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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1919

Page

7

Winchester Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Residents

Mrs. W. O. Godenour of 618 S Main St cites severe kidney pain backache dizziness and eye specks before Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her trouble. The ad claims dizziness headaches and urinary issues respond to the remedy priced 69 cents at dealers from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.

Winchester Dean W. O. Godenour S. Main St Doan Foster-Milburn Co Msgrs Buffalo N. Y

Public Sale of Desirable Building Lot in Winchester Virginia

By decree entered October 20, 1917 in the Frederick County Circuit Court in M. M. Lynch over Fannie M. Emschler vs Levi Emschler et al the undersigned offers for sale at public auction in front of Winchester Court House at 12 o clock meridian a building lot Lot 31 Block 3 Harris Addition to the City of Winchester east of the city on Berryville Turnpike fronting 50 feet and extending 192 feet to a rear alley. One third cash day of sale and balance in one and two years with interest secured by deed of trust. Dated June 28 1919. Esther L. Ridgeway Deputy Clerk.

Frederick County M. M. Lynch Fannie M. Emschler Levi Emschler Court House Winchester Virginia City of Winchester Berryville Turnpike Fannie Emschler F. L. Harris Harris Addition Esther L. Ridgeway Circuit Court

Divorce by avincula for desertion and adultery in Winchester

In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia a suit to obtain a divorce avincula for desertion and adultery is filed. Grace Hipsley Bowman non resident of Virginia must appear within fifteen days after due publication to protect her interests. The order to publish once weekly for four weeks appears in The Evening Star Winchester Va. J B Beverley Clerk.

Gracy Hipsley Bowman Grace Hipsley Bowman Virginia Evening Star Winchester J. B. Beverley

Drainage Improves Crops When Money Limits Tile Installations

United States Department of Agriculture outlines permanent benefits of good drainage on fertile, poorly drained land. Tiles outperform open ditches and require minimal maintenance, with guidance on tile sizes, depths, spacing, and practical installation steps.

United States Department of Agriculture

Advice to sick women on Lydia E. Pinkham remedy

A testimonial from Mrs. Mary Caligure of Herkimer New York praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual and inflammatory pains. She reports lasting improvement and a healthy four month old baby, urging others to seek the remedy and write for advice. The ad notes the product has helped women for over 40 years and provides Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. contact for further guidance.

Lydia E. Am Mary Caligure South Main St Herkimer N.Y Ballets Lydia E. Pinkham

Women of Shakespeare Portraits by Brandes in critique

Dr. George Brandes assesses Shakespeare’s women, naming Katharine Beatrice Rosalind Viola Lady Macbeth Portia Helena Tamora Juliet Cordelia Cleopatra Mariana Isabella finogen Hermione Ophelia Miranda Desdemona. He characterizes each as a mix of virtue passion wit strength and vulnerability.

George Brandes Katharine Beatrice Rosalind Viola Lady Macbeth Tamora Titus Andronicus Juliet Romeo and Juliet Cordelia King Lear Cleopatra Anthony Mariana Pericles Isabell Finogen Cymbeline Hermione Ophelia Hamlet Miranda Desdemona

Apple of Sodom Described Near Dead Sea in Palestine

The article details the Dead Sea in Palestine, 47 miles long and nine miles wide, fed by the Jordan with no outlet. It notes salt crusts on the north shore, the Udsum rock on the south, the ancient Sodom site nearby, and the curious Apple of Sodom fruit. The mean level is 1292 feet below the Mediterranean, with 24 to 26 percent salts and a buoyant, deadly dense water.

Palestine Sea of Lot Jordan Udsum Sodom Dead Sea Mediterranean

Youth at a Disadvantage in Business Leadership

A Cleveland executive notes bankers discount youthful appearance when financing ventures. She argues a seasoned presentation helps win trust, advising a mature image for credibility. She cites leadership timing and worker perception affecting supervision and productivity.

Cold in Northern Siberia and Verkoyansk’s record cold

The article describes northern Siberia as a “cold pole” with Verkoyansk recording minus 90 degrees, a world record. It notes continuous polar light in summer and the region’s brief warm season, when temperatures rise into the 80s above zero and sun remains near the horizon.

Siberia Greenland Verkoyansk Popular Science Monthly Siberian

Painter Alexander La nois in Paris dies after fever touches final work

The Oriental painter-engraver Alexander La nois spent half his life under Moorish rule, his Paris studio overlooking the quay. During a feverish illness he glimpsed odalisque visions in a glass reflection and frantically began a final sketch before dying, leaving his last work unfinished.

Alexander Lanois Musselman Paris van Dyck Constantinople

Wieniawski’s Humorous Half Hour Musician Tale

Alexander Bloch recounts in the New York Times how the violinist Wieniawski, known for humor, was hired by a wealthy British nobleman to perform a half hour. He began with Beethoven’s Romanze in F and, amid applause, the host whispered why he played so slowly, asking for his fee and pace.

Wieniawski Alexander Bloch New York Times

Imitation Leather and Modern Chemistries

The article explains how imitation leathers are made from linseed oil paints rosin gum and a chemical treatment to create durable substitutes. It traces the idea back to 1864 when Frederick Walton discovered a linoleum-like floor covering from an oils and resins compound and notes a modification yielding patent leather.

Popular Science Monthly Frederick Walton

Modesty Before Royalty and the Uranian Naming Debate

William Herschel discovered Uranus 137 years ago and initially named it Georgium Sidis after George III. The designation faced rejection, with critics choosing Herschel or the ancient mythic name Uranus, a standard later accepted by most scientists. Neptune followed in 1846.

William Herschel Uranus Herschel George III Georgium Sidis

The Mind and Body in Medical Practice

The true physician should use both mind and body in healing, balancing mental power with physical care. August Comte’s view is cited to urge doctors not to ignore the animal side nor dismiss the mind, aiming for high efficiency without extremes.

August Comte

Steady as a Rock in Rural Banter

A rural exchange features Farmer Scede praising a worker named Jones and joking about steadiness. The dialogue pivots on trust and loyalty in a farming community with light courting banter implied between the speakers.

After Waterloo Time Shapes War Literature

The excerpt notes how long it took to reflect on Waterloo and its literary treatment. It cites Victor Hugo writing in 1861 and Tennyson composing in 87 years after the battle, reflecting on dust settling before public lament.

Victor Hugo Waterloo Tennyson

Bkim Mkr Distributes the Marlx of Human Kindnees

A garbled OCR fragment mentions distribution of a value labeled marlx of human kindness by Bkim Mkr. The legibility is too poor to extract concrete names or events. No clear dates places or organizations are readable.

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