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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1932
Page
9
Nellie Bly, famed journalist, started her around the world voyage on November 14, 1889 and completed it January 25, 1890 in 72 days 6 hours 11 minutes 14 seconds creating a historic record. A 1918 England event reports a waterspout lifting a shoal of small fish which a strong wind dropped inland, vouched for by scientists.
A diet tonics ad urges fat readers to take Kruschen Salts each morning to reduce fat in three weeks. It promises increased energy, clearer skin, and a younger feel, with an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks and a money back guarantee.
The piece lists the seven gravest offenses reported to the U S police including felonious homicide murder non negligent manslaughter and negligence manslaughter plus rape robbery aggravated assault burglary breaking and entering larceny theft over and under 50 dollars and auto theft Peanut seed vitality notes seed stored longer than a year or two loses vigor but tests show peanuts remain usable after three or four years of storage.
A florist notes orchids require seven to eight years to mature and asks why spinach cannot be grown to harvest on a similar timeline. The remark contrasts long cultivation with rapid edible yields.
The streamline projectile was perfected by Englishman Sir Joseph Wittworth in 1866 and adopted by France in 1893. It saw use by the United States during the World War.
The Girl Scout Community Committee plans a court of awards at 8 p m on Saturday March 12 in Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School building. The highest honor will be awarded to a local Girl Scout with public attendance invited. National executives and two regional directors will attend as awards are given for all Winchester troops. A new troop is organized led by Miss Irene Mathews and Miss Bernardine Lee bringing three active Winchester troops. A round table district meeting will be in Hagerstown Maryland next Saturday with local committee members planning to attend.
The text highlights the United States possess an important volcanic belt across the Alaskan peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. It notes Island's Distinction, and identifies St. Kitts as the mother colony of the British West Indies.
An advertisement promises a cure for rheumatism with Ru-Ma a bottle sold for 11 dollars at local Baker's drug store. It claims relief starts the first day with muscles and joints limber and swelling gone and offers a money back guarantee if the misery persists.
The text notes glass would slowly disintegrate in moist soil with action near water and alkali, varying by glass composition and soil conditions, likely taking centuries. It also mentions the adage Always Ready and a quote about fish and being ready, plus Albert Hechman claiming Velasquez was largely self taught with minor local instruction.
An ad explains that full strength is needed for daily work and that All-Bran plus Vitamin B and iron tone the intestines, adding bulk to stimulate elimination. It claims two tablespoons daily correct most constipation and notes not habit forming.
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