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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1914
Page
6
Purported cure advertises Hood's Sirilla as purifying and enriching the blood to prevent disease. Claims include relief from dyspepsia rheumatism weakness and scrofula with family use urged.
A local Bunker area brief notes holiday preparations. Town stores brighten for the season as residents Miss Mary Chine visits relatives and L C Hoffman recovers from grip while shipping two carloads of stock to Philadelphia. The post office readies for holiday mail and farmers stockpile ice. Robert Pitzer recovers from a knife accident as a warmer day is awaited for a postponed baptism.
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Florence M Richardson of Washington DC to Mr Charles E Phillips of Charlestown WV. The ceremony occurred in Washington last Saturday at St Josephs Church, with Rev Walher Cahill presiding. Phillips is a prominent Charlestown businessman with many Winchester friends.
A marriage license was issued by the county clerk to Francis Marion Spurr and Susie Belle Harman of Stephenson, both of the county. The marriage is planned for tomorrow.
Beginning tomorrow December 17 Gardner B. Hillyard trustee offers entire stock of wall paper paints and painter's supplies at cost. Sale announces a trust liquidation likely affecting customers and creditors at the store location.
Lillie Bamberger states she will not pay any debts that James Martin or anyone else contracts against her or her property in Frederick County. The notice references a case code 21-6p-21 and urges charitable support for Red Cross Seals.
Carroll Creswell Lii of the Virginia Woolen Co. is confined to his South Main street home by illness and attended by a physician. His condition has been serious but today shows some improvement. Creswell recently married Miss Sadie Lonas of the city.
Patrick McFadden longtime watchman at the Cumberland Valley Railroad crossing on North Frederick Pike remains seriously ill at his South Washington street home after suffering a paralysis stroke. Mrs Berry and family traveled from Washington after visiting relatives of Mrs West Baker. Margaret Lacy to visit her parents Rev Dr and Mrs J H Lacy for the holidays.
James Cruse stars as Hassam Ali in Thanhouser's new serial The Mystery of the Spotted Collar premiering at the New Empire this Friday with matinee and night shows. Each episode ends in a thrilling climax using new science twists, and the big connected plot blends love and adventure. An extra twenty dollars per week supports the top production. Don’t miss the first installment. A clever vodvil trio also plays.
A quoted maxim about living for good deeds is attributed to multiple figures including Stephen Crellet Emerson Addison and Carlyle. William C. Gannett records the line in Blessed Be Drudgery saying the old Quaker was right that one should do kindness now before passing through life once.
The article recalls a 1761 New York ordinance demanding stone or brick buildings south of Fresh Water and tile or slate roofs to curb fires. It notes today's cities lack such rigid fire-spread prevention measures and laments slow progress in fire prevention.
Bean scientists have devised a better flashlight powder using peroxide of lanthanum and similar additives. It gives excellent light while reducing wick and fumes, making it safer and less toxic than other powders.
A warm welcome awaits every man at the M. E. Church South each Sunday morning at 9 30 a m. The notice invites attendance and emphasizes inclusivity.
The article argues that a sunny temper improves arithmetic, language learning, and daily tasks such as cooking and wood handling. Politeness reflects kindly intent and promotes well being, while irritability harms health and social standing.
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