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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1915
Page
3
A mother claims Black-Draught kept her family from illness and aided digestion after repeated use. She notes the medicine eased headaches stomach issues and indigestion and has been in use for over 70 years with over a million users. The ad promotes a 25 cent package.
King Constantine’s sister to the German Emperor, Venizelos faces allied troop landings. With 70,000 allied troops already on the way, France warns of help at Salonika. Venizelos tests the passage of foreign troops as Greece debates neutrality and national order amid Allied plans.
Mr. James Ritter widower and Mrs. Anna Grady widow were married by Rev. N D Cool at the bride’s home near Greenwood on Sunday morning September 19. The ceremony drew few relatives and friends and the couple will live in the county. Both hail from Frederick County families with many local friends. Some linked the date to Winchester’s 1864 battle on the fifty first anniversary. The bride wore a dark blue tailored suit.
Complaint lodged at police headquarters by Dr. Harry L. Livick, a North Main Street pharmacist, charges John Marshall Randolph of Boyce Clarke County with opening a small money drawer in a wired safe. Randolph fled the scene despite pursuit as alarm bells rang, with Livick reporting missing money and a possible prior pattern.
A Puck fragment shows a dry goods clerk defending steep prices saying foods are sold at ridiculous rates while a customer retorts that cheaper options exist in multiple shops. The exchange captures street market friction and consumer skepticism.
Competent physicians are said to agree that most dyspepsia today stems from worry, but the text argues worry is a result of dyspepsia. It asserts chronic dyspeptics worry, while those with sound digestion do not.
Readable fragments indicate olive trees in Syria with exceptionally long lifespans and abundant crops surpassing four centuries. The text suggests historical significance and ongoing agricultural resilience among ancient olive groves.
The column frames Kant's categorical imperative in plain language about duty to society over personal happiness. It argues that harming a great human ideal for private gain damages the body politic. Miss Jessie Grove of Luray visits Misses Mattie and Susie Haines at 204 South Main Street.
A quotation from the Washington Post notes widows remarry more often than widowers, framing the latter as fortunate and the former as a misfortune. The page also cites Cookery for the Sick advising palatable, well prepared meals and careful serving to sustain fragile appetites. It adds a lace care tip recommending milk dipping and tissue protection while ironing.
A Japanese scientist notes fungi found in breweries dye silk a pink rose color yet prove harmless in the manufacture of a product named peer. The finding ties closely to yeast and could affect textile and industry uses.
Mothers urged to use California Syrup of Figs for coated tongues and constipation in children. The ad touts a 50 cent bottle made by California Fig Syrup Company with full directions and warns against counterfeit products.
Draft outlines city manager authority including election of department heads by Council, suspension powers with appeal, and reports. City manager to control contracts, labor, and executive work, with limited Council review. Bond required, ordinance repeals, effective date set for 1915 after October 7 meeting notes.
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