mounting pressure and uncertain outcomes.
The report states that 20 percent of total casualties equates to 108.2 fatalities per 10 000 mobilized, meaning about 11 men per 1 000 in action or dying of wounds. The figures translate casualty density into per thousand metrics for military strength.
H Cutterer of Charlestown district sold his apple crop to F A Shryock of Winchester. The large sale includes Yorks and Ben Davis varieties, marking the first substantial fruit sale of the season with a total of 6600 dollars.
Mr A G Shaver and son of Maurertown Virginia spent yesterday in town on business.
A man arriving in New York was attacked by thugs at the ferry and robbed of all his money. He collapsed in the street and asked a policeman for help, but the officer, moved to tears, left him without aid.
A man courts a widow who loves her late husband and refuses marriage. He asks why not again, and she says she loves her first husband from the bottom of her heart. The tale ends with his persistent question about there always being room at the top.
A man leaving a restaurant asks if the tale of a New Jersey hen laying flat eggs is true. The cashier denies it, noting hens never laid eggs flat and that any flatness would come from long storage.
A narrator recalls taking a blind friend to the opera who notes the audience was not fashionable. The friend explains the lack of chatter during the solo performances reveals the crowd’s quiet, attentive mood.
Dinks reports a fishing trip with no drownings and no bait lost. Winks asks about success, and Dinks confirms luck with safe travels and intact bait.
A fragment from the Cape Cod Item notes a couple on the ballroom floor where one woman, unseen to others, asks who is the belle tonight and then speaks no more to him as he scans the room.
A clipped remark argues women suffragists are impractical idealists. The sample quip notes their parade aimed for beauty rather than arming themselves, calling it a hat pin brigade.
Senator Sorghum likens a political leader to an orchestra conductor. He argues the leader provides gesturing excitement while others perform the actual work. The remark underscores perceived gap between rhetoric and execution in leadership.
Senator Sorghum offers a wry definition of an ideal statesman saying a good leader keeps an ear to the ground without slacking at work. The quotation reflects a humorous take on accountability and vigilance in public life.
A dialogue revisits equality from the Declaration of Independence lens. Mr Meekton questions universal equality while his wife counters by declaring people are equal among themselves but inferior to others, highlighting social critique.
Incoherent exchange hints at a social scene with remarks on appearance and marriage. Mentions Miss Dabber, make up, and a wife delivering an inaugural address about proposals. Also notes a visit to relatives in Frederick Maryland and a person named G. O. Snapp returning from Yasteve Hing.
On September 1 public sale of first mortgage bonds for $30,000, part of a $116,000 issue, with 6 percent interest payable semi-annually. Bonds issued in $100 $500 and $1000 denominations secured by first deed of trust on a modern cold storage and ice plant. Capacity 120000 barrels 25 tons daily. Bond safety margin 50 percent via $115000 paid-in stock. Reservations with C R McCann. JH Byrd president J Thwaite VP R McCann treasurer Ray Robinson secretary.
A public sale will occur in front of Middletown State Bank Middletown Virginia on September 12 1917 at 2 o clock PM under a June 1917 circuit court decree in the Edmonson case. The property is a lot of 43 by 184 feet with a dwelling on the east side of Senansy Avenue, conveyed in 1895 from Sanford R Edmondson et al. Terms: one third at sale and balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a policy of insurance. Special Commissioner Herbert S Larrick certified bond. Deputy Clerk J W Baker Jr signed August 9 1917.
Public sale of valuable realty under a Virginia decree in the matter Preston L Anderson Heirs. The 214 acre tract lies in western Frederick near Gore Post Office, Winchester, to be sold Saturday September 8 1917 at 11 o'clock A M. One third cash with two subsequent installments plus interest. special commissioner Robert M Ward to conduct.
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