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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative for liver and bowels. It claims they relieve constipation indigestion and biliousness, improving mood and head clarity with a nightly dose and urging parental use for children as well.
Military brief summarizing actions in the Balkans and Middle East. Allies evacuate Serbian territory and discuss Balkan troop status from Saloniki. Bulgarians seize 40 British guns in South Serbia. 1,200 prisoners taken by General Von Koevess in Eastern Montenegro. Austrians repulsed near Dublitchitza. French and British actions on Western and Mesopotamian fronts. Emper or William withdraws Attaches. Italian reverses in Tripoli. Petrolle arrives Algiers after Austrian submarine incident.
Deeds admitted to record list several transfers in Frederick County clerk's office. Viola Henry to I W Scothn for 98 acres near Stephens City. John E Stottlemeyer to Josephus and Mary C Stottlemeyer for 1 acre near Nain. R L Omps to N J Pease for 276 acres 18 miles north of Winchester. D M Armel to E A Fishel for 12 34 acres in Opequon district. F L Harris to John W North for 80 by 100 foot lot in Harris addition. W H Elwell to B H Pott for 7 acres north of Winchester on Martinsburg Pike. Sarah Jane Russell to Mr C McDonald for 6 acres near Mount Williams. W E Deal to Albert V Lawson and Charles E Layman for 2 1 2 acres in Opequon district.
The first major corn husking of the season was held at Rosebrook the Rosenberger residence near Hayfield Virginia. Mr. Madison Rosenberger organized the event in a large well equipped barn where fifty hands worked as the corn supply was ample. Supper featured chicken pot pie and gravy as promptly as the corn vanished. Local school inspector A L Lincoln conducted a school inspection noting no infectious disease and good sanitary conditions. Family updates include Mabel Light improving after diphtheria and Miss Virginia Larrick running a large one room school with forty scholars.
John F. Kremer a leading Main Street merchant went to Baltimore to see a specialist and was pronounced free from organic trouble. He is expected to fully recover with rest and a complete test period. He was accompanied by Dr W A Bell on the trip.
Eight carloads of green silica were shipped from the Thompson Millar property near Bentonville to Chicago during October and November. It is used in making colored cement work. Mr. H. B. Sewell of Philadelphia is registered at Hotel Jack.
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