Mustard Valued As Dime Snakebite Cure And Jove Potion
A historical note records mustard as a versatile tonic priced at a dime, used for snakebites and as a reliquary to the gods, reflecting old medicinal beliefs and popular remedies.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1950
Page
10
A historical note records mustard as a versatile tonic priced at a dime, used for snakebites and as a reliquary to the gods, reflecting old medicinal beliefs and popular remedies.
A dense schedule lists programs from Footlight Theater at 6:00 to Late News at 12:45. Notable items include Kukla Fran and Ollie, Lights Out, Nancy Walker, Wrestling with Dennis James, and Studio One, with drama and variety offerings across channels.
Finals in women doubles men singles and men doubles concluded at Rouss Park. Evelyn Levi and Camille Wisecarver beat Bobby Conrad and Dot Briggs in women doubles. Frank Anderson won men singles after edging Jack Knode while Anderson and Knode won men doubles. Knode and Mary Schiemm captured mixed doubles over Frank Anderson and Dot Baldridge. Camille Wisecarver beat Evelyn Levi in women singles. Referee was Charles Aikens.
Mrs. Jennie Parker Pools died last night at the Berryville home of her sister Mrs. Minnie Allison. Born in Clarke County she was the widow of Clifford Pools of New York and daughter of Levi and Annie Byrd Parker. Surviving are two sisters a brother a niece and two nephews. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
The level valley of the Red River of the North offers ideal conditions for mechanized grain farming due to its black soil that is nearly free of rocks and trees.
Radio listings show evening and late night broadcasts across networks with News for 15 Minutes Sports Music Time and various shows. Notable programs include Jack Smith Show Gordon MacRae Show Inner Sanctum Bobby Benson Play The Dell Trio Paul Lavalle Band Venus programs and NBC Symphony plus numerous station specific broadcasts and drama features.
OC League action shows Carr Publishing Co sweeping Esso with team games 569 558 and sets 1659. Glen's Cities Services tallies 568 and 648 while Royal Crown Cola Ind and Friendship Fire Co also post notable scores. Individual game figures include Phil Grim 132 Bob Smith 128 Frank Cooper 127 and series leaders Jim Hudson 360 Charles Renner 347 Les Kelter 346.
Alleston S. See of 115 South Purcell Ave Winchester served aboard a destroyer in the U S Navy during the amphibious landing on Korea's west coast. He attended Stonewall High School before enlisting.
More than 1,500 racing fans attended the season finale at Winchester Speedway to witness fast heats. Clyde Keeney of York Pa won the 15 lap final for top money as Paul Waters of Hagerstown Md took second from Al Wilcox of Trenton N J. Five riders were hospitalized after a three cycle crash at the start of an elimination heat including Bill Balderson of Baltimore Md with internal injuries.
The text notes a claim that Thomas a Becket was tried after death, asserting that over 350 years after his 1170 death his skeletal remains were summoned to appear before the ae Chamber Court by Henry.
The Red River of the North slopes steadily from the Minnesota North Dakota border toward Lake Winnipeg Canada, dropping about one foot per mile from its sides to its center. The river runs from the border region into Canada across Manitoba toward the Great Lakes watershed.
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