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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1913
Page
5
A testimonial from Miss Wiltie M. Walker claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured facial pimples dandruff itching and hair thinning after trying various remedies. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap priced 25 cents and Cuticura Ointment 50 cents with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept. T Boston.
Miss Marie Gerber of Sawtelle California describes contracting a severe cold that settled on her lungs and caused alarm. A friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which she bought and found relief the first night and was fully cured in a week. For sale by all dealers.
After the verdict, attorney Marshall McCorclink of Bernsville filed three motions asking to set aside the verdict, grant a new trial, and arrest the judgment. Judge Woods scheduled arguments for December 10. If denied, Wilson's lawyers are ready to appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Friends in Winchester report the death of James L. Wilson, longtime member of a noted Atlanta, Georgia family, who died suddenly in Shippensburg Pennsylvania. He had resided in the South for many years.
A Georgia family man, employed across Cumberland Valley towns, died suddenly in Shippensburg before medical help could arrive. He lived much of the past years in Winchester, worked for Schlitz Brewing and later at the American Restaurant on North Main Street. He was known for his many friends and for not harming anyone intentionally. His sister in Atlanta was notified by wire, and the remains are expected to be taken there for burial.
Grand Rapids the case of Clare Skinner who sought money for Christmas gifts died alongside the patient after both underwent a surgical operation for a blood transfusion.
Catherine Breshkovskaya, condemned to exile in Siberia for plotting against the czar, was captured after a four day search following her second escape attempt. She had previously tried to flee while held in St Petersburg on December 9.
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank mailed Christmas Savings Club checks late this afternoon. About 45 000 dollars was deposited by members since the club began, with full payers receiving by mail and others to call at the bank starting tomorrow morning. Mrs Richard Byrd has returned from Philadelphia and Baltimore.
A 25 cent bottle promises abundant soft hair, gloss, and no dandruff. Apply as directed and expect rapid fullness with new hair growth in about two weeks. Use Daingerine to condition and sheen hair, drawing through strands for best results.
Thursday, December 1th sale details appear in a local notice with J. M. Fishpan as clerk. Duvall Dunn & Hoffman serve as auctioneers for the event.
Dr John D Bear of Elkton Virginia is endorsed in a testimonial by Mrs J W Simmons who reports relief from winter coughs and a weight gain after using Bear's Emulsion. The ad promotes the tonic as a stomach builder and strengthener with a money back offer. Reading Lessons admonition about morality appears as a separate note.
After living with her second husband James E. L. Hughes of Harrisonburg for months the wife formerly Mrs. Rle Hite Sager eloped with Carroll F. Yancey a Harrisonburg drug clerk. They went to New York posing as Mr. and Mrs. Yancey. Judge Haas in Circuit Court granted Hughes an absolute divorce. The younger man was a friend of Hughes' children and visited the home.
The House committee reported that a long standing lobby existed led by the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Federation of Labor. Mulhall and Emery were found to have exceeded decency in lobbying, while the labor lobby was not illegal. Elections were not influenced. Reps Webb Bartholdt Calder Fairchild Sherley were exonerated. Reelected member M c? was found guilty of grave impropriety.
A Brooklyn magistrate rules cucumbers are fruit, remarking that if they could grow on a tree it would prove a workable theory. the quip notes cucumbers have often caused other funny opinions since.
A letter from Pary F. Maynard of Colorado Springs asks Shenandoah Valley newspapers to help locate the former family of Horace Maynard of the Twenty-eighth Iowa Vol. Infantry. After Cedar Creek the guard’s friendship with the Confederate family endured via letters from North Liberty Iowa, but a fire destroyed records. Please contact if you recognize the family.
A confused report describes a freshman dormitory dispute over bathrooms and vacuum cleaning duties, with seniors claiming the building is for freshers and no bathrooms will be available, sparking questions about housing arrangements.
Alligators eat little in winter and mostly meat, especially liver. In cool weather they feed about once a day. in warm weather they eat more often.
A wry remark on manners and perception notes that a man who claims to be a gentleman fears others may doubt his civility without explicit assertion. The line blends social critique with playful irony about appearances versus character.
Fragment from a Vermont anecdote recounts Mrs. Chittenden replying to guests who objected to dining with farmhands. She says they dine together, but suggests two tables: one for the farmhands who are hungry after hard work, and another for the rest. The item mentions Laxative Brom Quinine and a signature FE. W. Govis on a 25 cent product.
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