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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
4
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch discusses how high ranking American officers were relieved for inefficiency in World War I. It cites brigadiers and colonels removed or demoted, notes persistence of some failures, and asks what the War Department will do with such officers while urging public accountability and support for the army.
A jagged, archaic lament describes a figure who aids ailing and needy residents with pumpkin pies and cheerful charity. The narrator admits hidden guile yet insists charity cloaks all misdeeds as they wander the village street. The fragment hints at forgotten tales and a struggle to recall a foul past.
Motive lines reflect Mason’s take on charity and personal virtue as the speaker contemplates passing through life’s gates. The text hints at conscience, flaws in giving, and the hope of lasting integrity beyond worldly showiness.
An early 20th century ad touts Pape's Compound and Pape's Cola Compound as quick relief for severe colds. It promises eased breathing, stopped nasal runniness, headache relief, and cheap, tastey relief without quinine, taken every two hours for up to three doses.
Brucetown Virginia notes list weekend visits from Winchester Hagerstown Martinsburg Chambersburg and Baltimore. Families hosting include Ritter Snapp Boden McCarroll Smithey Purcell Brady and Myerley led Sunday night service. Local social activity and visits from Miss Lohr Purcell Lena Shanoitz also noted.
Bold claim advertising a hair product Danderine to stop hair loss and remove dandruff. It instructs applying a small amount to the scalp, suggests visible results after several uses, and markets the product as cheap and readily available at drug stores and toil counters.
Dodson promotes Deason’s Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy to replace calomel. The copy claims bilious symptoms and sluggish digestion improve quickly without salivation, urging readers to ask a drugstore for a bottle and to demand their money back if not satisfied. It touts safety for children and warns against calomel’s sickness.
A long unfamiliar tale from Winchester recounts a man who opened a small side street restaurant with his wife. Through steady work and fair prices he built a loyal customer base, serving hungry workers in a modest, plain setting. After just over two years he retired to a farm near his old home with savings from the business.
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