The Refugee
An obscure verse fragment depicts a Holland scene with a king hunted by scorn and fear. A crowd jeers a royal figure, while an outcast seeks shelter as the Kaiser slips away, sparking tears among honest onlookers.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
4
An obscure verse fragment depicts a Holland scene with a king hunted by scorn and fear. A crowd jeers a royal figure, while an outcast seeks shelter as the Kaiser slips away, sparking tears among honest onlookers.
The Winchester and Frederick county American Red Cross chapter reported on surgical dressings work. Winchester division with 550 members produced 104000 dressings, Middletown auxiliary 12500, and Stephens City auxiliary dressings, all shipped to Winchester for inspection and delivery to Washington.
Brooklyn woman Mrs. F Pratt attributes her recovery from severe illness to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash after a doctor urged surgery. She urges other women to consider the remedy before operative treatment and notes that hospitals provide free surgical dressings.
A testimonial from Mrs Blanche G of Main Street praising Doan's Kidney Pills for relief after long backache and kidney trouble. Mrs Grim also endorses the remedy positively, stating it helped her considerably over four years. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills, 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs J B Gadd of Hixson Tennessee testifies Cardui eased a decade long left side pain after her baby and sleep issues. She describes initial relief then renewed weakness and eventual full recovery attributing it to Cardui and urging other women to try it for headaches backaches side pains nervousness sleeplessness and fatigue.
The board Adams Valley Turnpike Co adopts dissolution and calls a special stockholders meeting in Winchester Virginia on December 30 1918 at 10 am to act on the resolution. The meeting is at the office of Hansbrough Carter. The resolution approved by the board contemplates transfer to the Commonwealth following Virginia law. Authorized by H F Byrd president and D B Dinges secretary.
A German province Schleswig Holstein is to form a republic within the next few days. The region, 7 338 square miles in area, was once part of Denmark. It was ceded to Prussia and Austria in 1864, then largely controlled by Prussia.
An old advertisement touts a household remedy described as a universal cure for flu and colds. It claims to ease coughs without opiates and mentions Benton resident Mrs Smith endorsing 77s Honey bought at a local drug store as curing her awful cold.
Mr Charles Bayliss son of the late Conley Bayliss and Miss Minta Larrick daughter of Z Taylor Larrick were quietly married last Wednesday afternoon December 4 at the Methodist parsonage by Rev F M Richand ean. They left for Detroit Michigan to reside in the future. The Star Job Office offers quick printing services.
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