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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
4
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A fragmentary poem reflects rising costs and their toll on households. A sad-eyed father greets his newborn while wages lag and prices surge sevenfold. The speaker laments debt, medical bills, and the strain of feeding a child as society grapples with hardship and uncertainty.
A disturbance occurred in the Main and Cork area around early morning when a drunken would-be minstrel performer interrupted residents with an inept song. Police identified the offender and took action to move him along.
New York trading was light and uneven with Crucible steel down nine points to 254 and other steels, equipment, motors, and oils down one to three points. A partial rally followed for Crucible and General Motors as ships, sugar and express issues firmed, while money opened at 8 percent. A marriage license was issued to William Morton Shanholtz and Margaret Emnigel l, both of Marlboro, with parental consent due to the bride’s age.
Fragmentary verse about Easter flowers and dew cups in a sunlit scene. Mentions Weipner at 401 National Ave and sample rooms filled with summer snow like blossoms. The text mixes poetic lines with stray fragments and location cue.
Harry Hillborn, formerly of Lewis Jones Knitting, suffered a paralysis stroke at his Baltimore area home several days ago. A letter to friends from Mrs. Hillborn said his condition is serious. Hillborn worked for the Cadillac Motor Company and was a skilled machinist and musician active in local orchestras.
This advertisement explains how pneumonia damages air passages and how Vicks VapoRub may aid recovery. It describes lung inflammation, heart strain, and the role of resolution after illness, urging physician supervision and nightly VapoRub applications for inhaled relief. Samples offered by Vick Chemical Co. in Greensboro, NC.
The Belleville woman recounts twelve bottles of PE-RU-NA curing long stomach cramps and headaches, enabling her to work as hard as her daughters. She praises the product saying she has been well for years and would not be without it.
The executive committee report for the Vietory Celebration Committee shows total subscriptions of 3582.50 with expenses of 3201.32 and a remaining balance of 382.18. Funds will fund photo albums and newspaper clippings for Handley Library, with surplus given to The Robert Y. Conrad Post of The American Legion for club rooms. The Legion posts handle medal distributions for Winchester and Frederick county soldiers.
An old advertisement touts a universal remedy for kidney liver and bladder acid troubles. Claimed to have been in use since 1696. Sold by all druggists in three sizes. Box bears the Golf Medal and warns against imitation.
Dr Burkhart offers a vegetable compound for liver kidney stomach troubles constipation catarrh rheumatism and grip prevention. Pay when cured. Grand remedy at 621 Main St Cin'ti Ohio, available at all drug stores. 30 day treatment 25 cents.
J T Nalls of 803 South Braddock Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back and kidney pain after a year of suffering. He says the first box stopped the attack and he uses them whenever symptoms return. Doan's Kidney Pills, 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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