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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists yearly and short term subscription rates in advance for the Morning News Item Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. It notes the Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as second class mail matter.
The piece muses on September’s arrival and the onset of autumn, contrasting the fading of summer warmth with cool nights and crimson woods. It reflects on aging, time’s passage, and the poet Walt Mason’s wry, reflective tone as seasons shift.
Testatrix T Annie E Boozer of Columbia on a Winchester visit leaves all real and personal property to sister Carrie D Graichen and brother Fred A Graichen. The will, written by Boozer, appoints Carrie as executrix and cancels some debts of the F A Graichen Glove Co. real estate in Winchester Virginia is itemized.
The document records Annie Graichen Boozer naming her brother Fred A. Graichen and detailing distribution of all remaining money after $150 for a tombstone and funeral expenses. It is signed and sealed by Boozer in her own handwriting on October 12, 1905.
A letter to The Star from Roger A. Kline, among recruits sent to Camp Lee in Petersburg, Va., reports arrival at 4 am after travel delays. He notes all in good spirits, assigned to Company L, 318th Infantry, and that mornings involve getting up at 6 and chores like chopping wood and sweeping barracks.
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier said to eradicate scrofula and impurities. It markets the remedy as plant based with no mineral ingredients and claims 11 years of recognition. Contact Swift Specific Co Dept. F Atlanta Ga for guidance.
The article urges feeding draft bred horses with ample grain, keeps per acre sheep to one, and separates conflicting hogs. It notes mares bred in November foal next October after heavy work ends. It claims less than 10 percent of weeds remain unpalatable to sheep and cattle and horses eat about half of weeds. Hogs prefer company and should not be kept alone.
Fred A Shryock of Winchester is mourned with funeral services planned for Tuesday at 8 p m from Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is related to Gen Thomas Shryock of Maryland and Bentley Kern of Winchester. Interment will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers including Dr B M.
An exchange notes a 100 pound thank offer for escape from death in a raid and a later 200 pound gift to the church of St Katherine Cree in Leadenhall Street. The item recalls a marcher’s confrontation with a lion in the Arabian desert and a vow tied to the anniversary of that escape observed each October 16.
Advertises California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for sick upset children. Promotes its use for constipated or feverish kids with coated tongues and stomach discomfort. Claims a teaspoonful will clear foul waste within hours and urges asking druggists for a 50 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Miss Nova Southwick of Kingfisher Oklahoma recounts two years of severe female trouble and nerve pain. After ten bottles she is well with no pain backache or dizzy spells and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery. She invites others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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