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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1907
Page
4
A 19th century editorial warns young men about the dangers of alcohol, predicting graves and jail cells from whiskey before Christmas. It urges restraint and describes the harm of habit, contrasting past honor with current ruin and urging vigilance against moral decay. It also ponders forgotten love vows and public scandal in London society.
An unnamed authority urges increased water intake as nature's medicine and warns against patent tonics. He offers a historical prescription: Fluid Extract Dandelion one ounce, Compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces, shaken and taken after meals and at bedtime, with ample water.
Stephens City Virginia December 14 Misses Maude and Alva Steele hosted a masquerade for guest Miss Burgess of Basic City. Guests arrived around nine and unmasked for a grand dining room supper then returned for music and games. Notable costumes included Night Gipsy Queen Morning and Goddess of Liberty.
Nolds and Charley Green, Ernest Meade and Emmett Stuart of the Post area. William White and wife from North Dakota spend winter here with Mrs. White's mother. M. C. Carbaugh and wife from McKeesport Pa left for home after weeks with friends. Miss Mayo Grove of Mount Jackson Va visiting. Gretter Lee Rothgeb, longtime Chicago businessman, to run farm from his father's estate. Elmer M. Clevenger rents the old James Lemley shop to open a blacksmith shop soon.
Miss Lula Q Phillips of Shenandoah College faculty spent Sunday in Bartonsville. Mr and Mrs Branson Himelrite of Wheatfield visited his parents Mr and Mrs A Little. Mrs Will Lewin of Front Royal visited her parents Mr and Mrs R S Beaty. Misses Fannie and Virgie Meinturff spent Sunday with cousin Miss Sallie Coverston near Middletown. Jesse Forsythe of Prince William county returned home after visiting A W Cauthorn. Presiding Elder W F Grover will preach at Sharon United Brethren Church Sunday evening December 15 at 7 oclock.
The will of Edwin Bell probated in the Orphans' Court at Hagerstown Maryland leaves all real and personal property to nieces Misses Sarah and Henrietta Motter of Winchester in equal shares. Alexander Neill Sr is executor. Dated November 1 1906 witnessed by Alexander Neill Jr and C B Saxton. Bell died in Hagerstown Monday. He once edited the Hagerstown Mail and worked with San Francisco papers.
A Washington housewife describes suffering headaches and sickness from daily coffee use for thirty years. She switched to Postum, noting relief from headaches and nervous symptoms within a week, and says she feels well now after three cups made per package directions. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
A Mrs M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for rheumatism sciatic lumbago backache and neuralgia claiming it cures at home without climate change. The notice promises proof by thousands and asks sufferers to write Box R Notre Dame Ind. for details.
The excerpt lists numeric balances and liabilities from a historical bank ledger. It includes capital stock, undivided profits, deposits subject to check, time certificates, and interbank amounts. Several figures appear garbled, but reflect typical balance sheet items such as liabilities to national and state banks and bills payable.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered numbers including 1,174.03 24 6 15,700.00 136 52 Directors 100,000.00 876,559.85 74,000.60. no clear events or entities to anchor a full summary.
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