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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1920

Page

4

Mrs Long Enjoys Pleasant Surprise Amid Illness

Mrs C R Long daughter of Mrs Fraval and sister of Mrs Dean and Mrs Bordon Al enjoyed the feast immensely as it was an agreeable surprise to Mrs Long who has been quite ill. Ella Kerni of the Evening Star publishing Co present, Winchester Virginia. Consolidated with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times The Weekly Mirror. member of Associated Press exclusive rights for republication of all news. Cascaraes Pluinine.

C. R. Long Fraval Dean Bordon Long Publianéa Ella Kerninge Evening Star Pup Shing Co Winchester Virginia

Kindly Bolshevik claim sparks debate over Soviet mercy

The piece reports confusion over Bolshevik portrayal with critics urging patience for fuller facts. It notes a Moscow Bolshevik note claiming 1,000 executions in the first quarter of 1919 and suggests this indicates broader brutal measures ongoing through the year.

Boshevik Lenine Tsky Fevastria Moscow Russia Extraordit Committee

The Weary Fellow and the Temptations of Chores

A short verse by Walt Mason laments a man absorbed by present pleasures such as cards and gambling, ignoring future need. The speaker contrasts sunny idleness with the hard truth that tomorrow will come, leaving the man to borrow or beg as his wealth dwindles. The poem ends with a grim forecast of burial in the town cemetery.

Walt Mason

Meadows Notes From Edinburg Area Virginia

Jan 13 notes from Meadows Virginia report Misses Angie Hollar and Beulah Helsey returning home for holidays from Edinburg area. MR Bunner of near Luray back after month with sister Mrs S H Brumback. Mrs C O Long ill for months worsened Thursday. Milton Long discharged from army after two years in France visiting aunt C R Long. The Brenler family and Ada m. regret moving to Gavin west of Winchester. Mrs Smith plans to return to her parents home Mr and Mrs G Colfelt. George Gordon and family spent holidays with mother Mrs Jennie Gordon. Katie Gordon confined to house for past week. Martha Fravel and daughter Mrs Zed Dean and others near Har le Va prepared a large dinner.

Frong Meadows Angie Hollar Beulah Helsey Edinbure G. Colfelt Jea Bunner Luray Bis Mrei S.H. Brumback Co-R Gavin Winchester Smith I. George Gordon Jgnmie Gordon Stickley Bride Jjilo Katie. Gordon S Katie Gordon SRF Otm Martha Fravel Daugra Zed’ Dean Ieee

Winchester Virginia Poem Praise and War Reconstruction

A poem from Elizabeth King of Winchester Virginia extols the city as grandest on earth despite Civil War devastation. It notes Shawnee Springs and a law orderly town with an empty jail while praising recovery and resilience of Winchester in the Shenandoah valley.

Earth Winchester Vale of Shenandoah

Dialogue Fragments From a Witty Cafe Scene

A string of humorous lines shows patrons ordering treats in a casual cafe while characters swap jests about love egotism and honesty. Quotations touch on marriage, poets, and theatrical backstage banter.

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Harmless Calomel Alternative

Dodson urges readers to swap calomel for Dodson's Liver Tone a safe vegetable tonic. He claims calomel causes weakness nausea and salivation risks while Liver Tone cleanses bowels without griping and can be given to children. He guarantees results and refunds money if unsatisfied.

Dodson

Proof of Winchester Residents Support for Doan’s Pills

A Winchester resident Chas E Rainsberger testifies on April 19 1915 that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieve backache and kidney issues from over lifting and exposure. He notes his family’s good results and after years of use remains convinced. A follow up on January 6 1919 confirms continued need and satisfaction with the medicine.

Winchester Chas. E. Rainsberger S. Market St. Winchester Dean Doan

Visitor Returns to Keyser for Prep School

Mr. Leonard Riley has returned to Keyser West Virginia to attend a preparatory school after visiting his parents on South Braddock Street. The piece includes stray quotes and narrative fragments about a burglar scare and a sports boost.

Leonard Riley G. W. Riley South Braddock Street Keyser W. Va

Caldwell’s Patent Remedy Promoted as Household Mainstay

A fragmented advertisement touts Caldwell’s medicine as a constant household remedy against poisons and fermenting foods. It urges use when drowsy dizzy bilious fever epidemic or doubt about food. The text emphasizes the product as the largest selling and kept in the house for emergencies.

Emer Caldwell

Absent She Says Old Hen And The Parrot Jokes

A collection of light skits and quips featuring misheard lines and wordplay. A nurse, actors, and shoppers exchange jokes about manners, medicines, and mistaken phrases. The humor plays on misunderstandings in everyday scenes.

Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief

An early 20th century ad touts Pape's Cold Compound for easing severe colds. It claims dosing every two hours up to three doses clears blocked airways nose running headaches feverishness and body aches with no quinine and at little cost. It emphasizes quick acting relief without assistance and pleasant taste.

Pape

Brucetown Brevities Notes From Brucetown Va

Brucetown Virginia notes include visits by Mr and Mrs James Williams of Martinsburg and Mr and Mrs Clarke Wright. The Clendening family hosted a weekend visit in Bunker Hill after a hip injury. Rev C D Lambert to preach January 18 at 3 p m. Local residents report 7 inch clear ice harvested for ice houses.

Brucetown James Williams Martinsburg Clarke Wright Albert Clendening Virginia Bunker Hill William Clendening Hiram Hyatt Charlestown Joseph Snapp C. D. Lambert J.B. Snapp A. Woolen Maill Winchester Atf Starlipper Cherry Run Maryland Fred Shultz Baltimore J. B.snapp Messrs Neal and Lee Grant Annie Grant

Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound for Darker Hair

An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a remedy to darken gray or streaked hair. It claims natural color and lustre after one or two applications, with a simple dampened brush to apply and overnight results.

Wyeth

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