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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
5
A noted authority links kidney and bladder irritation to uric acid. The remedy Jad Salts neutralizes urine acidity, reducing irritation and aiding normal function. take four ounces in water after breakfast for two to three days. It is inexpensive, harmless, and popular among urinary disorder sufferers.
A Montreal man held police at bay with a rifle in an uptown boarding house, killing a police officer and wounding the head of Edmonton’s detective force before capture and insanity verdict. In Russia near Odessa a bank messenger robber band killed five bandits with a bombed cottage siege after wounding two constables. Local police issue permits to use bombs to end sieges in detached dwellings to avoid officer casualties.
A haggling salesman touts a 25 cent glass cutter a $40 vacuum cleaner an $11 photograph and a $27 camera to a business man all rebuffed until a quip leads to an accidental sale of a cutter The piece then shifts to a Paris geologist explaining why Italy is volcanically active as the earth cools.
General Bethune laments golf lures men from British forces, recalling 1457 Scottish ban to protect archery. Edward IV era edicts followed, yet royal indulgence continued. The piece links past and present echoes of the game’s pull on national duties.
A North London loan club enforced a strange rule requiring each member to borrow £5 yearly or pay a 5 shilling fine. Loans needed two fellow members as security. sometimes a member was refused a loan for lack of security and fined for not borrowing.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for nervous weakness in middle age women. It promotes Dr. Pierce products including liquid or tablet forms and a trial package from Buffalo New York, with a testimonial claiming health improvement after the first bottle.
By decree of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia the Harriett Chapman vs Kate S Anderson case will offer for sale at public auction at noon on November 16 1918 in front of the courthouse. The lot at 219 West Main Street fronts 29 feet 3 inches on Main Street and extends 188 feet more or less, featuring a large two story brick residence. One third cash with the balance in two annual installments secured by bonds a deed of trust and an insurance policy, conducted by Special Commissioner M M Lynch with auctioneer A G Swanson.
Armistead C Gordon of Staunton and Frances Courtenay Baylor Barnum of Winchester are in Richmond as guests of Colonel and Mrs W Gordon McCabe. Gordon attends an important State Library Board meeting as chairman while Barnum travels to New Orleans for the winter.
An old home recipe for darkening hair uses Sage Tea and Sulphur, now sold as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound. It promises natural, even darkening and a younger look. The preparation is described as simple to apply with a sponge or brush and is not a medicine.
In an unexpected turn Bishops Denny and Collins were identified in an emergency hospital scene at John Marshall hospital in Richmond. A strong armed man, described as a bishop, helped in the kitchen to subdue a stubborn lamb quarter, prompting curiosity among workers before the bishop’s identity was confirmed.
Frank Lewis a chauffeur was arrested by Chief M A Doran on a speeding charge. He paid a police court fine of 11 50 for the offense.
G M Hansbrough has been commissioned a notary public for Winchester by Governor Davis. An order entered in Winchester corporation court confirms the $500 bond required of all notaries public.
A Washington Star quip notes a fraternity member possesses a remarkably trained memory capable of recalling any chosen fact, highlighting sharp recall as a notable trait.
An old testimonial claims Vinci boosts energy and sleep for exhausted workers. The speaker, Isaac W. Bradford, says the remedy uses beef and cod peptones with minerals and glycerophosphates. Drug stores, Miller’s Den, and related names appear in the ad.
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