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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
4
A verse by Walt Mason depicts a man returning from town loaded with ham and fruit and a long list of items for family life. His pup trails behind as the wife and children reminisce and the man seeks peaceful, cheerful home comforts.
Staunton prepares for Wilson Day with about 40 Marine Band members and cavalry from Fort Myer joining a national showcase. Two hundred 16 foot white columns with electric globes line streets as 30 000 visitors are expected. Railroads offer reduced rates and special trains from Lexington Harrisonburg and Harper's Ferry to Staunton with no transfer at Strasburg Junction.
By authority of a deed of trust dated April 2 1912 A T Tinsman and wife the trustees offer two parcels in Winchester and Clarke County Virginia at public auction on Saturday January 4 1513 at 12 o'clock noon One parcel is a 50 foot by depth lot on the east side of the Valley Turnpike in Winchester with a two story frame dwelling and the second parcel is about four acres near Millwood Virginia with a frame dwelling Both parcels are described with prior deeds and the sale terms require one third cash on sale and the balance secured by two bonds bearing six percent interest and secured by deeds of trust and fire insurance policies.
Vienna reports improved relations with Serbia amid a tentative agreement on the Adriatic port dispute. Serbia’s minister of railways travels to London to present the accord at the conference of peace envoys, signaling progress since the Balkan war began.
The piece warns sickness and helplessness as a hidden fear for workers as health is capital. It claims the kidney disease drains strength and earnings and presents Foley Kidney Pills as the remedy. It promotes the genuine yellow packaged product and warns against substitutes.
A fragmented classified notice appears with brief readable details about a local sale or notice action. The sparse text mentions timing elements and official roles, suggesting a public or legal notice in a small newspaper page.
Dr Wm Sadler cautions that common colds must be treated seriously when they “hang on” and promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable household medicine for coughs and colds for both children and adults. Take it at onset to avert serious results and speed recovery.
A curious scene in a Houston hotel bar centers on Dr. Custer performing a snake like noise to mock opium and drinking. Patrons fled as the noise rose again and a cockroach scurried across a sheet of paper before order was restored.
In a tense scene at a gathering a phone line shorted causing shocks and a shrill whirring on receivers. Doctor Custer finally calms the crowd by revealing he alone can imitate a rattlesnake, easing the suspense of the moment.
A garbled OCR item offers limited readable facts about a local event. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the fragment.
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