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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
4
The Yok? edition of the Daily Star lists publication by The Bening Star Publishing and notes a New York representative A. B. Clayden. It mentions Winchester Virginia entry as second-class matter and provides advance rate hints for various time periods.
Colphet Henry, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, in Brighton comments on suffragists and the vote. He portrays women as a disruptive force challenging manhood and aims to undo established laws and religion, framing the movement as a sex war.
A Norfolk Pilot quip ponders gendered views on tobacco use, noting a girl kissing a dog and comparing human and canine smoking habits. The piece uses humor to reflect attitudes toward tobacco and courtship.
A reflective piece describes a man who spends freely on Greece imports and art, builds a stately house with a cornice that touches the stars, yet leads a restless life. He travels in winter to a distant clime and returns in summer to seek new shores, leaving his home as a hollow shell.
Kansas City Missouri and Cumming Georgia readers share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs H T Winn credits relief from lifelong pain and motherhood after monthly suffering, while Mrs Charlie Bughey from Cumming reports restored appetite sleep and mobility after two weeks of use.
A scrambled clipping cites various newspapers debating women’s right to propose and to answer refusal, with brands like Helena Independent and Charleston News and Courier referenced, signaling a push for suffrage-era reform.
A timeless admonition warns against rapid eating as cause of indigestion and constipation. The article links proper digestion to thorough chewing and salivation and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for relief, noting many stomach troubles are cured and that the tablets are easy to take and agreeable.
The article notes next Sunday will be the year's longest day with sunrise at 4.40 am and sunset at 7.34 pm marking the official start of summer. It warns days will then shorten and nights lengthen, while reporting on remarks by J N Tillard and officials about crime coverage.
A renowned dermatologist endorses common bold sulphur turned into a thick cream to soothe irritated skin and stop itching. He asserts two or three applications can clear eczema, leaving skin smooth, advised to obtain an ounce from any good pharmacy and apply like cold cream.
Mrs George Reynolds received a surprise party for her birthday with a large dinner. Guests included many neighbors and relatives from Reynolds Store and nearby towns, such as the Hetronimus, Cains, Bageant, De Haven, Collins, and Shanholtz families. Nelson Chapel Sunday school reorganized with A W Braithwaite as superintendent. service at 3 p m Sundays.
Mrs Lydia Hawkins of Winchester and Mrs M W Cooper of Gore visited the Giffins in Troine. Mrs Richard Fleacher was taken ill and Dr C R Anderson of Gore assisted. Rufus Woolford and daughter Della visited George Hicks family. Memorial services were held at the Christian Church. Delia and Bertha Hicks called on friends. E F Hicks visited Walter Hicks family in Yellow Springs W Va. William Anderson and Jennie Rogers visited D O Rogers.
Messrs. James Barry and Garrett Walters of Norfolk Virginia arrived yesterday afternoon in Mr Barry's car and spent the night with friends. They attended the finals at the University of Virginia. Barry once played baseball with the Winchester team and both men have many local friends.
Rev J E Booker chairman of Home Missions will preach next Sunday June 21 at Kernstown Presbyterian Church 11 am Burnt Church 4 pm and Round Hill Church 8 pm Sermons shared with Rev Alfred Jones D D The public is invited to hear these messages from Home Missions efforts
By decree of the Circuit Court of Warren County Virginia the Aspen Grove Farm belonging to Bradley T Johnston and others will be sold at public auction on Wednesday July 1 1914 at 2 p m in Front Royal. The two parcel farm of about 219 acres lies on the east side of the Front Royal and Winchester Turnpike six miles north of Front Royal and 13 miles south of Winchester. The sale offers one third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on May 14 1914 Frank J Russell sues John S Russell and numerous Sullivans among others to obtain a decree of sale for about five acres adjoining Mt Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. Defendants include William Russell nonresident. publication ordered in The Evening Star for four weeks and posting at court door.
The advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Tablets as a grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles. It urges sale through dealers and notes daily growing recognition of the medicine's effectiveness.
Congressman William G. Brown of Kingwood received the Democratic nomination for a third term at a large Charlestown opera house convention. Speaker Mark of the national House praised Brown and urged Second District voters to return him to Washington. Clark shared the podium applauded as a supporter and friend of Brown.
Miss Rosa Woolfork has returned home from wintering in Knox Ville Tennessee. Mrs Florence Wheat and daughter Miss Florence Wheat visit Mrs Townsend Bur well at Carter Hall. Mr R H Ritter returns from Norfolk. Percy M Shepherd returns to Baltimore after visiting Millwood friends. Miss Ella Holland visits sister Mrs Albert Warner in Richmond. John Beverley Holland, operated on for appendicitis at St Elizabeth's Hospital Richmond, improving. Mrs Hopkins Jolliffe and daughters Margaret and Katherine Jolliffe of Bluefield visit Mrs William Brubaker. Florence Hummer of Berryville visits her parents Mr and Mrs R A Brown.
William N. Airey veteran of the Confederate McNeill Rangers who joined the Cumberland Md detachment that captured Generals Crook and Kelley died recently at Keyser at age 86. Lynchburg recommended by a committee as the site for a proposed home for indigent Masons of Virginia.
Jacob H. Hillyard of 606 S. Kent St Winchester Va testifies he injured his back then suffered bouts of backache and kidney issues. After taking Deans Kidney Pills he reports great relief and says he would recommend the remedy publicly.
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