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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
4
The ad outlines pricing for subscriptions: one year in advance is $2.50, six months $1.25, three months $0.65, and one month $0.25. It presents a simple tiered scheme for readers choosing different terms.
The Strasburg News urges daily apple consumption while praising apples and other fruits grown in the Shenandoah Valley. It notes apples aid digestion and health, and argues for canning surplus produce to last through winter, citing regional fruit diversity from March strawberries to autumn apples.
The Baltimore Sun editorial comments on Senator Penrose’s push for a new force bill, arguing it would escalate sectional tensions and harm national unity. It accuses Penrose of bribery-driven politics and urges emancipation from corrupt influences, while noting Senator Owen will pursue corruption investigations instead.
Aimed at overworked mothers, the notice touts Scott's Emulsion of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil as a nourishing tonic to restore strength and vitality. It claims benefits to blood and nerves and urges immediate use with a world wide reputation and alcohol free formula from Scott & Bowsie in Broomfield.
Walt Mason jokes about self praise and climbing social ranks by comparing his geese to a theater career. He imagines becoming the Hamlet of his era while deserting his geese and courting tragedy. The playful verse blends ambition with absurd bird imagery.
A vintage ad extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast and harmless remedy for indigestion. It claims five minute relief from stomach misery, gas, heartburn, and dyspepsia, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case and eat freely without worry.
Cross Junction Virginia notes report visits to Inwood West Virginia by Braithwaite families, painting of the Whitacre graded school, a serenaded marriage of Shelby Stotler, and social visits among local residents including Keller, Peasemaker, Collins and Luttrell family members.
Mrs D W Kerns of Cumberland Maryland reports a nervous breakdown, sleeplessness, and weakness. After using Vinol she regained appetite, sound sleep, and strength. She recommends Vinol as a delicious reconstructive tonic for nervous weak run down women.
A Jefferson County Union meditation on personality, tact, and social conduct. It argues that manner toward others largely determines success, noting that tact stems from contact and that individuals shape their character through daily interactions.
A Farm and Fireside writer recalls desert rain arriving with intense force. A mountain torrent floods the slope while sheltering under rock, then moves on as hail erupts in huge, deadly stones. The storm ends and travelers resume their journey with their horse.
The article highlights Hampton Roads as a region of peak historical importance linking the first English colony in America to the founding of colonial governance and early military fortifications. Fort Monroe’s 1611 fortifications mark continuous defense of Chesapeake Bay, framing key colonial and revolutionary events.
Lord Chief Justice Holt once recalled his youth amid a club of reckless peers. At the Old Bailey a highway robber, once his companion, was convicted and Holt asked after old friends. The culprit bowed and sighed that all but Holt and he were hanged.
Mrs Rose Clark and children visited relatives Sunday. Miss Lulu Boyles and Miss Minor from Martinsburg stayed with Miss Laura Walker last week. A large crowd attended the Thanksgiving supper at the M E Church in Bunker Hill last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Oliver Nol spent Thanksgiving with her parents the John Walkers. The Ladies Aid Society of Mount Pleasant met at Rev J C S Myers in Inwood on Thanksgiving day with oysters chicken and plenty. Miss Mary Hackney has recovered from illness. Miss Josephine Morgan visits a Winchester home officer cousin Verna Swimley and attends the large tabernacle meeting. Little Evelyn Cloud spent Sunday with Mildren Morgan.
The mayor city council merchants and other townspeople of Winchester will attend the services in a body tonight. Those expected to go in the delegation are asked to meet at the city hall at 7 o clock and leave at 7 10. Officials and employees of the Lewis Jones Knitting Mill will also attend. Arthur was born on February 29 so his birthday comes but once in four years.
A Farm and Fireside essay argues that all animals including hens have peculiarities. It notes that each class shows traits and individuals differ, using horses as examples to illustrate how some respond slowly while others are quick and obedient.
A health advertisement argues the body needs regular maintenance like an engine. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Anuric tablets to cleanse kidneys, relieve biliousness, and address symptoms of rheumatism gout or sciatica, inviting samples and free analysis at Inv. ids Hotel Buffalo NY.
A nautical authority notes the Chinese junk Keying visited Europe and America in 1848 and proved itself an excellent sea boat, weathering storms as well as Western ships and matching the era’s best packet ships in speed. The Outlook remarks such foreign methods educate Americans who may boast.
A Sunday service at a rural church ended abruptly when an absent minded man struck a match safe in his pocket. Sulfur fumes upset a nearby woman who exclaimed to her companion that the preacher’s vivid depiction of Hades surpassed any sermon she had heard from Brother White.
A sequence of numbers and monetary values appears, including totals like 100,300 and 1,444. The readable text conveys financial figures without clear context or accompanying nouns, making precise interpretation difficult.
T J Norrell vice president of the Bank of Cottonwood Texas writes that he has received relief and Foley Kidney Pills to anyone who has kidney trouble. The brief note promotes the medicine and its benefits for kidney issues.
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