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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
3
Ad copy fragment urges five cent mail order to Foley & Co Chicago for a free trial package. It then asks a question about frogs legs being useful for eating and jumping, mixing promotional content with trivia.
Defendants Joseph Leith Dora Boyd and Carl Burner were found guilty. Leith and Boyd received fines of 100 and 50 dollars or four months in jail with costs. Burner paid 2.76 in costs. The court output marked the largest single-session fines in years as spectators debated possible future Allied efforts.
An old advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a cure for sluggish liver digestion and general malaise. It claims the product removes bile, leaves users feeling fresh, and promises no nausea or pain. Priced at 26 cents plus postage for a sample and diet lip information.
In Wide World magazine an observer recalls a Dyak war yell captured from a rajah. A native activates a falsetto note rising to a loud crowing like a steam whistle, then fading to a whisper. The rajah says when sung by thousands after skirmishes with pirates it becomes a terrifying, blood-freezing chorus.
The two reformers John Bright and Richard Cobden worked in tandem against the corn laws. Bright spoke with eager pugnacity while Cobden offered quiet, Euclid like propositions. Bright recalled their method of stumping together with alternating approaches.
Advertisement notes Appe follows odd digestion as a remedy sold at fifty cents and one dollar per bottle. It claims thousands of homes use it as an indispensable family remedy and offers a free trial bottle through Dr W B Caldwell at 451 Washington St. Seema.
A list of wholesale and retail price figures for farm items such as wheat, yellow corn old and new, timothy hay, mixed hay, oats, barley, straw, flour, live chickens, butter, potatoes, and dressed turkeys. Prices show diverse ranges, with several items quoted at multiple values and units.
G W Firkins argues in the Atlantic Monthly that social codes enforce order through obsequiousness to opinion. He notes flaws, hypocrisy, and wickedness within codes, but suggests communal norms are often higher than unchecked individual impulses.
An advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney distress. It cites testimonials from Winchester resident Jacob H. Hillyard praising relief after weather-related pain and urinary issues, with price 50 cents at dealers.
England's Life Guards, oldest cavalry command, formed after the restoration. Recruited from Cavaliers who fought for Prince Charles Stuart, they were organized in 1661 into three troops the King's Own the duke of York's and the Duke of Albemarle's. One troop was always raised in Scotland in honor of the house of Stuart to protect the sovereign and royal family.
Reported fighting lanes in Cracow Lwow and Warsaw show Germans and Russians in fierce clashes. Russia claims large prisoner captures while German reports dispute Russian gains and emphasize surrounding operations near Lowicz Qbno and Strykow.
The text recounts foreign war vessels entering Chinese waters finding fortresses facing the expected attack with rear exposed. English forces circled Hong Kong island and attacked from the rear at dawn, causing panic among Chinese defenders. An officer pleaded for attackers to come from the other side, shouting in broken English.
A humorous exchange features a Wise Guy asking about a wife doubting late home remarks. The Grouch replies she never doubts because she knows he is lying.
A reader testimonial from Vertie Shaffer of Vandergrit Pennsylvania endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as effective for children’s colds and coughs. The ad urges dealers to stock the medicine and urges trial for relief.
The text notes early letter posting in Hanse towns in the twelfth or thirteenth century and a line from Austria to Lombardy in Maximilian's reign. Franz von Thurn und Hatzys organized a Vienna to Brussels route in 1516, linking Charles V domains. The Thurn family maintained postal rights until 1806 with posts separate from the crown.
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