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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
3
A skin specialist touts Mentho-Sulphur for eruptions rashes and blotches on face and body. It claims germ destroying properties speed healing by the next day and even fiery eczema dries up with regular use. Obtain from local druggists and apply as directed.
National committee printed stamps sent nationwide including cities like Rochester and Jersey City. Volunteers from towns such as Thomasville and Writer Va sell stamps through three day drives to boost aid, with merchants urged to place stamps on outgoing mail. The appeal cites China’s poverty and Christian duty to help.
A Red Cross worker reports a family of eight with a 11 year old girl eager for schooling but kept at home to care for younger siblings and a 14 year old boy who works low skill jobs and cannot read. The 16 year old girl with a baby was sent to a state institution. None of the family can read and the parents and grandparents are illiterate. Red Cross aims to halt generational ignorance and enroll the children in school.
The United Kingdom coal mines shut at midnight as 1,200,000 miners idle over wage disputes. Some areas expect flooding risks and mine ruin from water inrush while US and European buyers rush to source coal, lifting household fuel prices by two shillings per ton.
Clarke County Horse Show and Fair officials meet at John S. Goldsmith’s Berryville office to design the August 10 and 11 exhibition. Secretary Albert Kerfoot notes aims to make the show the best yet with new features like a baby beef contest and broader interest in registered cattle and hogs. Be Lindsey named general manager of the year show.
Auto mobile plants in Cleveland and surrounding area added 1500 workers in the last month, a 24 percent rise per a survey by the Chamber of Commerce and the U S Department of Labor. Miscellaneous plants reported gains between 2 and 5 percent.
Historical advertisements tout Tanlac as a superior tonic made from ten known medicinal ingredients. It asserts ethical production under pure food laws and cites authorities like Potter’s Therapeutics and the United States Dispensatory to claim benefits for appetite, digestion, and overall vitality.
Mr and Mrs William Jeks of Clarke County announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Foyl McNamara to Jefferson County farmer at a quiet Washington ceremony held March 24. The couple will reside near Halitown Wy Va and plan a future together.
A partial 19th century text describes county treasurer W. Al and a man named Br ford on a river at Berry’s Ferry. The heat drove Br ford to swim the river bank and he could not stay in the water long before resurfacing, with no clear outcome stated.
Licenses granted to John M Catlett and Miss A V White both of White Post, Vas, and to Joseph Smith Perry and Miss... White Post, Vas, at the Circuit Court office.
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