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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
4
A married man on a 7 15 car reads a mushy novel and sports an untidy bit of string on his coat. A stenographer mocks him while another woman pities the poor fellow, then the string disappears as he leaves.
Local items detail Charles L. Grove's business trip to Lancaster PA, George Serxiers returning to Winchester, the Friendly Circle Bible Class enrollment, visitors at Thomas Carter’s home, and siblings Chester Cornwell and Hannah Williams visiting family. The passage also includes a 1886 affidavit by Frank J. Cheney & Co. promising $100 for catarrh cures and a note on Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Appears to be a brief quotation from Walt Mason urging readers to stay alert and avoid despair. The line suggests perseverance in striving for recognition or success rather than wallowing in sorrow. The attribution remains to the humorist and columnist Walt Mason.
Mr and Mrs Charles Harper and children from Gainesboro spent a weekend with Mrs Harpers parents Mr and Mrs James Smith. Kenneth Petrie celebrated Thanksgiving with his grandmother at Home Beauty farm. Virginia Hardy granddaughter of Mrs William Richards died prompting a Washington trip. Samuel Cook visited Winchester yesterday. Emeline Smith spent Saturday in town. Agnes Lonwrie visited Mr and Mrs Dodson.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable cure for scrofula catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia loss of appetite and general debility. It claims the medicine has forty years of tested effectiveness and urges readers to obtain it today.
Trustees under two deeds of trust announce a public auction of a dwelling and lot at 330 Fairview avenue Winchester to begin at 12 noon. The sale requires one third cash with balance due in one and two years secured by notes bearing 6 percent interest and a deed of trust with insurance. payments due in two years.
The State Board of Canvassers in Richmond certified election results from November 3. Slemp won with 15 821 votes over 14 153 for his Democratic opponent. district totals include Flood 7 105 in the tenth, Jones 4 292 in the first, Holland 4 089 in the second, Montague 5 064 in the third, Wetson 2 887 in the fourth, Saunders 6 534 in the fifth, Vets 4 hotel 6 833 in the sixth, May 4 589 in the seventh.
A letter from Winchester Virginia dated December 3 1914 pleads for aid to Belgium noting urgent suffering and the need to show Christian charity beyond local needs. The writer argues support transcends race and national bias, urging a donation of one hundred dollars to meet charitable demands for Belgians during wartime.
An officer in Gen. French's army on leave claims the war will end by June or earlier. He cites exhausted German western efforts, mounting eastern pressure, and a coming allied offensive as signs. He predicts Germany may seek peace in the summer on favorable terms.
Resolutions passed by Haddox Lodge L C O Fk Fy at Rest Virginia extend heartfelt sympathy to the family of their bereaved brother R B Carter whose infant son has died. The lodge leader H Moulden signs the resolutions expressing sorrow and support.
In a crowded tenement neighborhood a shabby man pleads for money from a booth attendant. A “red crone” woman with fur and jewels urges a woman to buy seals to “whack consumption.” The scene hinges on desperation and a dying wife’s wish for relief through the purchase.
A wartime public health notice compares costs of tuberculosis treatment with preventive Red Cross Seals. It presents imagined family expenses from illness versus prevention and urges support for a prevention campaign through Red Cross Bears and other measures.
An Arizona consumptive praises progress in tuberculosis reduction in a letter to Dr. Hoyt E B Dearholt, Wisconsin Anti tuberculosis association executive secretary. He notes the impact of Red Cross Seals and a supporting check funds Wisconsin work.
A fragmentary note describes astonishment at a bold social incident with an expression of disbelief and a dismissive reaction to the event.
A seven year old girl in Kansas City explains to her mother that Red Cross Seals fund care for sick people without money. Ellen's teacher and a children’s folder describe how funds support hospitals, doctors, and nurses to prevent tuberculosis and promote wellness.
The Red Cross Christmas Seal drive has printed 115 million seals with most distributed to agents in nearly every state. About 15 million more seals are needed. Advertising material runs to several million items and paid staff and volunteers exceed 100 000. The campaign also draws several hundred thousand dollars in donated publicity.
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