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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
4
chaotic OCR text references a January drive, charity efforts, and Allied wartime rhetoric. Mentions the Atlantic, Christmas drive, and Christian duty against barbarism, urging broad unity and missions amid war.
Fragmentary lines speak of gaining renown through gumption and effort. The text hints at people living to give and spend, contrasting worthwhile pursuits with a misframed world. No clear event or names present.
Miller's Chub Store touts Vinol as a universal tonic for weak nerves and ailing bodies. The ad claims the formula proves there is nothing like it for men, women, the elderly, and delicate children, urging a trial to be convinced.
A quip filled reminiscence on Lincoln from a verse by Walt Mason. The speaker notes how grit and luck carry a man from poverty to the White House grounds only to end in misfortune, praising gumption as the spark behind bold steps and pride in named figure Eli as a clever originator.
Col Robert F. Leedy of Luray Va relieved of command of the One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry at Camp McClellan Anniston Ala with several other disloyal guard commanders. They will likely be ordered to Fort Sam Houston Texas for temporary instruction with potential return to their old commands if examinations at the officers school are passed. The change applies to the four regimental commanders of the Blue and Grey division and other regimental leaders may follow. The War Department says only physically fit officers will command troops abroad.
A brief note laments how acts of charity can become self serving as donors overextend mercy. The piece critiques moral posturing and urges sincerity in aid.
A vintage ad touts Wyeths Sulphur compound to restore color to gray or streaked hair. It promises natural, even darkening with a simple sponge application and claims the product provides a youthful, glossy look. Read The Star.
A technical note from Popular Mechanics outlines a grease method for wagon wheels. It describes drilling a hole through the axle with a specific diameter and spacing, aligning it to the spindle shoulder and center, and applying lubricant to the under side for smoother operation.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound restores natural hair color, claiming it darkens gray hair quickly and evenly. It touts a home solution cheaper than salon dye, noting it leaves hair glossy and youthful without disease claims.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a cup attached to a skein with a right sized hole for inch fittings. The text mentions Cleveland Ohio and a cen drilled with a drill to make a hole.
A Minnesota farmer posts a man-shaped dummy with a stick or gun in his pasture to scare off sheep-killing dogs. Each morning the dummy is removed and moved to a new spot at night, keeping dogs from discovering it is not a real person.
John P Lonas died at his Mount Jackson home after a paralytic stroke at age eighty two. He leaving a widow Miss French Tanquery of Frederick County, two daughters Virginia and Laura Lee Lonas, and three sons Tanquery Frederick and Albert Lonas now in the Navy en route to France. A Confederate veteran and retired merchant. Also notes Spartans used butter as a wound healer.
Different land types need specific plows and the choice affects harrows and packers. Farmers should evaluate construction quality and durability before buying a supply of these tools.
Alfred H. Smith, once a messenger boy and laborer in the Lake Shore offices at Cleveland, climbs to transportation director in the U S railroad system. His career spans foreman of a track gang, division superintendents, and general superintendent roles before becoming president of the New York Central lines.
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