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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
4
The text praises President Wilds clear speech and fable spirit while stating the administration will defend Texans from Mexican incursions. It describes Mexicans firing across the border, causing casualties, and asserts that U S troops will shoot back when fired upon.
Virginians recall Edward Echols as Staunton native who aided the commission report and served the state under orders of physicians. He plans to resign due to illness while colleagues express regret and pride in his future public work and readiness to serve when able.
Roosevelt defends the Mexican situation and criticizes Mr Wilson for not recognizing the Huerta government. He likens such nonrecognition to faulting Washington and argues bloodshed existed long before Huerta Villa or other actors. He condemns religious outrages tied to the revolution.
A Baltimore Evening Sun editorial calls on Roosevelt to rise above envy and oppose the forces blamed for past Mexican troubles. The piece argues he should not let political splits with Wilson impede aims and states the need to exorcise the perceived evil spirit dominating Mexico.
A witty meditation on midwest weather and seasonal winds, mixing playful imagery of cyclones and blizzards with a salute to editors and reporters. The piece references Walt Mason and Nellie Bly, noting Bly’s front line dispatches from Northern France and vivid soldierly life descriptions.
In Millwood Virginia on December 11 Mrs J W Burch visits Clover Virginia with family. Mrs Scott spent Sunday in Charlestown with Dr Scott. Mr and Mrs Herbert Brown welcome a newborn son. JM Royston returns from Woodstock visit. Ella Holland spent weekend at home. Mrs Alexander Neville recovers from illness. Mrs Evelyn Byrd returns from Baltimore visit.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County the suit seeks to determine sole devisee status under John N Kitchen late and to review prior proceedings. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within 15 days of publication to protect their interest. notice to be printed weekly in The Evening Star Winchester Va and posted at the courthouse by November 30 1914.
Bird Bros. strain turkeys from first prize at the Wit chester Fair 1913 14 and Berryville 1914 offered by MISS LA V. KLINE of Vaucluse Virginia. Sold out of young stock by the end of December with extreme size noted.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a quick remedy for croup. It claims the medicine thins thick mucus, clears phlegm, stops the strangling cough, and provides easy breathing and quiet sleep.
Advertisement offers four million peach trees sold direct to planters at wholesale prices. Claims trees are disease free and true to type. No agents traveling. Write for catalog and price list before placing order elsewhere.
Pursuant to a Frederick County Circuit Court decree the executor announces a public auction of the long‑owned five acre Stephens City residence of C. M. Peery. Sale in Winchester at noon with terms: one third cash and two thirds by purchaser bonds, two years to pay, 6 percent interest, mortgage security and fire insurance. Apply to R Gray Williams Winchester Va. 12-1-4w.
Special commissioners announce sale of a 24 acre tract with improvements near Mt Williams in Frederick County Virginia. Auction set for October 1914 in Winchester courthouse with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Names Hary H. Lynch and T. Russell as commissioners and W. Baker Jr as deputy clerk.
Feed is scarce this winter and prices may rise. Virginia dairy farmers should record cow performance with milk scales and Babcock testing to identify profitable cows. Denmark’s dairying shows records lift average milk production from under 4000 to over 8000 pounds annually, a result Virginia can mirror.
Secretary McAdoo reports to Congress on actions by the Treasury Department to aid Infants and Children in Use for Over 30 Years and to shore up American business after wartime shocks. The annual report cites a special appropriation of 2 and a pat perhaps to support financial stabilization and confidence.
Bloom Va Dec 11 Rev Frank Gilbert will deliver his farewell sermon at St John s Lutheran Church on December 20 at 10 30 a m. Various local residents are mentioned visiting relatives and relatives visiting in Bloom with several weekend stays and trips noted.
Mrs James Bell visits in Baltimore. Walter Crimheise returns to Hagerstown after two weeks with his father near Wickliffe. Miss Julia Coleman visits Miss Neilie Anderson near Marvin Chapel. Mrs Jacob Symons and Mrs Grover Carter visit their parents. Great second baseman sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox. Advertisement for fall and winter goods.
Mrs R Hanson of Waynesboro Pa reports improved strength and ability to do housework after using Vinol coded as a cod liver oil tonic. The ad claims Vinol builds appetite aids digestion and blood, offering money back if no benefit. Sold by Keller Drug Co.
Public sale announced by Special Commissioners in the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia. At 1 pm in front of the B&O Railway Station, Middletown, auctioneers offer three tracts: No. 1 a 10 acre with trees and a new five story dwelling. No. 244A eight acres with a wood working plant and machinery. No. 3 fifty-some acres east of Middletown with a dwelling and rigs. One-third cash, balance in two installments, interest and trust provisions noted.
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