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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
3
A fragment notes easy instructions for dyeing fabrics with diamond eye color. It mentions applying color to worn draperies coverings and garments made of wool linen or cotton. The snippet hints at a versatile home craft for women.
The plan to consolidate Virginia's two major medical schools draws wide interest among physicians. A committee appointed by Governor Davis and led by Dr. Paulus Jahitetet and William S. Gordon will study medical education and report at the Medical Society of Virginia meeting in Petersburg on October 26. Hundreds who served in the Medical Reserve Corps at Camp Lee are expected to attend.
Canterburg Virginia October 13 locals report Harry Albin return to Illinois after visiting father B J Albin. Cumberland Maryland resident Mr Cunningham moves to new home on adjoining farm purchased from John Painter Stephens City, Mr Painter moves on. Mr and Mrs John Hoekman Middletown spent Sunday with L J Cave. Mrs Lula Wells Montana visiting rheumatism stricken mother Mrs Frank Perry. Miss Lucile Gard Springfield Ohio visiting aunt Mrs B C Painter. Mr Luther Wise bed bound by flu. Misses Ruby Painter and Lillian Cave visited Kensly Burchan. Late Miss Gertrude Jenkins buried at Friendship cemetery Tuesday. Master David E and Harold Hall ill with measles. Mr J Hale in Winchester on business. Bud Bray and Lawrence Martinsburg spent Sunday with sister Mrs E J Albin. Mrs Bernard Rowland back from Martinsburg visit. Mrs J A Perry spent Monday with Mrs J C Hale.
A Centennial Ode by Harry Tennyson Domer of Washington D C was read yesterday afternoon in Mount Hebron Cemetery during the centennial celebration of the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland. The verse calls bells to ring out the jubilee and praise, urging the Synod's natal day to be celebrated with triumphant music and steadfast faith.
Gladolston Kentucky resident Lillian Tharp credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with reversing a long illness. After months of weakness and inactivity she used twelve bottles then six more and regained energy. She now works at a state hospital and endorses the product to friends.
The St. Paul Saints, American Association pennant winners, met the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in their fifth junior world series game at St. Paul. Saints aim to win four more on home ground after alternating results. Orioles need two more victories.
Man o War, champion three year old, defeats Sir Barton by eight lengths over one and a quarter miles at Windsor Ontario. Jockey Clarence KummeI leads from the first stretch as 25 000 spectators witness a Canadian attendance record. Time 2 03 flat sets a new Canadian record, though not equaling Sir Barton’s mark. Samuel B. Riddle of Philadelphia collects a 75000 purse and a gold cup valued at 5000.
Washington on October 13 notes an attorney asks why Simms resigned from his office. The report centers on the question raised by the attorney and the surrounding political implications.
Attorney general special assistant Dan W. Simms in Indianapolis responds to a message from Palmer seeking the reason for his resignation from prosecution of coal operators and miners cases before Judge Anderson.
Boston October 13 Governor Coolidge refused a request from the League of Nations Day committee led by Harvard President Lowell to proclaim Sunday October 24 as League of Nations Day to promote understanding of the covenant.
The report that the bronze tablet at the Ramseur monument at Cedar Creek was stolen is false. The tablet was removed by authorities to correct an error in the inscription which currently reads northeast instead of northwest, altering the direction from Bele Grove to the tablet sites.
Mrs Agnes Williamson Wilson wife of Secretary of Labor Wilson died at the Washington home following a paralytic stroke ten years earlier. She was 61 and survived by her husband and nine children. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday with burial in Blossburg Pennsylvania on Sunday.
Charles McCallon Alexander a world renowned evangelist, born 1867 in Marysville Tennessee, died suddenly at his Birmingham home. He organized large chorus choirs, compiled a hymns volume, and joined Rev R A Correy on a globe trotting evangelistic tour from 1902 to 1906.
Guerbedy Wyoming reports Don, a miner, claims copper ore finds near Guernsey with ore samples reportedly worth 1000 dollars per ton. He describes uncovering a drift tunnel and three human bones while clearing a shaft believed linked to old prestors. Investigation underway as regional mineral history is referenced.
Early trading showed the market stabilizing as oils, motors, equipment and rails rose. Mexican petroleum, Houston oil, Royal Dutch and United Fruit posted gains while Mercantile Marine and several industrials lagged with losses. Rail stocks Texas and Pacific, New York Chicago and St Louis led the advances alongside moderate gains for several utilities and blue chips.
Brigadier General Barnett reports that about 3 260 armed Haitian bandits have been killed by United States Marines and Haitian gendarmes during the five and a half years of occupation. The tally shows 12 Marine enlisted men killed and two officers wounded, while many Haitians wounded remain uncounted.
Governor Coolidge the Republican vice presidential candidate will begin a tour from Washington on October 17 visiting North Carolina Virginia West Virginia and Maryland ending in Baltimore on October 24. He will be accompanied by Governor Morrow of Kentucky Governor Lowden of Illinois and Job Hedges of New York. He will not speak in Baltimore and is expected to return to Boston.
A report to the agricultural conference warns that general bankruptcy and ruin are inevitable for farmers unless an immediate remedy is found. The committee blames the Federal Reserve for keeping prices too high and withholding support to maintain living costs. It calls for a frank, fair attitude by authorities to restore confidence.
In rural Perry County near Landisborg A. B. George runs a snake farm for sale to zoos gardens and fairs He keeps 20 large black snakes a mammoth rattler and other varieties The reptiles measure from three to seven feet long and two to eight inches thick Helpers assist but George largely manages alone When a troublesome snake is caught it is placed with a raccoon which kills it by biting the back of the head Each fall he frees all unsold snakes.
A structural iron worker from New Orleans held his eight month old son during a christening atop a 14 story steel frame in New Orleans. Reverend William Reese performed the ceremony as ironworkers union No 58 and other workers stood on nearby girders with no floors below, offering a rare glimpse through the steel network to the concrete basement.
A damaged OCR item warns mothers to rely only on California Syrup of Figs for their child’s laxative needs. It stresses using the exact name on the package to ensure the product is recognized as safe and harmless, noting children enjoy its taste and directions.
A. Lessep, grocery store proprietor in New York City, was sentenced to two years in prison for hoarding 200000 pounds of sugar. Judge Flowe imposed a fine up to £5000, with unclear remarks about a dollar amount.
Readable fragments reference Greek protagonists and epic imagery with mentions of gods, cities, and heroic journeys. The sparse lines suggest a poem or prosaic epic fragment, likely from a classical or pseudo classical manuscript with uncertain authorship and dating.
A reader describes bladder irritation and priority of control difficulties. It suggests four ounces of Jad dissolved in water to drink at breakfast for two days to neutralize urine irritation and restore normal bladder and kidney function. It notes Salts, lemon acid derivative, as an inexpensive remedy used by many.
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