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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
5
Trains arrive in Winchester from the stations named above at 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 45 am and 7 27 pm daily. Tower, Supt BA Rippe Gen P. A.
Train services list connections and intermediate stops including Bristol Roanoke Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton Shenandoah and intermed iate stations with Pullman sleepers and cafe cars. The Memphis special links Roanoke for No 76 while Shenandoah Junction connects to Philadelphia York and Washington.
Trustees and special commissioners acting under a Frederick County Circuit Court decree dated June 20 1916 offer LN Conner property for public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Va. Sale announced to proceed at the specified location.
On Saturday October 14 1916 at 11 o clock a m the sale offers four tracts in Frederick County Va near Stephens City. Tract 1 covers 73 acres with a dwelling and bank barn. tract 2 is 9 1/2 acres. tract 3 is 2 acres and 8 poles. tract 4 is 130 acres with a frame dwelling. Crowing on all tracts reserved. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual instalments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance. Trustees Herbert S Larrick and Geo M Beltzhoover.
The dialogue mocks Mrs. Dubwaite and her political aims. It notes Dubwaite’s alleged success in discouraging her ambitions and a neighborly rumor that he pretended to crochet when she returned from rallies. The tone suggests tension over gender roles.
An exchange recounts seasickness theories. a recent victim dismisses the idea that fixing eyes on a fixed object helps, recalling a Gulf voyage where the lighthouse seemed to dance instead of steadying them.
A humorous exchange mocks a farmer's protective diction as a friend complains about asking for fried chicken. The reply insists the farmer was very particular, using opprobrious language in a playful dialect.
A brave figure faces ongoing conflict yet sees no relief as his brother expresses fatigue and contemplates quitting. Hope and perseverance are tested by persistent adversity.
A professional high diver recalls overhearing a friend say his wife would look good in black. He says he has watched his moves to prevent any fatal error that might make her a widow, a sentiment born of spiteful expectation.
A light domestic exchange reveals a daughter's freckles fade without treatment and a playful suggestion that her mother wonders if kissing could work. The brief dialogue captures family warmth and humor in a simple moment.
A wealthy man buys his birthplace and tears it down. The motive hints at snubbing status and politics while his wife pursues social prominence. The log cabin’s destruction stands out as a striking choice by a plutocrat in the eye of local society.
A woman stared reproachfully after her dog leaped and bit me and then ordered the dog’s valet to bathe the animal.
Reports spread that Du Pont Powder Company in Hopewell Virginia received a 150 million dollar war order for gun cotton for allies. The plant will run full time with thousands of extra workers. about 23 000 employees at eight hour shifts, with average daily wage of 3 50. This order will revive Hopewell’s prosperity, turning the town bustling again after the previous fire devastation.
A historic ad claims catarrh is constitutional and only internal remedies reach the blood. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a regular prescription by top physicians, with tonics and blood purifiers targeting mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. products sold by druggists.
Reports show strong recruitment at the plant gates with many applicants hired as production ramps up. Finished munitions are destined for seaports to supply England France and Italy for high explosive shells torpedoes and related uses. Mr Shirley Canter travels to Staunton for a Western State Hospital board meeting.
A juggler of cups and plates pockets a tip as he reflects that all things come to him who waits. Mrs Dubson laments forgotten love while Mr Dubson worries. A party leader, says Senator Sorghum, to know what people want and promises it.
This medicine for colic and diarrhoea is recommended for every family. It delivers quick relief and helps before a physician arrives. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has a strong reputation and is obtainable everywhere.
Local classifieds note that mounting a want ad often yields customer responses and quicker sales for various goods or services. A lighthearted tip encourages consistent posting and clear details to attract buyers.
Public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia on Saturday September 30 1916 at 12 o'clock noon offers 26 acres more or less four and a half miles northwest of Winchester near Chambersville Frederick County Virginia adjoining Buddeckie and others. Improvements include a four room dwelling stable smoke house outbuildings and a never failing stream waters the property with an apple orchard about 1 1/2 years old of good varieties. Terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in six and eighteen months secured by a deed of trust. immediate possession. Substituted Trustee M M Lynch and Attorney A C Stickley. For details contact J W Fisher Strasburg Va. 9-2-4w
A historical note explains that marriage rings need not be gold and has records of marriages celebrated without a traditional ring. Instead a church door key has served as the symbolic ring in some cases.
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