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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
4
A compact feature in The Evening Star quotes a New York Herald writer praising laughter as the sunshine of the soul and a remedy for blues and melancholy. The passage extols humor as a force that brightens life, purges depression, and enriches the spirit.
A district debate centers on progress efforts and the role of a critical figure nicknamed the Knocker. Supporters push paving and pump projects while skeptics snub plans, arguing resistance undermines improvement and local enthusiasm wanes.
In Louisville The Star characterizes the Colonel as fearless for attacking Louisville and the Courier Journal. The piece notes his bold move to "beard the lion in his hall" and hints at strong reaction to his daring gambit.
The notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for rheumatism and blood purification, claiming forty years of success and benefits for stomach and kidney troubles, debility, and all illnesses from impure blood. It urges readers to obtain it from a local druggist.
The latest dispatches report Austro German pressures in Transylvania with Teutonic forces fighting near mountain passes. Bulgarian reinforcements reach the Macedonian front as Serbian gains are claimed and a village near Brod is reported captured by the Serbians. The British are attacked on the Doiran front but repelled. Sofia notes allied losses. German troops seize territory near Stokhod and fresh fighting continues east of Vladimir Volynski. French gains around Somme are acknowledged by Berlin as limited. Butte de Warlencourt shows slight progress amid rain. Pasubio fronts see Austrian gains later countered.
Harpers Ferry West Virginia retiree Leoarney aged ninety died recently at the town. A former shoe merchant he attributed his gang life to Civil War service. He enlisted in Capt George Baylor’s Twelfth Virginia Cavalry Laurels Brigade Confederate army. Funeral from St Peter’s Catholic Barn Harpers Ferry with high mass by Rev Edward Tearney and Rev John A Curran.
For a muddy complexion use Chamberlain's Tablets and adopt a diet of vegetables and cereals. Take outdoor exercise daily and your skin should improve within a few months. Buyable everywhere.
Dr Charles W. P. Brock of Richmond a native of Shenandoah county Va and longtime chief surgeon for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad died after a long illness He served in the Confederate army as chief surgeon on Maj Gen James Kemper staff He was surgeon of the Richmond police since 1865 and led the National Association of Railway Surgeons in 1892-93 He was a Freemason and Episcopalian in Richmond
Mr and Mrs B F Yates of Charlestown West Virginia spent yesterday afternoon with friends in this city.
Mothers neglecting child colds can lead to chronic catarrh in the mucous membranes. The article warns the disease can become lifelong and hard to cure. It promotes 5 5G lain's Cough Remedy as a preventive measure to avoid the condition.
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