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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
3
In France, Army postal officials report success in mail delivery. Captain Frank E. Frazier, assistant director of the American Expeditionary Service in France, has returned to Seignies to implement plans and improve trench mail service.
A Peking dispatch reports growing demand in Britain and allied nations for intervention in China to end the civil war deadlock. Soldiers and brigands have overrun the country and commerce is at a standstill, prompting calls for outside action.
Bolshevik forces in Russia have captured Kazan from the Czechs. Kazan is the capital of the Kazan province. The report, received here today, notes the city had recently fallen to Czech troops.
Noted architect Stuart H. Edmonds has accepted a position in the Bureau of Yards and Docks in the Navy Department in Washington D C He will serve there through the war and his Washington address will be The Cordova.
General Foch says he expects to see the Stars and Stripes raised over Metz. He sent a cable to the Knights of Columbus after accepting a marshal's baton, praising the Knights and recalling Lafayette's help. He notes Metz holds a place in his thoughts and that their victorious banner will someday fly there.
President Wilson signs a proclamation banning use of any foods in brewing beer after next October except malt and hops. Brewers must cease brewing after December. Food Administration says beer will remain in vats for two to six months and sales will continue.
Preaching will occur Sunday September 22 at Round Hill 11 a.m Paxton Chapel 3 30 p m and Lamps Memorial 3 p m with the sacrament at Round Hill The second quarterly conference is set for Wednesday September 25 at 2 30 p m at the parsonage
The note emphasizes the need for strong attendance of official members, signed by BH. W. Brubaker, pastor.
The article traces how racehorse names arose from owners, breeders, and notable influences. It cites Flora Temple, Dexter, Goldsmith Maid, St Julien, Maud, Sunol, Nancy Hanks, Alix, Crescens, and Lou Dillon among others, noting how factors like owners, places, brands, or lineage shaped appellations.
The Court orders publication in The Winchester Star and posting for a will dispute involving Annie T. McGuire. The suit seeks to void a clause that divested title, to clarify the estate split among Laura McGuire Hyde Evy Payne Willie Page and Hunter McGuire, and to approve a sale with equitable compensation. William Taylor is required to appear to protect his interest within fifteen days.
A historical sketch traces the Y M C A roots from 1844 when George Williams of London invited his mill workers to Bible study and prayer. The movement spread to America in 1851 with Montreal and Boston branches and established its international base in Geneva.
The Boston Transcript notes Emperor Charles urged Ferdinand of Roumania to align with Germany. Ferdinand yielded to German Austrian terms to save his crown while his queen rejects the disgrace. The piece argues central powers press a brutal alliance, while democracies must stand united against tyranny.
Mrs. Blanche Grim of 6128 Main St Sage says back pain and kidney troubles burdened her until Dean's Kidney Pills eased symptoms. She reaffirmed the relief over four years later and endorses the remedy priced at 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co at local dealers.
Amid a divorce scandal an English official hears a banker lament that Smith has fallen from moral height. The man, a Sunday school superintendent, is described as having reached the top of the ladder before his decline at age sixty nine.
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