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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
3
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy, claiming it cures catarrh through internal action. It cites worked by a leading physician, lists price at 75 cents, and notes sale by druggists with family pills also offered by the company in Toledo Ohio.
Two years ago W C Jones of Buford North Dakota suffered a week long severe diarrheal attack. A druggist advised Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose brought relief and in two days he was fully well. Drugstores widely recommend it for its reliability. Obtainable everywhere.
A fragmentary note describes a pre history bird with thousands of tiny holes as an unusual specimen. A judge and a congressman debate introducing such a remarkable curio in congressional proceedings. The item hints at cultural or educational display and public interest in natural history.
The Berryville Horse Show announces tomorrow's program with harness racing for trotting and pacing and several running events. Entries include Corinth Quince Elasticity High Flier Ojita Flat Cooming Coon Mary Mallory Easter Sunday McDiggie Joy r Darnete F Chitton Sebaga and Danger Mark. Thursday features five major races including a two mile steeplechase through the field.
Markets listed by local buyers show prices for corn hay butter live poultry and cattle with precise retail and wholesale figures. Notable items include corn spot and June at 2 per bushel and 82 nominal for corn cob, timothy hay around 22 50, creamery butter 30 to 31 cents, live chickens and roosters priced by size, and calves pigs and sheep values per head or per pound. The notice states these markets are correct as of evening on the preceding public day near Virginia and nearby regions.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel, claiming it cleanses the liver without causing salivation or sickness. It warns calomel is a dangerous mercury drug and promotes the product as harmless for children and adults. The note mentions Newton Hyde visiting friends in the city.
A long list of buyers and sellers is recorded for Berryville area properties and farms. Names include Gerhardt Rolfe Charlestown W Va Glenara Farm Marshall Va Glasscock Waugh Redm Va Huntland Farm Midapure V Hall T C Berryville Hardesty T B Berryville Hunter Wm N Leesburg Va Hall Zerega Leesburg Va Jones Charles A Boyce Va Jones R T Winchester Va Jones Addison G Boyce Va Locke Brothers Berryville Lodgs Blakeley Philomont Va Leith R L Unison Va McElhone Fréderic Upperville Va McCormick Frank Berryville McDonald W W Berryville McDonald Miller Berryville Merchant Esther Charlestown Wa Norman Henry H Purcellville Val Norman W W Middleburg Val Potts Mr Allen Gordonsville Val Prince Miss Justa Winchester Royston Monte G Berryville Randolph B O F Millwood Va Russell Johnson Middleburg Va Slater George H Upperville Va Schenck Brothers Berryville Trapnell J M Charlestown W Taylor G Berryville Tapscott T G Berryville Vint Hill Farm Nokesville Va Wisecarver E Berryville Ward's Sale Barn Charlottesville Walker Capt P M Boyce Va Zombro J E Berryville Kirby Arthur L Middleburg Va Kerfoot A M Berryville
At the close of Baltimore wholesale markets at 8 o clock this afternoon No 2 red wheat was quoted at 1.367 8 and corn at 91 1 2 cents.
Fire responders rushed to the Charley Rouss engine house after an alarm triggered by a passerby wordplay about a “High wire.” Varigus, Charley Rouss, and Sarah Zane companies laid hose as crews checked for a blaze near the professional building of Dr. Walter Myers. The incident began shortly before noon.
Lloyds in Stockholm reported the sinking of the Swedish steamship Vera, 2300 tons, by mine or submarine, with a dispatch also noting the British steamer Trident sunk. The item appears in a London dated dispatch. the text includes a light moral anecdote about a Mexican village delaying noon bells due to tortilla errands.
The article argues Jupiter’s scale dwarfs ordinary measures and suggests grasping its size by imagining Earth magnified to Jupiter’s dimensions, noting the difficulty of conveying such vastness with standard astronomical figures.
The public mood rejects the old style of oratory seen as mere mouthing and ranting. Today’s audience favors eloquence that feels sincere, avoiding grand gestures and heavy classical allusions.
In a tense exchange a woman confesses hatred toward a rival while insisting she is harmless and unwilling to consider a proposed meeting. The dialogue reveals jealousy and self-deprecating humor as confidants discuss affection and social constraints.
A fragment quoted from the Washington Star notes value in timing and rhythm over words, citing Ray Advertice in the Star. The brief appears to reflect commentary on discipline and cadence in performance or speech. The readable text emphasizes music over literal dictation.
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