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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
7
LURAY Va Jan 87 prominent farmer and Confederate veteran John W Stover is dead from a stroke after four years of illness. He is survived by his widow and two daughters Miss Grace Stover at home and Mrs Herbert Barbee wife of a noted county sculptor residing nearby.
In Purcellville Virginia on January 27 Harold Bell a colored man lived with his wife and three children in a log cabin near Taylors Mill. An overheated kitchen stove started the blaze trapping the two children aged 3 and 6 who perished upstairs while the mother and father tried to save them. The fire consumed the cabin four miles from town.
An 8. P. C. A. notice urges owners to provide ample water for animals. It recounts cases of a thirsty dog, a chained horse, and a cow whose milk increased when regularly watered. The message stresses that water is essential alongside food for animal health and survival.
Mrs John Hayslett visits Philadelphia with daughters Miss Sadie Snapp and Miss Ktta OConnell. Willam Waters revival in Royal Saturday night. Friendship Bible Class plans social February 28 in town hall with free refreshments. Ed Helvestine and Berce guests. Miss Elizabeth Huyett funeral in Berryville. relatives noted. Also reports visits between Purcellville andStephen. Writings include a quote on life’s mingled yarn and notes on Sir Richard Arkwright and Tacunabula volumes at the University of Michigan library.
Virginia woman Clara Thomas Poindexter describes relief from a long standing goitre after one bottle of Sorbol Quadruple. She says she can wash, sweep, drive, and perform housework without fatigue and invites letters about her case. Sorbol sold at local drug stores and advertised by Mechanicsburg Ohio company.
A cautious voter known for answering yes and no alike weighs a referendum choice. He blends caution with openness, leaning toward nuanced support or rejection depending on specifics and consequences.
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A vintage ad promotes Emerald Oil as a fast remedy for bunions and soft corns. It claims rapid pain relief and swelling reduction with drops applied to the affected joint, noting Baker's Drug Store distributes the product. The piece also references a motor car entering the House with the Tafts in a separate fragment.
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