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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
3
December weather warnings urge keeping fresh air in homes during cold days. Tips include a window board to create a steady air flow and wearing adequate clothing indoors and at night. If short on blankets, old newspapers can add warmth as a temporary substitute.
Market report notes butter prices and retail trends with emphasis on current rates and consumer impact. Readers see price movements, supply cues, and general market sentiment influencing household buys.
Fragmentary text shows several monetary figures including 16, 2.75, 1, 12 to each, AO 1.50. No clear event, entity, or context identified beyond generic price indicators.
An old advertising snippet promotes TIZ Foot Bath as a cure for swollen and aching feet. It claims to draw out toxins, shrink corns, and restore comfort, offering a free trial and a 26 cent box through Walter Dodge & Co of Chicago.
Auction notice advertises 30 acre apple orchard near Jefferson County Virginia with limestone land and river bottom tracts. Listings describe 12 room frame house tenant house barn outbuildings small bearing orchard and 25 acres timber. Additional Clarke County river bottom plots totaling 440 acres near Berryville with good cultivation potential.
An old newspaper ad targets seniors warning against calomel salts and harsher laxatives. It promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle, natural liver and bowel aid, claiming it cleanses without gripe or nausea and improves digestion in aging bodies. It urges readers to buy only the authentic Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by the original company.
George Overbauer of Macoutah Illinois wed his fifth wife, saying his long search for companionship ended after neighbors praised his new wife’s cooking. The bride, 64, was previously Mary Miller. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Schifnkman with Overbauer aged 58. He cited losing four previous spouses yet choosing life with a steady partner.
Miss Marie Gerber of Sawtelle California reports a severe cold settled on her lungs with coughing and chest pain. She credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for rapid relief after one night and a week to recover, saying the medicine relieved cough and soreness. Sold by all dealers.
A disjointed report describes a youth gathering at a resort club last week. It notes the club closes evenings but briefly remains open for greater freedom. It mentions a chicken flip and compares it to a turkey gobbler in a game fight context.
Mrs. James H. Conpery of 118 West Germain Street Winchester Virginia recounts six years of kidney pain and illness. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with easing symptoms after doctors failed and says the remedy let her resume work and sleep. Sold by all dealers priced at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
By decree of the Corporation Court Winchester Virginia the Murnan house and lot will be sold at auction in front of the County Court House on Saturday December 14 1912. The property measures 39 by 149 feet and fronts on a street near the Burwell lot, bounded by Keckley and the Ho Lyder lot. The dwelling is in excellent condition with electric lights. Terms include one third cash day of sale and two thirds via two bonds due one and two years hence at 6 percent interest, or full cash. Special Commissioner Gray Williams has bond on file and is authorized to conduct the sale.
Lumber and wood for sale listed for Friday December 20 at 10 am at the Martin Wixecarver farm opposite Yliss Store on the Cedar Creek. 25900 feet of boards and lumber, 90 cords of short cut slab wood, and 25 acres of uncut tops offered by Leee and Mussellmay.
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