Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1952

Page

6

Ulcer Man Narrates Two Classes of Ulcers and Social Tricks

A New York humor piece divides ulcers into two classes the social fake ulcer and the true ulcer. It notes the shift from ulcers as a status symbol to a common badge of modern strain with anecdotes from business and entertainment life and a hospital misadventure.

New, York Horatio Alger Abner

Frost forms differently near rivers than inland

The Weather Bureau explains river water cools and warms more slowly than dry soil. Frost forms slower near river banks if the river isn’t frozen and earlier if it is. The effect extends a few yards from the water, depending on river size and soil type.

Weather Bureau

Many Alcoholics In Grandpa's Day Drank Themselves to Death

Atlantic City report from the Science Service notes Dr Frederick Lemere of the University of Washington Medical School presented findings on 500 untreated alcoholics. The average life span was 56 with 28 percent dying from drinking, 10 percent moderating, 29 percent continuing at a similar rate, 11 percent dying by self harm, 6 percent dying in a sane state, 10 percent divorced, and 5 percent becoming derelict. Of those who quit, 68 percent did so on their own, 24 percent after religious conversion, and 8 percent after medical treatment.

Atlantic City Science Service American Psychiatric Association Frederick Lemere University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle

Also Mentioned on This Page

HILL Loudoun St B. F. Goodrich Ostermoor Winchester Furniture CO South Loudoun St Miller’s Millers Hardware Oriflow TRE Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys Ozark Ike By Ray Gotte Pinch Witter Wondie U.S. Patent Office Chic Young Henry U.S BY Carl Anderson Secret Agent X-9 Phil BY Mel Graff Buz Deadwood Crossing Big Sister By Les Forgraves Etta Kett By Paul Robinson Etta Bill Eftta Mugg and Skeeter By Wally Bishop Gramps
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication