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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe a Democratic party stance during an extra session on tariff and currency bills. Mention of President Wilson’s direction and calls for progress as a path to adjust the situation.
A frayed verse expresses ailments like rheuma and measles, with a longing for health and simple joys. The speaker laments rituals forbidden by a doctor and imagines pretending happiness while perched on misery.
A revised fragment notes daily paper schedules and weather concerns including snow impact. It references snow forecast and timing while hinting at morning and evening editions. The readable items mention weather and publication cadence without clear events.
An article extols Scott’s Emulsion as ideal nutrition for adolescents facing growth spurts. It claims the preparation, featuring cod liver oil and glycerine, boosts red blood cells, tones nerves, and helps food convert to strength, urging readers to consult a druggist for this sustaining product.
Mr and Mrs Albert Wet and children from Waynesboro Pa visited relatives in the area over Christmas. Mrs Albert Clendening and daughters spent a day in Buckeye Hain. The Cannabia church program Saturday night drew a large crowd. The Children's Brigade plans a soup supper Saturday night January 3.
Millwood Virginia records show Con way Dillingham visiting Philadelphia friends Archie Bevan and Mrs. Kinney in Washington. Frank Neville and Mary Garvin visit Staunton. Newton Ritter visits Culpeper. Frank Galloway and sons James and Ralph from Castleman’s Ferry visit Harry Hansue’s hire. Margaret Cox remains ill at home.
Glamesboro Virginia December 30. Miss Havermale of near Berkeley Spring West Virginia has been visiting relatives for her wedding then heads to Cross Junction before returning home. Mr. Thurman Adams of Martinsburg West Virginia visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Adams. Dehaven Parish and sister Miss Pauline Parish spent Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. N. R. Smith. Miss Katie Gaver is with her sister at Round Mill Virginia. Family visitors at Mr. H. F. Dehaven included Water Adams and daughter Rebecca, Nora Shade and children, Crim family, and Lulu Dehaven.
Dr. T. D. Crothers of Hartford argues alcohol has no safe dose and acts as an anesthetic impairing brain function. He cites lab findings on accidents and disasters showing impaired judgment, reduced quickness, and reckless behavior stemming from alcohol use.
Mrs. Stevens of the National W C T U quotes a Portland deputy sheriff on the Webb law. He says it broke the hearts and backs of liquor sellers and their accomplices. He notes contraband liquor stored in three county rooms is now emptied into sewers or disposed of legally.
Two surgeons saved a near death patient after an anaesthetic nearly killed him. The lead doctor, a respected county professional, stated that alcohol harms the human body. The patient was not a drunkard but a moderate drinker, and whisky contributed to the dangerous reaction.
Children who sold Red Cross seals will bring them to Miss Lucy Kurtz for settlement and prize awarding.
The Ammonte Canada Gazette notes that efficiency dominates modern business and labor. It argues drinking harms both mind and hands, comparing excess to tying a weight on a runner and urging practical temperance as essential for productive work.
A Philadelphia banquet featured guest Andrew Carnegie who drank no wine all evening. When asked if he was abstinent, Carnegie confirmed his ongoing strict temperance principles as the reason for his actions.
An article explains safety measures in coal mines using automatically triggered doors and water pans to block flame fronts and suppress dust explosions. It describes doors set along passages that close under air draft and release water as flames are halted, plus dust sprinkling to blanket coal dust and slow ignition.
The Aleppo province faces a bumper cotton harvest of about 40 000 bales vs 10 000 in 1912 with 2 100 bales shipped to Constantinople and 7 500 to Europe. Seed output tops 1 100 tons, olive trees fare well, pistachio crops crash to about 350 tons. Prices rise to 17 piasters per oke, and the United States buys a notable share of exports alongside Germany and Austria. Immense timber building for the Panama-Pacific Exposition features a wooden frame, eight acres floor area, and 135 feet height, using 7 500 000 feet of lumber.
The Downs News criticizes church janitors for closing doors after services, trapping stale air and causing headaches. It argues for opening windows to provide pure air and attract more attendees, suggesting extra coal money for ventilation.
In Strabane County Tyrone Ireland railway workers report a ghost seen in the cleaning shed. John Pinke describes a loud door knock and unearthly screams while a crowbar-wielding signalman could not strike it down.
Fragment discusses backache relief with liniments and plasters. Mentions kidneys as possible cause but text is unclear and fragmented. No verifiable events or names present.
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