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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin tablets as genuine and safe, with over twenty years of physician use. It urges purchase of unbroken Bayer packages with directions for relief from headache toothache rheumatism and colds, noting small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
The text argues that character requires divine guidance and communal effort, warning against clever but shallow slogans. It contrasts modern trends with age old beliefs, noting superstition and amber jewelry as enduring customs and the scented warmth of heated amber.
City council approved claims against the city for damages from a broken valve. A new office of assistant to the city manager was created with election by council on manager’s recommendation. Several offices were filled including City Solicitor Philip Williams and Milk and Meat Inspector Sanitary Inspector combined at $1 350 annually. Parish physician position left unfilled due to lack of applicants and low salary.
Long Meadows Va October 6 The infant son of Mr and Mrs James Lichlider was buried at Walnut Springs aged four months after failing health since birth. Visitors included C G Koontz and family from Stanley Page county and relatives of the Brumbacks and Coffelts. Mrs A J Brumback stays with stepdaughter Edna Baker. Omar Fisher improves after hospital care and expects to go home Friday. Martha Fravel of Harrisville visited Charles Long and family.
Mexico extends roughly 1900 miles NW to SE with widths from 140 to 750 miles. The description notes its elongated shape and large geographic span.
A collage notes cultural sayings on work strain and wealth, from Schwab’s "work poor" remark about a banker to Chinese dinner rituals with scented towels. It also cites Ruskin urging inner sanctuaries of thought as mansions for the soul and cholera-like language diversity.
A note from Punch, London jokes that fashionable American women prefer knee dimples painted for embowment while a New Yorker who avoids water may don a lobster on her toe to simulate aquatic charm.
Ossip tried walking on his hands along the street and was arrested by a policeman who questioned his balance. The judge asked how much he drank and received the reply one glass of wine. The judge quipped it must have been a magnifying glass.
A Kansas student linked to Mrs. Blanderby described a campus sunken garden noting a tulip area replaced by salivas and spitoomas. The report also notes a boy with a three inch gash above the eye a dislocated knee and a knee cap wound found unconscious and taken home.
A reflective line contrasts contentment with travel to a spiritual haven and warns against diving into solitary fancies. It suggests true depth lies with God and not personal reverie.
A reflective adage emphasizes daily time as a small life and urges careful use. It cautions that those who waste days become prodigal and those who misspend time risk desperation. Worth noting as a moral reminder from Bishop Hall.
The Bunker Hill monument rises 221 feet 2 inches tall with a base width of 30 feet and a square apex 15 feet 4 inches across. It required 8 700 tons of granite for construction.
A historical note praises the banana as the most productive food plant noting one acre plus labor yields about 17 000 pounds annually and highlighting its reputed disease immunity.
Armel Va October 6 seven women registered to vote for the November election. Names listed include Mrs R H Cornwell Mrs G W Haymaker Mrs J N Kitchen Mrs G D Gray Miss Lela Kitchen Miss Virginia Kitchen and Miss Mary Buckner. Several locals visited and neighbors hosted gatherings as school opened with good attendance under Miss Lillian Cornwall.
A West Dallas widow reports the latest proposal from an Oak Cliff art student who claimed to paint a sea nymph and sought a wife to pose for the artwork by the Trinity River.
The fragment notes ancient Egypt needlework accuracy and hints at finer needles for delicate embroidery. It mentions Homer’s embroidery descriptions and suggests highly sensitive tools existed. Also discusses the name beefeaters of the Tower of London possibly deriving from “nuffeter” in Edward VI’s era.
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