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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1916
Page
3
Winchester resident Mrs. W. M. Sumption testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieve severe backache and urinary issues after taking the remedy multiple times. Advertises price 65 cents and urges buyers to insist on Dean's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo New York and local dealers.
Joe Ding Man of Webster City Iowa reports twice yearly liver trouble with stomach pains. After using half a bottle of Chamberlains Tablets he felt fine with no pain. Obtainable everywhere.
A mother leaves her son Jack home alone for an afternoon in a distant town area. She provides verbal directions and a telephone line for emergencies. Midday Jack asks to visit a cousin nearby and the mother grants permission with a reminder to stay quiet. He replies politely with a brief assurance.
The piece recalls Mrs. Drew reviving Gladstone’s rhyme on a captain and cook’s wedding at a convalescent home. It also mentions Gladstone making a pun about Blondin’s Crystal Palace act pleasing a chancellor of the exchequer as a balance example.
The text explains iron in water, noting that even half a part per million can be tasted and four to five parts render water unpalatable. It states mineral springs gain medicinal value from iron, but typically it is undesirable. It warns iron can stain laundry above 2.65 ppm and cloudiness occurs in ice produced water.
Doctors W E Burge and E B Burge of Urbana Illinois report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that ulcers of the stomach arise from diminished resistance in a defined area to the droptic action of gastric juice, based on experiments on dogs.
A compact note reflects on optimism and the paradox of seeking knowledge while feeling hesitant. The fragment discusses doubt about asking questions and the courage to learn despite insecurity.
Pider John Tamkin, an 86 year old Christian Church minister from Powells Fort near Luray Virginia, traveled across two mountains to keep his preaching schedule. Born six miles from London, he fought for England in the Crimean War and later for the Confederacy in the Civil War. He moved through several states after the war to teach, overcoming opposition to his English birth, and has never worn spectacles.
An advertiser warns against calomel mercury products and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable, harmless liver tonic. The ad claims calomel causes sickness, salivation, and lost days, while Liver Tone promises gentle, guaranteed liver activation and safe use for adults and children.
A fragmented snippet hints at polite behavior and social courage, mentioning men and being easy to fool in a likely editorial or dialogue. No clear events, names, dates, or locations are readable.
The eastern front shows Russian advances toward Kovel Lemberg and southern defenses near the Stokhod. Letchitsky operates in Galicia threatening Austrian lines as Brody region sees continued push to Rivers Graiberki and Sereth. In Turkish Armenia Russians push toward Sivas while the Anglo British effort on the western front marks time with local gains near Bazentin le Petit and repulsed counterattacks. Maritime war reports describe the Dutch steamer Koenigin Wilhelmina mined with passengers saved and the sinks of Clendia Dandolo and Mars.
Manufacturer F. J. CHENNY & CO. of Toledo Ohio claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces with tonics and purifiers. It is advertised as a regular prescription from a leading physician and not a quack medicine. Testimonials available on request. Sold by druggists. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A tobacco drummer jokes with justice Hudson Hicks at Rainbow Pond New Jersey about eloping couples. Hicks says he earns two dollars per wedding and charges ten dollars more for speed, reflecting a rustic quickie marriage practice.
In Acqui Italy a natural hot spring provides heat for a large hospital formerly a school. The spring supplies boiling water for washing cleaning and fires are largely unnecessary except for kitchen use. Water source lies in the city center.
Quote attributes Charles E. tlhughes praising work ethic as cause of fatigue and failure. The line argues men fail from worry and dissipation rather than overwork, emphasizing relentless labor as virtue.
West Isondon magistrate Mr Fordham rebuked a defendant who repeatedly called a policeman a gentleman He argued a gentleman is often a respectable man but not a police officer The exchange appeared in the London Evening Standard.
An unclear quotation from a local pro describing a strange method to prevent neckties from slipping. The wording blends misheard sounds with attempted guidance, leaving the intended action and meaning ambiguous.
The fragment lists loams and discounts overdrafts secured and unsecured, a banking house and lot with furniture, due from national banks, various currencies including paper, fractional, nickels, cents, gold and silver coins, totaling 99 056 46 with unclear entries and figures.
A reader ad promotes outdoor activity as the best laxative to keep bowels regular, suggesting a full glass of water before breakfast and a high intake of fruit and vegetables. It praises Straiberlain's Tablets as pleasant and mild, available everywhere.
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