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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
4
December 23 Governor Whitman convened leaders from timber owners the State Grange bureaus and forestry to devise methods to divert forest wood to fuel. They aim to ease coal shortages by using wood as fuel across the state and to develop distribution to hard hit areas.
Garnal University Syracuse College of Forestry and the conservation Commission will supply personnel to gather statistics on state timber, cooperate with counties, local ranges and Farm Bureaus, and ensure fair profits for landowners while preventing profiteering. Bulletins will be issued with fuel facts for the press as steps are urged across Virginia.
The fragment hints at a characteristic moment where a person named Ip toes and chews the rag in a lively manner.
The article recounts Alexander Graham Bell's early poverty and study, his breakthrough at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, and the famous "Mr Watson come here" patent moment. It notes Bell's 1915 message from New York to Watson in San Francisco and reflects on his rise from obscurity.
Thousands witness the devil dance ceremony in Peking to mark a 200 year old legend. Eighty priests perform in silk robes with animal masks, ending with a fire ritual at the temple east gate. The tale tells the devil in female form was hunted by a charmed horse and burned for mischief.
An old advertisement touts Ton Kilton's Dandeline costing 25 cents to combat dandruff and halt hair loss. It promises scalp health, shine, and new hair growth after a week, claiming dramatic differences in texture and fullness.
A clipped wartime column features a doleful speaker blaming late start to war effort and domestic politics. He mocks Congress and urges focus on military training and wartime economy amid gloom and satire.
Dr A A Allen of Cornell argues that in fall snow you will see domestic cat tracks more often than wild animals across eastern United States five miles from towns. He notes red squirrel cottontail and rat tracks may appear but cats dominate, per Grit report.
Scientists show herrings sense minute heat changes and chemical traces to locate fresh water. The study links their sensitivity to tiny acid or alkali levels in water and explains migratory behavior in decayed matter environments.
H A Riddle of the Cumberland Valley Railroad reports via cablegram that his son Robert Riddle sergeant major in the Aviation Corps United States Army has safely landed in Europe.
The Martinsburg Journal reports a New Year’s Eve address by Hon. Herbert Ss. Larrick of Winchester at the United Brethren church. The talk impressed listeners with careful, scholarly wording and left a strong impression for years. A watch night meeting followed, described as solemn and impressive.
Thrift stamps were handed to a waiter as a tip for former Mayor Carter H. Harrison and former County Judge John E. Owens. The waiter thanked them as much as if he had been given money.
Reynolds Store in Gainesboro Virginia hosted a welcome home for Raymond Shenk of Company 1 116th Infantry at Camp McClellan Anniston Alabama. A parents home reception featured games music and refreshments with many locals attending.
When troubled with indigestion or constipation take Chamberlain's Tablets. They strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. Indigestion is usually accompanied by constipation and worsened by it. Chamberlain's Tablets cause a gentle movement of the bowels, relieving the constipated condition. For sale by all druggists.
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