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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1917
Page
3
The sun's rays travel through space as vibrations of the ether and bring little warmth to the air. When they reach the earth, energy is transformed into heat at the surface, warming the ground. Air gains heat by contact with warm ground, driving rising air currents that distribute warmth through the atmosphere.
A 1920s style column describes amber lighting in a New York hotel as a cosmetic trick to make women and men appear more attractive. It notes how lighting can erase class distinctions and praises education and dignity over social separation as a path to equality, with a closing line from G. K. Chesterton on class.
The piece argues war often builds resilience in frail men, turning timid individuals into brave leaders. It contrasts timid recruits with swaggering youths, noting battlefield tests reveal courage in unlikely soldiers and capable leaders emerge from civil life failures.
Mrs Kate Bush arrived this afternoon and is visiting at the Misses McCartney on North Braddock street. Miss Mabel Lambert returned to Baltimore after visiting the Misses Yest on Fairmont avenue. Mr and Mrs Jacob Randall left to visit their son in law and daughter near Charlestown West Virginia.
Miss Hazel M Ferguson leaves for Washington. Mr and Mrs William Verhas and Mr Berry Giles of Washington spend weekend in Winchester. Rev John McVerry goes to Washington for a few days. Miss Lillie Birmingham heads to Pittsburgh. Branson J McIlwee family returns from Star Tannery Virginia. Mrs Bentley Kern returns from Virginia and North Carolina. Mrs Abney Payne arrives from Marks Massachusetts visiting Dr W P McGuire. Kerfoot Reck goes back to Cay to Washington after staying with Affleck family on Peyton Street.
The article surveys maritime and theatrical beliefs about bad omens and curses. It notes actors avoiding Macbeth due to witchcraft, sea omens like sharks following ships signaling doom, Mother Careys chickens signaling storms, and dolphins as bad omens. It also mentions ships named after venomous creatures as unlucky and Newfoundland starboard or port list portends long or quick passages.
In Buenos Aires on September 24, a national railway strike left virtually the entire rail system tied up. Heavily armed soldiers and police were deployed to maintain order as the disruption paralyzed transport nationwide.
A dispatch from Petrograd notes Premier Kerensky's mysterious absence as Russia faces an impending political crisis. Mrs. M. H. Maddox of Reidy Maryland returned home from attending the funeral of Mrs. J. Robert Doran, with Miss Helen V. Doran and Mrs. Lucy Showalter. Stella Bowman of Woodstock Virginia visits Miss Bertha V. Johnson.
In Winchester Vir guardians of Jesse Fries estate, Jacob S Fries et al. refer a 1917 decree to a Master Commissioner. The report will cover real estate seized by Jacob S Fries and Beulah D Fries, liens and priorities, rental value, rents and profits sufficiency to discharge liens within five years, unpaid taxes, and any other pertinent matters. Publication notices will advise all interested parties.
Court actions seek to condemn a 30 foot wide strip of land totaling 0.562 acres in Back Creek District Frederick County Virginia for railway works. Five commissioners to determine just compensation to be awarded to owners. notice to A S Pratt & Sons Inc. and publication in The Evening Star. Proceedings set for Oct 1 1917 and Sept 12 1917 for related master commissioner hearing.
Jobbing prices reported by the U S Department show Virginia Grimes and Baldwin varieties at multiple markets including New York Washington Cleveland Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Birmingham Cincinnati with firsts, fancy grades, and varied bushel prices. The data reflects fruit market activity through early afternoon trade.
This ad extols Pape's Diapepsin tablets for relief from sour, gassy stomachs, heartburn, and indigestion within five minutes. A fifty cent case is advertised as sufficient for the whole family, with claims of neutralizing stomach acid and preventing sour odors. Also notes two local person items about Mrs. John Melenhbacher traveling home to Wenatchee and Mr. Lewis Brady visiting Washington.
The Star lists daily market quotes for grain dairy and livestock. Prices include Winter and Spring wheat flour retail at 21.00 and 13.00 per unit, corn 2.10 per bushel, middlings 0.65, bran 0.30, rye and timothy hay around 19.00 to 22.50, butter around 39 to 46 cents, potatoes 0.70, live poultry and hogs with steers at about 12.95 to 19.25.
List of unclaimed letters at the Winchester post office for the week ending September 22 1017 includes Gade Mrs Granberry Sarah F Hook Ruth Livingston Margaret M Park JohnH Packett H L Pagger Mrs He Pickering Magale Huenour Floyd Trigg Mrs Alice Triplett Mrs Ruth Whitmore Gilbert J W Sibert Mra Fannie Fugitt left today for Trenver Col where she expects to spend the winter with her daughter.
Sworn document from Frederick County Virginia with names including Dr J A Richard J Henry Moting Sr Jno W Hogenberger T S Jolliffe and James M Brown as directors. Signed by John J Sloat cashier on the 15th day of Sept. 1 with others noted and an expiration date of July 2 1921.
A Cincinnati man touts a ether compound called freezone as a painless corn remover. Applied to a tender corn it supposedly relieves pain instantly and dries the corn so it can be lifted out with fingers. The ad promises rapid drying without damaging surrounding skin.
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