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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
12
Poetic tribute praising a cherished valley, its hills streams and guardianship by God. The poem expresses peace, care from ancestors, and a haven for the sick, ending with the name Nina Glenn Anderson.
Capon Bridge residents report colds and illnesses in the area. Visitors include Mr. J. Nixon from Columbus and Mrs. Maybelle Boice from Millbrook. Dr T. K. Oates consulted by William Alabaugh. John Haines had a severe spell. Rev Good preached at the Methodist church. A tractor fire at Frank Kern’s was controlled with a fire extinguisher.
A fragment features Walt Mason style verse about James Leatherhead and political vanity, then shifts to Timber Ridge community notes. Items include church missionary society meeting at W. E. Oates home, visits among residents, illnesses, a December 7 birth, and local school activities with names like Mrs. Minnie Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Oates, and Altha Arnold.
Mr and Mrs George Rudolph took their two year old son to Winchester hospital for hernia surgery. Mrs Mahlon Rudolph is very ill. Mrs Jasper Orndorff returned from Baltimore and Washington with friends. Mrs Joseph Bauserman spends weeks near Baltimore with her son. Mr and Mrs Paul Williams visited Rufus Brill. Ernest Rudolph stayed with brother Hersel Rudolph. Mrs Ira Kerns and son Ray visited her parents Charles Whitington. Helen Rudolph spent Tuesday with O Leary Brill. Harilla Strosnider visited sister Mrs Robert Peer.
Miller Tra-Control Stock will accept Miller Tra-Control Stock at four dollars per share as part of payment for select Arlington County building lots. Lots priced twenty to thirty cents per foot, twenty minutes from the White House, with streets water gas electricity sewers sidewalks trolley and bus line. Address Room 20 Franklin Natl Tas Bldg Washington DC.
Archaeologists report a pile of 6000 year old bones in a cave near Auch in southern France. The bones show tooth marks and are interpreted as remains from a large prehistoric cannibal feast implying cannibalism in that era.
Fragmented OCR presents seven aphorisms attributed to ancient sages. Phrases include Know thyself and Avoid excess, with names like Simon of Athens and Blas of Irene. The garbled text cites Delphi temples and various mythic figures, all indicating a list of prudent maxims.
A compact aphorism notes a girl’s expectation of tenderness from her doll and asserts she owes it in return. The quotation ends with a sharp jab about shaving attributed to Remy de Gourtment.
An old advertisment claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine has aided hearing and catarrhal deafness for over 40 years. The copy attributes the product to J Cheney & Co based in Toledo Ohio.
A literary item notes Southey’s historical poem about Roderick the last king of the Visigoths in Spain. It mentions his defeat by the Moors and the poem titled Roderick, the Last of the Goths, in a feature from the City Star.
Members of Winchester Memorial Hospital are called to a meeting at 8 PM in the Library on Monday December 22 to amend the charter. The measure seeks a board of 20 to 100 directors and a four three layman committee to oversee board affairs when not in session and to authorize gifts and endowments for charitable purposes. By H H McGuire December 8.
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