Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A patient from Florence South Dakota testifies of relief from monthly pains backache and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for several months. The ad extols the product as a standard remedy for female ills and invites letters for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham
P. W. Lanseng
South Dakota
Miss Waters Soars Over New York in Flight Demo
Miss Marion Waters of Washington shows aviation enthusiasm with flights over New York City and nearby waters. Her group rode high above clouds, tracing the Hudson and East Rivers before returning to their starting point near New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Waters
Washington
G. O. Miller
National Capital
New York City
New York Sound
Hudson
Fast Rivers
New York
Pennsylvania girl wins thrift contest prize
A Pennsylvania girl won the prize offered by the American Society for Thrift for the best definition of thrift. She wrote that thrift is managing affairs to increase the value of possessions, with emphasis on avoiding saving money on one thing to waste it on another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrift
Pennsylvania
American Society For Thrift
Local merchants stage Pony Prize contest for children
The Winchester Commercial Pony Contest runs from June 29 to October 2, 1915, awarding a Shetland Pony "Midget" with harness and buggy to a child 16 or younger. Merchants issue votes for purchases or account payments, with a sealed ballot process and no relatives of merchants allowed to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child
Winchester
C. M. Solenberger
S. H. Hable
Clothier
Airdome
Price
Barr’s
Brown
Miller & Anderson
Funk & Son
Geo. F. Norton Pub. Co
Harry L. Livick
Livick’s
How She Ended Ten Years of Skin-Torture
Mrs. C C Roberts of Weatherford Oklahoma reports a decade long facial eczema cured in weeks using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. She says pimples and itching disappeared after trying many remedies, with relief in a day or two and no recurrence six months later. Doctors had advised other treatments for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C, C. Roberts
Weatherford
Okla
Reception Given For Mrs Scanlon in Berryville Va
Mrs Dr H Scanlon wife of a former Berryville Presbyterian pastor visited Virginia with her two children Miss Mary Cuyler Scanlon and David Howard Scanlon Jr A reception was held in her honor near Berryville with about fifty friends from Stones Chapel and Berryville congregations in attendance Miss Elizabeth Shields of Richmond sang several solos enhancing the evening. Mr and Mrs Walter Sameell of Stephens City joined the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville, Va
H. Scanlon
Scanlon
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Virginia
Mary Cuyler Scanlon
David Howard Scanlon
Rian Church of
Meridian
W. T. Ramey
Berryville
Stones Chapel
Elizabeth Shields
Richmond
Walter Sameell
Stephens City
Ramey
Fishermen's Guide to Pilchards and Gannet Signals
Cornwall pilchard fishermen watch gannets to locate shoals. Their birds’ flight reveals surface or deep pilchard schools, guiding lines and nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwall
Eoen
Winchester man credits Doan's Kidney Pills for recovery
David Hamilton of 120 E Cort Street Winchester reports persistent kidney trouble and back pain. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved and he was cured. The testimonial notes price 50 cents and availability at local dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York is listed as the product maker.
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Winchester
Doan
David Hamilton
E. Cort Street
Dean
Bent Toward Beef Packing Hints at Child's Future
A visiting speaker questions Mr Jigthorpe about his son Willie’s future. The father jokes that Willie's growing appetite suggests a bent toward the beef packing industry, wryly noting the boy’s substantial appetite may steer his career.
Damage by Lice Devours Bread in Texas and Oklahoma
The piece notes many plant lice species with examples like the green bug attacking wheat and a destructive rose pest. It highlights a 1907 famine scale claim, alleging lice consumed the equivalent of over one billion loaves of bread in Texas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
Garden Ants Harmless Yet Destructive In Parts
An article from Southern Agriculturist explains lawn and garden ants are largely harmless but their conspicuous conical nests spoil appearance. It details control methods for small lawns using boiling water, kerosene emulsion, or strong soap washes, and for larger colonies bisulphide or carbon via an oil can or syringe, noting fumes and safety. It also describes a garden gate stake construction for a different task.
Potatoes For Stock Feed In Farming Practice
The article discusses using potatoes as animal feed amid high production and low prices. It notes cost comparisons with silage, handles Germany's experience, and gives practical guidance for pigs and dairy cows, including cooking, mixing with grain, and starting rations to avoid digestive issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Where He Shines
A diplomat excels at delivering bad news with tact, easing the blow while preserving relationships. The piece examines the skill of choosing language, pace, and tone to minimize harm and maintain credibility.
Ontario Province's Rich Resources Highlighted
Canada or Ontario's first province flanked by abundance and variety of natural resources. It leads in agricultural, manufacturing and mining outputs and ranks second in lumber, with Quebec as its only larger province by area.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Concentration Drives Big Wins Says Leslie's Lesson
The piece urges specialization and focused effort as the sure path to success. It argues that choosing one line of work and mastering it yields better results than scattering energy, warning against aimless diversification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Monster Whale's Dainty Diet Revealed
A giant blue or sulphur bottom whale ranks among Earth's largest animals. Its mouth can accommodate a dozen men, yet its throat measures only nine inches in diameter. Remarkably its diet consists mainly of tiny shrimp-like crustaceans three-quarters of an inch long.
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Earth
A Solar Plexus
A cynical flat hunter mocks a janitor over an advertised apartment. The janitor dies by bravely facing isolation, leaving morose reflections as he exits into the cold world.
Early English Dramatists and Tragedy Their Errors
The piece argues that pre-Shakespearean dramatists misconceived tragedy aiming for grand sensational effect. They heightened the tragic element with forced plots coarse passions and inflated diction to appear terrible and sublime.
Suit in Winchester Court Over Insurance Beneficiary
In the Clerk's Office of the Corpora tion Court of Winchester on July 14 1915 Mary Bronaugh Lawler sues Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co and others to interpret a membership certificate in the Relief Department and name the complainant as substituted beneficiary for 750 dollars with interest and further relief. Defendants Mary Callahan Bronaugh and George Taylor must appear within 15 days to protect their interests. notice to run in The Evening Star for four weeks and be posted at the courthouse by August 2 1915. A copy-Teste J B Beverley Clerk Ward Larrick p q 715 4w
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crawford
Willam Crawford
Virginia
Win- Evening Star
Winchester
Egon
Big County
EL W. Baker
Barry B. Lynch
Corporation Court
City of
Mary Bronaugh Lawler
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Sidney Taylor
Relief Department
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Mary Callahan Bronaugh
George Taylor
Evening Star
J. B. Beverley
Ward & Larrick
P. Q
Seventy-Year-Old Couple Claims Kidney Cure
A Harrisburg Pennsylvania couple, both in their seventies, report lasting relief from kidney trouble after using Foley Kidney Pills. They say they feel as vigorous as thirty years ago and note improvement in sleep, backache, rheumatism, and joint pain. Pills sold widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Carpenter
Harrisburg
Foley
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