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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
7
A Kansas farmer Frederick Hoenemann sues an airplane operator to stop flights over his land claiming livestock disturbance from sight and engine noise. The case lacks direct precedent and sparks legal debate on air rights and property ownership across jurisdictions.
Youth's Companion surveys the founding era noting Washington’s unmatched leadership. It compares him to Franklin Jefferson Hamilton and Marshall, arguing his massive character and steadiness set him apart despite others' equal intellects.
A will reveals a clause to preserve the deceased’s heart in spirits. Precedents include 1909 Lord Burton and nine years earlier the Marquess of Bute’s wish to send his heart to Mount of Olives. Stories of Bruce, Shelly, Livingstone, and Trelawney illustrate varied outcomes.
An old advertisement touts a cheap beauty lotion made from lemon juice and Orchard White. It claims to whiten skin, remove tan redness gallowness and windburn, and promises a harmless, non irritated formula for daily facial, neck, arm and hand care.
Four people dead and up to six seriously injured as a northern Ohio storm causes more than 2 million dollars in crop and property damage. Youngstown reports two lightning deaths and a live-wire electrocution. Bellevue records a drowning in a sinkhole. Ashland County bears the largest loss at around 1 million.
The Mexican newspaper El Universal announced a 25,000 peso reward through the Associated Press for anyone who discovers a cure for typhus.
A marriage license was issued to Russell Lonas, a young farmer from the Clear Brook neighborhood, and Miss Lela Mozelle Grubbs, of the county. The groom is the son of Charles near White Hall, and the bride is the daughter of Harry Grubbs.
The monasteries once filled England and much of Europe were called abbeys ruled by abbots from abbas while those governed by a prior were priories. The terms reflect monastic structures and authority in historical religious communities.
Legal notice from the Corporation Court about referencing the estate matter of Geo W Randolph decd to a Commissioner in Chancery. The officer will inquire into real and personal assets, convene creditors, settle Executor Tokes’s accounts, and report additional pertinent matters. hearing set for August 11, 1919 in Winchester Virginia.
Norfolk and Western announces schedules with trains to Bristol Roanoke and intermediate stations. Pullman parlor car service to Bristol and sleeper cars to Bluefield Wineton Galem and Philadelphia connects at Roanoke with Memphis for points south. Evening Elkton service and northbound trains to Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York with connections at Shenandoah Junction. Officials W C Saunders and B Revill listed.
A French scientist reports that mold fungi color and diffuse pigments in moldy books. The piece recalls Jules Schaarschmidt’s early cryptogamic study on banknote dust. It also recounts Welsh funeral vigil practices called Wyl Nos with prayers, food, and alms at crossroads and church.
The London Chronicle dubs Compiegne a city of memories where Joan of Arc was imprisoned and ceded to the British. It recalls Louis XVI awaiting Marie Antoinette and Napoleon marrying Marie Louise, with a proxy ceremony in Vienna and a hurried bridal dash to Compiegne.
A local joke suggests a manicurist’s success comes from always having something on hand. The light quip implies readiness and resourcefulness for attracting clients in a small shop setting.
A tense standoff involving a vessel nicknamed Liberty Boat and a dispute over control ends without surrender. No injuries reported as authorities intervene and deescalate the situation at the scene.
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