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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
5
Advert appears to promote Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a harmless substitute for calomel to cleanse the liver, claim they do not injure the teeth or stomach, and improve vitality. Sold at 10 and 25 cents a box by all druggists.
By decree of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia the Harriett Chapman vs Kate S Anderson case will sell at public auction in front of the court house on Saturday November 16 1918 at 12 o clock noon the lot No 219 on the west side of South Main street between Clifford and Cork streets in Winchester adjoining Miss Rose Janney and others. The 29 feet 8 inch frontage extends 188 feet back and includes a large two story brick residence. Terms: one third cash sale day, balance in two equal annual installments secured by two bonds deed of trust and insurance. M M Lynch Special Commissioner A G Swanson Auctioneer. 10-18-4w
In Frederick County Circuit Court on October 3 1918 Hester V Briscoe files for divorce from Stanley Briscoe. Defendant not a resident of Virginia. must appear within fifteen days after due publication to protect interest. Order requires publication weekly for four weeks in Winchester Star and posting at court house. J B Beverley Clerk.
The Vicks VapoRub firm warns wholesalers and retailers of a looming shortage due to the influenza epidemic. Big shipments are en route but congestion slows delivery. it orders small-quantity direct shipments and cautions against large or delayed orders while offering sample booklets on influenza and alternate uses of VapoRub.
Reader learns of infant mortality among early Puritans and the brutal cold of meeting houses. The article cites Judge Sewall and Cotton Mather families, noting only a few of their numerous children survived. It mentions remedies such as snail water made from garden snails and earthworms.
A Market Bosworth farmer's wife in perfect health has slept in bed for three years, suggesting extended rest may prolong life. The piece cites Brillat Savarin relatives who lived largely in bed, Swiss doctors who link sleep to altitude, and warns against lingering in bed after waking.
A historical note on hawks that catch fish and then fly to tire the catch to death. It describes the hawk’s instinct to kill a fish before returning to its nest, and recounts a lone instance of a hawk dying after lengthy efforts while the croaker remained silent.
A wild tiger prowled a village near Chicago spending the night in a hillside pen adjacent to a house. It leaped from the roof to kill a cow and then dragged out and killed a six month old calf, leaping after it. The hunter recorded the embankment height as 124 feet.
A fragmented dialogue mentions a long serving cook and a governor like figure punning on a house arrest sentence. An advertisement line references winter costs and domestic affairs. The readable text is sparse and lacks concrete names or dates.
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