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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
4
A fragmentary poem-like note by Walt Mason recalls a harsh storm with sleet and deep drifts. The speaker notes frozen pelt and numb fingers while reflecting on the land buried in white as wind and water swirl outside.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names such as Barker Wil and Connie Baker with hints of dates and curtailment of force. The readable content is too fragmentary to identify a clear event, place, or outcome.
Mrs Addi Dont, beleaguered by illness and fatigue, says Vinol helped her health after a hard winter. She describes a weak condition with cough syrup not helping and credits Vinol with improvement.
Fashion notes discuss coats gaining bright linings and a new straight line silhouette. Sport coats return to a three quarter box coat and designers push vivid silks and fur trims despite overall dull colors. The piece notes potential shifts toward wider hems and peplums, with emphasis on color contrasts and artisanal flair.
Read as medical ad prose, the fragment mentions care for the sick, a trial to liver and bowels, and Pierce’s Pleasant Pao. It references Dr. A Joo and Lyddh J Bierg, with a 1958 date and pages or line markers. The text reads like an OCR garble of wartime health ads.
Deerfield Virginia entries list residents visiting relatives over the weekend. Names include Chae An of Littleton Sol with Mrs. Saral Stiepp, Mrs. Mary Fawcett with relatives, Em T Prye of Lebanon spending time with sister Arthur Smith of Round Hill, and John Snapp family visiting Mrs. Sarah Snapp and others.
The column describes jet and crepe accessories in shops, noting flowerlike bulbs with petal shapes and clamp fasteners. It highlights revival fashion with jet spangled fans and sequins, and mentions snail platinum watches set on gray wrist ribbons as an admired pairing.
Fragmentary OCR notes show unclear phrases about a new approach or person named G and a hint toward a pit. No coherent event, dates, or named organizations are readable.
Ad copy promotes New Calomel As a remedy for colds and influenza. It features fragmented phrases and pricing notes, offering refunds and indicating consumer dissatisfaction while inviting inquiries.
Sunday visits filled social chatter as Mr and Mrs R B Reid spent time with Mr and Mrs Funk at Bartonville. Mrs Charles Estep vacationed in Winchester. Boyce High School girls held a Friday night dance. Local service members Lieut Samuel H Jolidge and Lieut Samuel Eidson Jr drove to Frederick Maryland. Rev Giles B Palmer of White Post and Rev B D Chambers delivered remarks. Mrs Edward Heine moved into the Gilpin home with Martha Hemsley and others.
An ad describing California Syrup of Figs as a remedy for constipated, feverish, or sick children. It claims to gently move the bowels, ease coughing or sore throat, and restore a child to health with a teaspoonful. Promotes the product as the genuine California Syrup of Figs from the California Syrup Company.
The Law Enforcement League held a Wednesday meeting in the Grace Church lecture room to plan activities and recruit members. President T S Jolliffe presided as Rev D I Blakemore opened with prayer. a substantial subscription and many new members were announced.
Local notes from Kernstown Virginia on January 31 report visits by Mrs. A. F. Liohliter and Mrs. C. C. Be, along with Mr. and Mrs. William Unter and Mr. and Mrs. J. Lantz. Galvin Cooper and daughter drove from Martinsburg to visit relatives here.
Fragmentary text notes Mr McVicdr and his daughter visiting relatives in England. They wait for a visa or guidance from an official entity amid business matters. The passage is garbled and names are uncertain.
An advertisement touts lemon juice as a skin whitening aid and complexion beautifier. It claims squeezing two lemons yields three ounces of a fragrant bleaching lotion, suggested for daily use on the face and neck. The piece markets inexpensive grocer lemons and drugstore lotions as harmless and effective.
A respondent credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing a severe kidney attack and preventing recurrence. The speaker recalls past suffering in the year and lauds the remedy's effectiveness, stating it has never failed to keep symptoms at bay since. The ad notes Foster-Msame Miller for the product and local availability.
Pursuant to court decree a sale of valuable real estate in Middletown Virginia will occur. The property includes Tract No 2 and adjacent lots fronting Third Street, conveyed in prior deeds dating from 1910. Terms require one third cash now and the rest in two annual installments with interest, secured by a deed of trust and insurance on buildings.
The decree refers the case to Master Commissioner J W Baker to determine the property of David Fries deceased and his heirs at law and distributees, allocate shares, settle accounts of executors, and report any further matters to the court through January 1919.
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