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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1919
Page
4
Two automobiles were damaged yesterday in a head on collision at Braddock and Water streets. The vehicles belonged to Edward N. Anderson and James Buncutter of Nain in this county.
A poem by Walt Mason wistfully imagines Iceland as a frozen home from childhood. It contrasts snowbound memories with lands of heat and sun and expresses longing to walk frozen shores and hear ice crackling.
A city riot erupted after reports that a negro man attacked the wife of L C Spechnick of the Engraving and Printing plant. Soldiers and civilians formed a mob, dispersed the assailant by beating him, and the man fled to his home where he barricaded himself as a crowd threatened lynching. Other incidents included youths reporting assaults by black men near alleys, increasing public fear and unrest.
American soldiers on leave in Aix-les-Bains, France, mingle with Queen Mary of Roumcasia and Princess Marie as jazz tunes spark a lively dance at the Y M C A. The Princess joins in, waltzing with Yank troops amid the playful “steal” dance and a festive, breezy scene.
A medical directory lists chronic diseases including anemia, appendicitis, arteriosclerosis, asthma, biliousness, bladder disorders, blood disorders, catarrh, constipation, consumption, diabetes, dropsy, drowsiness, gall stones, gastritis, headache, heart disease, indigestion, nervousness, neuralgia, rheumatism, fatigue, sciatica, sluggish liver, skin diseases, stomach trouble, and tuberculosis with a note that consultation is free.
American soldiers laid up in bed on shipboard get ceiling-projected films from a YMCA adjustable movie machine. Charlie Chaplin and Doug Fairbanks entertain sick bays and wards, a success model proven in French hospitals. The small device tilts to cast a clear picture on ceilings, earning high praise from wounded service members in the A E F.
Soldiers from nine nations serving in Russia are aided by the Y M C A, including Americans Czechs French British Kolchak Russians Italians Serbians Romanians and Chinese. The Y M C A operates twenty huts and thirty rolling canteens in Siberia to support them.
The aphorism suggests limits on monarchical power and the need for restraint in leadership. It emphasizes that rulers face constraints beyond their will, implying duties to balance authority with broader justice.
Mint Jiffy Jell contains a vial of mint and makes a garnish jelly far better than mint sauce to serve with cold meats or roast lamb.
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