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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
4
Health's best way Eat apples every day is noted in a daily health column. The article mentions the publisher The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia and lists subscription rates. It also references European events about the Belgians and compares their spirit to ancient Julius Caesar.
The Baltimore Sun reports Admiral Fletcher and other naval officers defend a strong navy. Fletcher says the United States has little to fear from Britain or Brent and notes fortifications and mine defenses at New York. Critics claim war panic and weakened confidence spread through Congress during hearings.
A jumbled, fragmentary passage ruminates on chronic pain and nervous strain. The garbled lines hint at mental and physical torment, with surreal critiques of systems, nerves, and imagination amid a sense of unrest and opposition.
In palace and attic the sufferers with rheumatic woes shriek in their pain while you sneer at pills potions and liniments. What are the doctors doing what ghosts are they chasing why do they not block that demon of diseases that cripples feet and knees and robs us of walking.
Winchester reader Wesley J. Carpenter testifies to relief from back pain and urinary disorders after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports lasting benefit and endorses the remedy, priced 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, distributes.
Miss Edna Snapp and Miss Mamie Massie were in Winchester shopping last week. Mr. William Branner moved from J A Jones farm to Snarr farm at Lebanon Church. Mrs. James Fetzer is improving slowly. Relief Sunday school plans an entertainment on Thursday night December 24. Edna Snapp visited Mrs. E N Dougherty. Mrs. J B White visited her mother, Mrs. Bassett.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative that does not gripe or cramp. It claims quick relief from constipation for children, women, and elderly persons and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell, 451 Washington St Monticello TH.
Mrs F A Strother returned home from Charlottesville after visiting her brother S Lee Davis who has been ill. Davis spent last summer at the parsonage and made many friends. A Christmas cantata is set for December 26 at 7 30 PM in the village church with a 10 cent charge. proceeds go to the Belgium fund.
Dr. Douglas McDuffie leads a Christmas revival at St Pauls Church on Fort Hill drawing strong power with ten responders on Sunday night and two conversions. President Willard returns from a rail trip but would not discuss rate decisions. Two British subjects killed by Mexicans in Sonora.
The weekly list shows unclaimed letters in Winchester Virginia for the week ending December 19 1914. Callers must pay one cent per letter upon receipt and names include Mrs Roberta Benschoten William R Frye H Gates Walker E Heatwole W E Heatwole Thomas Miller Annie Russell Shirley Carter.
The Front Royal Sentinel notes Windy Jim may spend the winter in the Fork. His brother in law 8 RU Winsbur row reportedly has a ton of pork saved for hard times, with March first looming.
The Department of Agriculture cautions farmers in this region to ensure seed potatoes from Maine are free from powdery scab. It also warns against using table potatoes for planting as they may carry exposure to the disease even if not visibly infected.
George Baldwin died at his son’s Mountain View home near Rileyville Virginia and lay in state through harsh winter. Neighbors carried his coffin five miles over ice and rugged terrain to the family burial ground on the John Henry Waters place. He was 63, a native of Rappahannock, survived by three sons Bert Jack and Hamilton. His wife had died years earlier and he recently worsened with Bright’s disease. He went to Winchester for medical care and never recovered.
Miss Letha Santmyers and John Andrews both of Riverton Warren county Va were married in Hazers town at the First Baptist Church parsonage by Rev E K Thomas Miss Frances A Riley of White Post Va and Harvard E B Fuller of Nineveh Warren county were married Thursday at the Front Royal parsonage of the First Baptist Church by Rev Mr Thomas.
Christ Church plans two Christmas Day services at 8 and 11 AM with Holy Communion. Rev. Smith urges inviting friends of other denominations to attend and reflect on the war in Europe. The choir under H. D. Fuller will present an elaborate program and church decorations will create a festive appearance.
Fragments describe how harsh cold aids some while forcing hardship for others. The text notes comfort for those with limited shelter and clothing, while many struggle to stay warm against Jack Frost's biting temperatures. The piece hints at broader social impact without full context.
The post office department becomes a paying enterprise for the first time in about 125 years. The parcel post is credited with aiding the shift. Dr J T R Neal of Greenville South Carolina reports thirty years of experience proving Foley Kidney Pills best for kidney and bladder issues. Available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes through dealers.
The article notes Maryland will designate December 26 as an official holiday. Governor Goldsborough signed the proclamation, extending a day off in the state. The timing follows a string of legal holidays observed in Maryland.
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