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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
6
An elderly owner offers 638 acres three miles from a town, two miles from a railroad, divided into two tracts at 26000 and 51000 dollars. The property, managed by her son, yields 7000 to 10000 dollars yearly profit, includes running water in every field, four houses, outbuildings, and is well fenced.
Fragmentary OCR shows Sheppard and Towson Hospital in Towson Maryland with references to 40 beds and nursing staff, plus a booklet of information addressed to Mrs G F Sargent Sup’t. The text includes a poem about sunshine and life lessons, indicating a hospital newsletter or informational page with personal guidance.
In Winchester Virginia on September 19 Jonas Chamberlin celebrated his forty first birthday with a surprise gathering Sunday. Relatives and friends arrived around 1130 PM and shared a bountiful dinner at 2 PM. Attendees included Chamberlin family members and neighbors from Winchester Strasburg and nearby towns.
An advertisement promotes Whitehouse Antiseptic Powder as a cleansing soothing deodorizing and healing aid for women. It claims to relieve various ailments tied to ignorance of sanitary precautions and lists two sizes with prices and mail order options from Whitehouse Chemical Co.
The fragment asserts that facial and body issues are linked to impure blood and suggests cleansing to remove accumulations. It mentions ailments such as eczema through a quasi medical lens and cites a verifiable link to blood purity being the presumed cause.
Mrs. Shirley Carter entertained at a well appointed luncheon on West Water street in Winchester yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Joseph Blanchard Ames of Boston who is visiting. Guests included Mrs. R. T. Barton Mrs. L. M. Allen Mrs. W. D. Smyth Mrs. John Carmichael Mrs. Joseph Wright Mrs. Melvin Green Miss Mary Spottiswoode Buchanan Miss Emily Weems and Mrs. Richard E. Griffith.
The War Camp Community Service hosts a Sunday afternoon sacred sing from 5 to 6 in front of the Court House led by John Richardson. Mary Stuart and Donald McFadden perform solos with a quartet including Mrs. R. E. Griffith Mrs. W. D. Smith Mr. H. S. Duffey and Mr. W. R. Miller. Everyone is urged to attend.
The Rev Clarence Woods announces Sunday September 21 services at Centenary Reformed Church at 11 am and 8 pm with Sunday school at 9 45 am. Public invited. Sermons also at St Pauls Church Stephenson at 3 pm. Mr Mitchell Knight Jr leaves for State College Pa this morning to study horticulture and agriculture. Miss Elsie Maphis heads to Wilmington Del to visit relatives. Miss Eve Faulkner leaves for Washington.
A surprise party was given for Harry Carter at his Rest home to mark his twenty first birthday. Twenty eight guests attended with music and refreshments as Mr and Mrs Ridgeway and many Wright and Snapp family members joined in the celebration.
Rapture expert F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia will be at the Jack Hotel in Winchester Saturday only. He promotes the Spermatic Shield claiming cure without surgery or injections, with English and Spanish awards and government documents for inspection.
A fragmented line urges readers to invest money in a phrase battle concept titled War Sayings Stomps, implying a local promotion or collection item without clear details or context.
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