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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
2
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester city in vacation the 18th day of August wag marks a formal filing or notice action recorded in the legal clerk's log. The fragment indicates a procedural entry likely tied to a court matter or official notice.
Chas Baker of Brownsville Texas writes Foley's Fioney and Tar eases bad coughs in children. He notes it contains no opiates and gives quick lasting relief and recommends it to friends. Sold everywhere.
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a poetic line about a waitress named Elaw and a cryptic dialogue. Ambiguous names and phrases limit clarity. no coherent event or facts emerge from the readable text.
A county board report on a visit to the Parish Farm shows an inventory totaling 7119.75 in personal property, up 1189.55 from last year. Supt Linden Hottel and Mrs Hannah Affleck are praised for neat premises, good food, and contented wards living in a productive limestone location near Winchester.
Captain Lewis F. Cooper completes a long underway store and apartment building on Past Piccadilly street. Henry F. Seal moves his music shop into a prime storeroom as Cooper remakes the former Seal building to harmonize with the new structure. The site has a storied past as a Kremer grocery and meat market. the modern white brick front includes metal ceilings and advanced lighting and heating systems.
A warning style advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a remedy for a sick child. It claims sour stomach and foul waste are cleared in hours, returning the child to health. It warns against counterfeit fig syrups and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
Cross Junction Virginia September 7 Mr George Reynolds has improved. Mrs Stella Clark and daughters Thelma and Dorothy and Master Carlton Collings returned to Washington after visiting Mr and Mrs E W Braithwaite. Mrs Hollis Braithwaite recovers from neuralgia of the heart. Mr and Mrs Clyde Peasempaker of Bloomery spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J S Braithwaite. Mr G H Edwards suffers from rheumatism.
Instruction promotes plain refined cocoanut oil as a gentle shampoo substitute. It advises avoiding alkali in soaps and shampoos, claims coconut oil cleanses scalp and hair without damage, yields rich lather with small amounts, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and manageable. It notes coconut oil is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
After a conference between Westmoreland Davis the Democratic nominee for governor and Col Roger A James chairman of the state committee it was decided to wage a vigorous fall campaign. Col James called for a meeting of the state committee at Murphy's Hotel on the evening of September 12.
Clarke County and Berryville Virginia boards of health agreed to open all county schools as infantile paralysis cases are absent and local conditions improve. The opening will permit Berryville High School to operate on Monday September 10 with Professor Brown ready to assume charge.
Jubilee Va September 7. Mr and Mrs Washington spent Sunday at the home of the former's sister Mrs Margie Myers. Mrs J W Rosenberry Hopewell is visiting her mother Mrs J B Fries who is ill but improving. Mrs Oberlin has returned to Washington after visiting daughter Mrs Margie Myers. Mr and Mrs B F Solenberger visited Mr Henry Myers Sunday evening.
Eczema and skin eruptions are linked to impure blood. S. S. S. is promoted as a blood purifier that cleanses the blood and removes impurities. The ad claims the remedy has been sold for fifty years and invites readers to write for advice to the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
Agrarian guidance warns that sowing as little as 45 pounds per acre of wheat is risky. It asserts that on most wheat lands it is more profitable to sow from a bushel to two bushels per acre than to plant less than a bushel.
Lincoln Virginia centennial gathering marks erection of Friends Church Lincoln with a historic address by George Hoge. Attendees include many strangers whose ancestors worshiped there, a register kept for future centennial celebration.
An army of hunters prepares for the season as Frederick County issues 66 licenses at two clerk offices. County licenses total 42 for residents, with three state licenses and two non resident permits. Non resident licenses cost 10 dollars, state licenses three dollars, and county licenses one dollar. Clerks Bev erley and others issued 16 county licenses and additional licenses to residents and non residents.
Miss Grace Hollinberger a nurse in training at Memorial Hospital Winchester Virginia visits Norland avenue guest of Mr and Mrs J B Nicklas in Chambersburg Public Opinion notes the social call in Norland district.
A quoted contrast compares a pessimist who blows out light to dwell in darkness with an optimist who lights a candle despite lacking a lamp, praising how a small light can create brightness and joy.
An old advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a tonic to support kidney function and relieve backache joints and general soreness. The copy emphasizes overwork of kidneys and a remedy to aid filtration and health.
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