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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1918
Page
4
A Northern newspaper reflects on Kaiser rule and the imperial constitution. It denounces German leadership and asserts the German people bear collective guilt for atrocities including murder and piracy aboard ships. The tone demands punishment for the German people in 1918.
A Winchester farmer at 314 North Kent Street recalls a ten year struggle with kidney pain and back trouble. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring his health and notes he has rarely had kidney issues since using them. Zelma Carper, daughter of Mr Carper, has been very ill at home with mania and is improving slightly.
A religious essay argues the biblical coat of many colors signified idleness, not favored status. It claims sleeves reaching to the fingertips indicated lack of manual labor, linking the symbol to historical noble fashion and social signals of "nothing doing."
The Middle Temple Hall in London features a 30 foot long high table carved from a queenly gift, with Shakespeare performing Twelfth Night on the dais floor for Elizabeth I in 1572. Its screen, panels, and heraldic decorations include arms of Raleigh, Pepys, and modern legal figures, plus portraits by Vandyk Lely Kneller and armor suits.
An excerpt discusses Pacific practices among Maori Fijian and Papuan groups. It cites reverence to chiefs among Maoris Fijians and notes Trobriand restraint toward chiefs in Papua. Other signs include leaf stones marking paths and vine barriers as warnings. A Papuan greeting involves touching the visitor and commenting on their condition.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer retrospective riffs on the New York Times headline about twins born seven times on the same street. The piece quips about birth habit and variety, imagining twins preferring different locales for each birth.
The piece reflects on the American flag as a symbol of liberty and hope. It asserts the flag represents strength and compassion, universal liberation, and enduring human motivation that cannot fail or be humbled.
A dialogue where Tommy proposes staying on land if they are 36 while another suggests going to sea, outlining a plan to adapt their voyage.
Advert says rheumatism cannot be cured by liniments but by a deep blood remedy named 8. 8. 8. claiming it cleanses the blood and fights germs. Urges readers to buy from drugstores and offers free case advice via Medicales 26 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta Georgia.
A curious note explains hawks that feed on fish ruin nearby trees. The nest tree becomes oily as many fish eaten leave grease in leaves and roots, killing the tree and forcing abandonment after years of use.
Neville Taylor Gherardi recalls beliefs about officers losing commissions for losing their swords and recounts an incident in Dresden where a German officer violently beat a man who grabbed his sword on a streetcar. The piece comments on assumed authority and fear in German military culture.
The legendary vase of Enon-Sherouan the Just, once in Rhagas palace before 1221, has been added to Macdermid Parish-Watson’s collection in New York. Fragments were found at Rhagas site in 1910 and 1914 with the value estimated between 85 000 and 100 000 dollars.
A long held superstition says a gold coin, or silver if needed, bearing the ship’s build year, should be wrapped in cotton and placed under the mainmast at the ship’s stepping. When ships are broken up abroad, coin dealers seek such coins, with the 1804 American dollar cited as a prized example.
The largest wooden dishes from Vancouver Island Kwakiutl people were purchased for the American Indian Museum in New York. Used in major festival feasts to heat soups with hot stones, the carved vessels identify the clan such as Wells and Eagle during rituals.
Scientists claim tiny wood splinters from Cremonan violins emit a single tone when bowed and that tone rises by a step if the wood is aged. The finding suggests consistent musical pitches tied to particle vibrations in the instrument’s wood.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for stomach upset and poor appetite. It claims the tablets ease undigested foods without cramps and should be taken at bedtime for quick relief, priced at 10c and 25c per box.
Special commissioner announces a public auction of a two story house and lot at 501 S Main St Winchester Virginia on November 9 1918 at noon. Property frontages 44 feet on Main and 158 feet on Leicester with a deed of trust and insurance required for deferred payments. Bid terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds.
November 5 marks the election with no opposition to Senator Thomas S. Martin and Representative Thomas W. Harrison. The piece urges citizens to honor them and the state by turning out to vote, highlighting their public service and commitment to Americanism and democracy.
Fragmentary notice discusses delaying action for a deceased’s estate and hints at new bidders including Mrs. Byrt in a rent context.
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