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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
4
Mr Birklington arrives late and asks a jeweller to replace real diamonds with imitations and return the proceeds. The jeweller recalls a prior visit by Mrs B who used a similar scam and left with paste jewelry worth little beyond taxi fare.
A well known senator irks colleagues with endless edits during committee discussion. The unnamed senator says he would amend the Lord's Prayer changing Lead us not into temptation to Give us strength to resist temptation.
Richmond Dispatch argues that the War Department should hasten demobilization of soldiers and workers from camps and abroad to reboot peacetime production. It warns continued labor shortages hinder postwar business and stresses the nation can return to peace rapidly by timely demobilization and reemployment.
Walt Mason laments wartime scarcity and rationing in a verse about bread prunes and jam while dreaming of peaceful days and plenty. He contrasts grim hunger with a wish for brighter times when pies and sugar are plentiful.
The piece recalls Alexander Findlay’s note on early coal use and social resistance. It cites seventeenth century London ladies avoiding sea-coal due to smoke and odor, then notes coal’s rise in England by 1859 with mauve dye sparking a fashion craze called the Mauve Measles.
The Birmingham Age Herald jokes that if German forces capture American mules they might try mule steak. The Nashville Banner agrees the animal’s service is admirable but refuses to endorse mule meat as a delicacy, even for the Bowies of enemy lands.
A humorous look at inventive trends as appliances for U boats reach the patent office. One man builds a brick boat from keel to crow's nest, designed to fool submarines, though it sinks at launch. The piece satirically highlights wartime ingenuity.
A fragmented note argues for protecting bumblebees in Australia and elsewhere. It highlights their role in improving clover and crop yields, noting large importations to aid crops and warning that a strike or loss would allow pests to overtake beneficial insects.
Mrs Twobbie asks where to go tonight and Mr Twobbie, tired by business wear and tear, prefers staying home. She accuses him of gossip or yarns in his office, hinting at his habit of listening or telling tales.
A wartime quip ponders how the Kaiser views the so-called lightning-trained Yankees, joking that he might regard them as sharp, novel troops despite skepticism about their effectiveness.
Merchants investing in Star advertisements may better afford to invest in yearly bonds, suggesting a link between advertising spend and bond purchases.
Prohibition officers raided trains along the Charlestown pike to catch liquor smuggling into Virginia. Several vehicles and baggage cars were searched but no liquor was found. Officers acted under Virginia law allowing searches without warrants to halt suspected violation of the ardent spirits statute. Public reaction included indignation from residents.
An advertisement promotes lemon juice and Orchard White as a skin whitening lotion for facial and body use. It claims whitening effects, harmlessness, and urges purchase through grocers or drug stores. It also quotes Justice Story on American youth and ends with a prompt to place a Star ad for buying or selling.
An American traveler recalls the mispronunciation of moth balls in the Far East. He explains packing heavy clothes for a trip across Siberia and the surprise at the term aphthalater marbles used by a chemist in Singapore.
Following influenza, Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and strengthens nerves as a real tonic. Hood's Combination and another tonic aid recovery, improve appetite, and help prevent disease, with the trio advertised as a complete health regimen.
The U S Department of Agriculture stresses dipping hogs to remove lice and mange, outlining signs of infestation, dipping intervals, and different approved dips including cresol compound coal tar and nicotin dips. It covers laying a durable dipping vat and cautions on crude petroleum use and preparation of lime sulfur dips.
The United States Department of Agriculture explains that wheat bran, a by product of flour, supports cow digestion and palatability in feed. It is laxative, high in phosphorus and potash, and often mixed with other proteins to balance cost and nutrition.
A fragment urges paying a reasonable price for dried seed of a proven variety from a nearby field. It cautions against paying high prices to outsiders claiming miraculous yields and encourages neighboring exchanges instead.
A reader claims Cardui relieved years of nervous distress and headaches after other remedies failed. The testimonial says it calmed nerves, restored energy, and ended headaches after three bottles, praising its long term effectiveness and urging others to begin taking Cardui.
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