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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1919
Page
2
Springfield antiquarians discuss a discovered green bottle embedded in an armory cornerstone described as an old time rum bottle with Masonic marks. The bottle was empty and odorless, covered by Masonic characters, prompting speculation on its purpose and the builders’ thrift in placing an empty relic centuries ago.
The piece cites Ellen Velvin on gorilla captivity noting animals suffer mainly from homesickness and isolation. It argues great apes are highly sensitive to environment and require companionship to stay healthy, citing chimpanzee reactions to new companions and the tedium of confinement.
A veteran Canadian chief recounts how Indigenous peoples named months by natural signs and kept days by transferring sticks between bundles. Each month had a fixed twenty day count, with pussy willow twigs marking the days to come and the days past, a simple memory aid tied to spring signals.
An illustrated note recalls the origin of the jumping frog story linked to Twain's humorist uncle John A. Quarles from Florida Missouri birthplace and notes its possible Greek, Oxford, or Cambridge roots with literary chain of custody speculation.
The passage distinguishes friendship from companions and relatives, arguing true friendship neither elevates nor degrades people but becomes the best bond when the friends act bravely and do good. It asserts friendship is most perfect where friends are most useful to others and toward God.
A garbled transcript describes a late night banquet incident with misaligned names and a confusing exchange. The dialogue hints at a mix up over identities and a heady scene leaving participants puzzled about who spoke what.
A reader is urged that rheumatism stems from blood germs and that S S S blood medicine can remove them. The ad promises relief after trying S S S and offers medical advice from the Chic Medical Adviser at Specific Co Dept D Atlanta Ga.
The Handley Board of Trustees submits to the January 16 1919 annual meeting a plan for using the Handley Fund to create superior public schools in Winchester. It recommends hiring a single high quality superintendent through the General Education Board before building, forming a joint committee with the School Board, and seeking state approval to make Winchester a single school division with timeline targeting September 1920.
A quirky verse laments winter sickness and the discomfort of rheumatism. It contrasts old jokes with science, urging reliance on scientific understanding to ease aches and keep spirits steady through cold months.
Mr John Campbell of the county last week butchered two hogs weighing 493 and 442 pounds each. They were the largest hogs butchered in his neighborhood to date.
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