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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
3
Winchester residents discuss kidney backache relief with Doan's Kidney Pills endorsed by Mrs. W. M. Sumption of 122 South A Street. Ad touts kidney weakness cures, price 60 cents, and urges asking for Doan's by name at dealers.
Public auction at the Berryville courthouse in Virginia for a 203 acre limestone farm once owned by Jacob H. Rinker. Sale includes 113 acre with buildings and 90 acre tract, with possession March 1, 1918, and terms of one third cash and two equal yearly installments secured by a deed of trust.
Spot wheat set at 2.24 and corn at 2.05 in the Baltimore wholesale market. Winchester dealers offered 2.20 for wheat this afternoon.
Mr. J. W. D. Slonaker presented three large apples to The Star, weighing 23 pounds 4 ounces, from a Capon Bridge orchard. The tree yields nearly five bushels of the fine fruit.
The Town Council of Boyce sold a building lot opposite the Norfolk and Western Railway station to Messrs. Joseph Schrett and Sons of Webster New York for the purpose of erecting an evaporating plant.
Funeral for Annie Graichen Boozer wife of Dr J Edwin Boozer of Columbia S C and daughter of F August Graichen pioneer glove maker of the city was held from Miss Carrie Gracken s home on South Market Street The Rev Dr McCullough of St Paul s Lutheran Church led service with assistance from two other pastors The burial is in Mount Hebron with active pallbearers Maurice M Lynch J E Cooper and others and honorary pallbearers listed from local churches and firms.
Mail arriving in Winchester from the north and east via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was delayed by a wreck on the main line. Little information was available, but the Shenandoah Special arrived two hours late with belated pouches, nearly swamping the post office.
The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy adopts a Samuel Gompers drafted resolution praising U S war aims as clear and democratic. It cites President Wilson's plan for a European belt of military power and Asia, urging permanent organization and broad public support.
Washington reports a wage adjustment board indicating general increases in wages at all navy yards and arsenals. The board members Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of War Lippman and Wicktiam Blackman of the labor department note ongoing standardization of pay and that increases will be announced in a few days.
Dr John L Lloyd longtime resident physician at Catawba Sanatorium resigns to become superintendent of Iola Sanatorium in Rochester New York. The Star notes the career move citing his eight years at the state tuberculosis facility.
Mr and Mrs John Bailey entertained all their married daughters at their home near Nain this week. Attendees included Clarence Davis of New York Martin Fries of Washington Rose Adams of White Hall Jessie Shasholtz of Springfield Ohio Jesse Bailey of Summit Point WV and M C Pine of Washington DC. The gathering was the first in years and was enjoyed by all.
Shenandoah County Fruit Growers Association organized in Mount Jackson Virginia with Charles C Bowman named president John L Wissler Sr vice president CC Gudebrod secretary and J D Lemmon treasurer A next meeting set for Saturday to adopt a constitution and by laws The crop outlook for apples this fall is favorable and prices are expected satisfactory
In Frederick County Virginia 1917 a circuit court order directs sale of Richard Wells estate real property in Middle Town and distribution of proceeds. Wm Wells Czar Robinson and Clarence Parker, nonresidents, are ordered to appear within fifteen days of publication to protect their interests. Publication to occur weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester.
Dispatches from Copenhagen on September 7 describe growing Russian retreat under German pressure along a 45 mile front from Riga to Friedrichstadt. Front lines are under strain as German forces overrun Livonia, with 8 000 prisoners and 180 guns reported after fighting. A German fleet movement at the Gulf of Finland risks an assault on Reval and possible restraint of Kronstadt and Petrograd.
The text explains how Palestine thrived when it controlled a major trade route linking Assyria and Egypt via desert passes and the Jordan, with Acre serving as a key harbor. Prosperity faded as Acre silted and trade shifted north through Damascus and Antioch, drawing people away.
Special commissioner Herbert S. Larrick to sell at Winchester courthouse on September 15 1917 at 2 PM the Lot on Braddock Street extended Cemetery Lane in southern Winchester. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in two equal annual installments with bonds, deed of trust, and insurance policy. Witness J W Bardrick Deputy Clerk.
Local market quotation summary lists prices for winter and spring wheat flour, cracked corn, middlings, timothy hay, mixed hay, eggs, butter, potatoes, poultry, and meats. Listings include retail and wholesale figures with regional butter, egg, hay, cattle, and hog price ranges.
An old exchange column claims Chinese people live cheaply due to eating beaver and head meat while avoiding heavy navy beans. It argues beans fatigue soldiers when monotonous and notes pork fat as additive to sustain life, reflecting dated nutrition stereotypes.
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