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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
4
In a satirical piece dated Saturday December 8, a columnist imagines Bismarck's imagined death and the cronies of Kaiser Wilhelm II facing the costs of war. The mock obituary riffs on mass casualties, claiming eight hundred thousand dead as a measure of guilt and consequence.
The article excerpts life at Mount Vernon detailing George Washington early career from Braddock’s expedition to his Mount Vernon years, his marriage to Martha Custis, and diary glimpses. It notes Martha’s death in 1773, Washington’s Revolution era years, and family dynamics including his sister and brother relations, and his eight-year presidency.
A Fort Loudoun Seminary evening featured Franceska Kasper Lawson in song and student piano recitals followed by a Virginia banquet. The event celebrated the school as a historic shrine and community hub with praise for its enduring role in learning and local heritage.
Mrs Alice Johnson of Marksville describes year long back and side agony and sleepless nights. After taking Cardui she improved, could straighten up, and regained strength. She urges others with female related pains to try Cardui citing many prior successes. NC-133
The piece criticizes juries for sparing a wealthy accused woman in a murder case while condemning male killers, questions female juries in similar trials, and mocks conserva tives while discussing women’s suffrage and politics. It notes New York suffrage debates and wartime politics, then shifts to a domestic hint about soap making from fat and a Saturday night meditation.
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