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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
3
An old Swift Specific Co. advertisement claims eczema and skin eruptions stem from impure blood. It promotes a blood purifier used for fifty years and invites readers to write for complete advice to the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta Georgia.
The Star notes daily market quotations with price figures for winter wheat flour spring wheat flour cracked corn hay butter middlings potatoes and live chickens among others. Prices shown include winter wheat flour 12.00 spring wheat flour 18.50 cracked corn 2.00 and creamery butter 0.06 per pound, among irregular typographical entries.
Summary of market prices across dairy poultry corn hay cattle hogs and sheep and lambs listing creamery quotations and livestock ranges such as butter nearby creamery No. 1 timothy hay and cattle hog and sheep prices with detailed per unit values and grade distinctions.
In a colorful aside, Uncle Eben compares politics to gambling and raffles, noting how some see the game of power as a quick and risky gamble similar to a boss race. He frames political maneuvering as a risk filled exercise.
The passage argues that silly men often make the worst husbands while sensible men treat a good wife well, suggesting errors arise from folly rather than intent and implying wiser conduct leads to better marriage outcomes.
Virginia Council of Defense outlines patriotic war education for county fairs across the state. Officials urge fairs to host displays, parades, and talks to promote preparedness as farmers and citizens are framed as soldiers of Uncle Sam in a nationwide drive.
Trust me try Dodson’s Liver Tone a pleasant vegetable liquid that acts like calomel but without salivation. It claims to cure biliousness constipation sluggishness and headaches and to be safe for children and adults with druggist guarantees.
Abram Beydler of Maurertown Virginia is discharged from Winchester Memorial Hospital after eight weeks and two successful operations. He returned home Friday evening in his son's car and is glad to be with friends as his condition nears normal.
Mrs. George Dalgetty Kerr of Lynchburg Ala Awito extended visit to relatives in town. Mrs Effie Cartright and Mrs C Sred Barr with Miss Elizabeth Barr motored to Loudoun County Wednesday for a day with Mrs Smith in Purcellville. Elizabeth Barr visiting Miss Dorothy Smith there. Mrs Ella Wilcox Hockman, after visiting Rev E B Shaver at Maurertown, returned to Winchester.
The hump in buffalo is not fat but built from neural spines twice as long as those in cattle, with large muscles alongside filling the angle between the spines and the ribs.
A reflective piece compares human activity with insects like ants and bees. It argues that most animals, unlike humans, value every moment, work persistently, and avoid idleness, urging a view of human effort as more squandered than these diligent creatures.
The German Brunswick theater in 1734 issued a public notice ordering front pit rows to lie down kneel sit and stand by row so all could see. The frosted notice became a museum curiosity noted by the Christian Science Monitor.
A quip compares a waitress to a poet, saying she is born to her work. The line explains that she is one maid to order, highlighting a playful view of service and craft.
A concise urging to follow natural health laws to prevent illness. It emphasizes that neglect or refusal to heed these laws leads to sickness and that wisdom lies in observing them so that drugs and cures become unnecessary.
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