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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
2
Auction note indicates a 962 acre stock farm in Loudoun County Virginia on a pike one mile from Washington and Leesburg, three miles from an electric line. Property features well fenced land, mostly American land, good bottom land, and usable outbuildings. Located near Herndon, VA. details limited due to fragmented OCR.
FIAVANA Cuba July 22 with sudden cannibalistic practices by Voodoo worshippers causing deaths of at least three children and several practitioners. Lynch law used against Brujos marks first such action in the country as fear spreads among parents. White converts and widespread raids follow captures of Brujos and seizures of sacred objects.
Miss Mary Sigsworth Rhodes wed Charles Parker Murray in a spur-of-the-moment ceremony staged while guests gathered at the Wayside Inn. The Rev. M. H. Keen announced the wedding the night before. The couple left for an extended northern trip and will reside in Stanleyton.
The Rev. C. W. Tinsman stationed at Whitacre announces an all-day meeting at Mount Hebron United Brethren Church one mile east of Whitacre on Sunday August 17. All are invited to attend this gathering.
The report states that in Ceylon elephants are hunted mainly for sport since their ivory yield is lower than in Africa and other regions.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe humane alternative to calomel. It claims the product detoxifies the liver without salivation, suitable for children and adults, and guarantees satisfaction with a money-back offer if it fails to act better than calomel.
Joseph M. Bauserman of Woodstock VA named census supervisor for Virginia’s Seventh District. He will oversee Albemarle Clarke Frederick Greene Madison Page Rappahannock Rockingham Shenandoah Warren counties and Charlottesville Harrisonburg Winchester. Counting begins next year. local enumerator appointments soon.
Miss Kathryn Forbes of Altoona Pennsylvania is visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs William Glaize at their Cedar Grove home.
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