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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
3
A sequence of monetary values appears in the damaged OCR fragment, listing amounts like 42 through 10 000 with various currency symbols and decimals. The text lacks context, names, or dates to anchor a coherent story.
The Virginia Supreme Court agreed to hear Fayette Osborn v D. E. and M. I. Keister, heirs of a man whose daughter Estelle Osborn Keister was murdered and whose house was burned. Osborn claims $10,000 damages from the executors for the death caused by the husband’s alleged crime. The Norfolk Circuit Court dismissed the suit as improper after a demurrer. The high court granted a writ of error and supersedeas.
An old advertising blurb touts Musterole as a remedy for rheumatism and related pains. It claims easy topical application, a warming glow followed by cooling relief, and notes the ointment penetrates to the source of pain without blistering skin. It lists uses from bronchitis to neuralgia and headaches.
The Nor folk tragedy involved the death of Mrs Keister found charred after a house fire. Investigators linked her death to her husband who shot himself in Berkeley the morning after the blaze. A wood fragment with hair suggested a bludgeon weapon, and the case led to civil action by the deceased’s father against Keister’s brothers, executors.
The notice lists daily rail departures and arrivals from Harrisonburg and Strasburg with local and limited services to Alexandria Washington and Morrison, including times 7:30 am 9:30 am 2:30 pm 7:50 pm and 10:10 pm, plus buffet parlor cars and a general agent signature.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use tonic to darken gray hair, remove dandruff and stop itching. It promotes easy application with a sponge or brush and promises dark glossy hair after a few uses.
A vintage ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe, mild laxative for babies and children. It stresses coating of the tongue as a sign to dose and promises relief from constipation, sour stomach, and related ailments within hours. The bottle id is 60 cents and warns against counterfeit products.
The shooting at the Vawter residence leaves Seth Heth unconscious after three abdominal bullets. He lies in a hospital bed as doctors report an even chance of recovery due to his strong health. Heth, 32, from Whitethorne, Montgomery County, is a known social figure with a brother in the U. S. Army near Washington.
Trains arrive in Winchester from the Cumberland Valley line at 5 45 am and 7 22 pm daily. service varies on Sundays.
Fragments detail schedules for Norfolk and Western trains including locals to Roanoke Pocahontas Shenandoah and Washington with connections and parlor car service. The text mentions Pullman carriages and station names with times and destinations in incomplete form.
Mrs J B Whittaker credits Thedford's Black Draught with easing family sickness after a decade of use. The vegetable remedy claims to regulate weak stomachs and aid indigestion, colic, wind, and headaches, with over 70 years in use and more than a million served. Price five cents per package.
A reflective poem contrasts praise and neglect as a woodworker toils, fears retirement, and faces a friend’s death. It laments how kind words echo after a life’s end, urging readers to offer encouragement while neighbors are alive rather than after a loss.
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