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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
5
Secretary of War Baker travels to France with high importance to approve plans for sending a large army, align on military policy, and finalize key matters before returning. General March predicts victory next year. duration of the visit remains uncertain.
Mrs. D. H. Anderson of 129 S Main St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured her sharp back pain and restored kidney health. She reports no trouble since using the remedy and urges readers to buy Doan's Kidney Pills for similar relief. Foster Milburn Co. markets the product at 60 cents.
Charles Ross of Brunswick Maryland is jailed in this city on a deserter charge. He registered June 6 1917 for army service and left jurisdiction without a future address. Ross worked in a Stephens City stone quarry and was arrested there. Deputy Armel will escort him to Washington for military authorities.
An eight year old boy from Manville Rhode Island recovered from whooping cough and measles with Vind. peptones provided by Vinci. Mrs James H Hiall urges Miller's Drug Store and Druggists Everywhere to use Vind.
A mother loads a bread board with Wyckoff noodles on her limousine after market. Her son loses a front tooth during the ride to the dentist. The incident prompts the husband to ask about the bread board and noodles while the missing items remain hidden in the tale.
Reading from a fragmentary page, the piece describes the Trobriai islands as a coral-reef region near Papua known for pearl fisheries and carved ornaments sold to tourists in Sydney and Melbourne. It also recounts wartime anecdotes about General Plumer and mentions edible insects and exotic foods across various regions, hinting at Africa Asia and the Americas.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald exchange, Prof Diggs argues for Wellington over Wellington, citing Napoleon at Waterloo as a naming cue. The dialogue reveals a tongue tied debate over how to pronounce a local street name and the desire to monetize a story.
News from 1918 reports 612 Russians executed by Bolsheviks for the Uritsky assassination and 21 others, including Grand Duke Dimitry. Dora Kaplan is executed for shooting Lenin. Separately, a Winchester Virginia court suit seeks a decree to sell a Valley Avenue lot and division of sale proceeds, with notice published and a defendant ordered to appear.
By deed of trust dated January 11 1918 John J Har and John M Steck trustees the property on the west side of North Main Winchester is offered for sale at auction. The parcel fronts 23 feet extends back 107 feet to an alley and was conveyed by M M Lynch to John J Harmer. Terms: one third cash with balance in two equal annual installments bearing interest with a fire insurance policy and deed of trust on the property. J M Stork Trustee.
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