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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
5
A stray line claims a comedian in London named Coat an lishman delivered the worst joke of the day. The fragmentary note hints at a misheard moniker and muddled punchline without reliable details.
A lively reminiscence notes a public function for the King, with playful questions about the Royal Family and a humorous line about a Welshman and a duck, reflecting casual American features.
A Washington Information Bureau booklet Sample contains desserts favored by over 100 prominent American women including Mrs Calvin Coolidge and other hostesses. It features standard desserts cakes pies puddings cookies ices and novelties with a claim each recipe is used by a notable woman. Send six cents for postage and copy to Washington DC.
An advertisement promotes Buckets green tablets made from juniper oil and buchu leaves to relieve irritation causing waking, scanty flow, burning, or backache. The 25 cent test offer promises relief if it fails, with local sale at Bak er's Drug Store.
London correspondent Edward J. Neil reports Franco’s strategists see Lerida Barcelona Valencia and Madrid as dominoes. They forecast a two month victory pace once Lerida falls, with Barcelona and Madrid key to collapsing the republic. Franco's forces are bolstered by German and Italian aid, though volunteers mix with Spanish-born troops.
The annual Virginia State Horticultural Society meeting runs Tuesday through Thursday in Charlottesville. The event opens with the new dance The Big Apple, showcasing apt advertising as artful aid.
Handley Library promotes Look Eleven Years Younger by Gellett Burgess and notes gifts and events. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Library dedication at Campion Jesuit Academy is mentioned with a memorial ceremony and a 1917 Cham p ion graduation. Margaret Mitchell offers a Danish copy contest trip to Atlanta. New book releases and notable works from Willa S. Cather, Van Wyck Brooks, Zane Grey and others are listed along with a Yale season reading list and Christmas book recommendations for schools.
Dale Carnegie and others discuss what it takes to become a writer and the role of luck. A banker and Julius Rosenwald weigh in on preparation and timing, noting that success is largely luck or breaks. The piece urges readers to watch for opportunities this month.
Elgin hog farmer Fred P. Weaver and his father have fed pigs with local leftovers for years. He recently married Fern Perry of Palatine and gave her a collection of more than 400 pieces of silver found among discarded table scraps.
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