Uprooting Illusions Santa Claus and Old-Time Beliefs
A reflective piece recalls a woman who cut away childish illusions a tutor of truth and a critique of religion and charity in frontier towns. It contrasts Christmas myths with harsh realities and cites historical notes on slavery era church work, local elders, and long-vanished Winchester life.
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Christ
Chicago
Eugenia
Paris
London
Sterling
Sodom and
Gomorrah
Jerusalem
Lauck
Schultze
Grim
Sperry
Kurtz
Heiskell
Bean
Hampshire
Presbyterian Church
Robert Gray
Joseph Gamble
James Holliday
James Little
James Reiley
Henry Beatty
John Bell
Wiliam Holliday
Samuel Rea
Bakers
Daniel Gold
Beattie Carson
Daniel Conrad
Mackey
Baldwin
Edward Conrad
Dunbar
White
Holmes
Carr
Winchester
Clarkeburge
H. Sir
Amber
Bartline
Scott
Heart of Midlothian
Main
Water Streets
Conrad
Church Hill
Frederick Conrad
Lord Fairfax
Loudoun
William Holliday
Market Street
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Blood Remedy
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood remedy internal to cure catarrh not curable by local applications. It states the medicine is composed to act in the blood and mucous membranes and claims endorsement by a leading physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Rot Aquack Medicina
Floods Transform Winchester Landscape Across Years
Floods and neglect have reshaped Winchester, erasing key sites like the hill market house and jail. City Hall and the surrounding plaza have risen in their stead, signaling perceived improvement amid historical ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Market House
Winchester
Cather Sells Clearbrook Farm Near Frederick County
Frederick County official Mr. Clark Cather sold his 40 acre homeplace near Clearbrook to Mr. Joseph Sullivan of Winchester. The farm includes 18 acres of young orchard and 5 bearing acres with several outbuildings and adjoins Sullivan’s existing property once owned by Mr. Egbert Van Alstyne. Sale handled by Mr. W. b.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Cather
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Clearbrook
Joseph Sullivan
Winchester
Tory
Ir. Sullivan
Egbert van Alstyne
Univer
W. B
Hedrick Couple Host Novel Yuletide Forest Celebration
Dr and Mrs W A Hedrick of Washington held a Christmas party at their Barcroft country home near here. They moved festivities to the woods, cleared an 8 inch snow with a plow, lit a bonfire, and had a pine tree adorned with gifts while guests sang Joy to the World and Santa Claus distributed presents with a Patagonia type flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Val Dee
W. A. Hedrick
Washington
Santa Claus
Patagonia
How to Bankrupt the Doctors and a Cold Remedy Note
A New York politician quips that women’s footwear saves doctors from bankruptcy. A consumer ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds, claiming quick relief and wide reputation. It promises safety and pleasance, with sale by all dealers.
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New York
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MOTIN
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