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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1924
Page
4
The article lists the 1524 pricing and consolidation of The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror with mall year advance rates and various carrier options. It notes Associated Press dispatches credited and local news publication details for Wednesday April 1 1524.
A Virginia Department of Commerce preliminary report shows state wealth rising from about 323 million in 1912 to 670 million in 1922. Growth driven by livestock, farm machinery, manufacturing equipment, and transportation assets. railroads and other items also contribute. The bulletin notes gold and silver coin and water works are counted in national totals.
The piece praises Granddad Hughes Lymorn a shoe shiner who treats shining as art. He recalls shining shoes for famous men and insists on respect for his craft, declaring he will not polish those who do not value his artistry.
Heavy rain swelled waters to record levels in Mountain Falls. George W. Pingley moved the house he bought from A Williams. Williams relocated the Frye farm. Rebecca Lineberg returned home from a visit to Winchester relatives. Srs Heishman of Star Tan- Mery spent days with son John L Heishman and James Bucher. Charles Cleaves group reported illness and roving. John L Weishman made a news trip to Strasburg on Thursday. Mollie and Hester Richard visited home of P. P. Glynn. Mary Richard and Mrs. Mabel Aman visited Ella r.
A brief, fragmentary quotation argues cruelty, comparing vice to others and noting no motive beyond itself and the requirement of opportunity, attributed to George.
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association advises spraying for scale and aphis the first week of April once apricot eggs crack. Use lime sulfur at 1 in 8 with hydrometer testing, add one pint nicotine sulphate per 100 gallons, and ensure thorough coverage of all limbs and spurs to achieve near complete kill.
An ad extols Joint-Ease as a remedy for rheumatic joints claiming it loosens swelling and ends agony. It urges readers to rub on the lotion for fast relief, priced at 60 cents a tube at Franck Bakers and Son and other druggists.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder problems. It claims swift mild relief, promotes the product as a gentle vegetable compound, and invites readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton New York with a newspaper mention.
Harvard and Yale tennis squads plan an extensive tour of England France and possibly Spain under manager Harry Eldridge. The teams sail July 6 after the intercollegiate championship at Merion Pa and meet clubs around London before facing Oxford and Cambridge at Eastbourne in a three day international event. They return to the United States early September.
The first white child born on Manhattan is commemorated with a bronze tablet in New York City Town Hall. Jean Vinge, mother Ariantje Cuville Vinge, is named on the tablet. Historians vary on the stork's visit date, 1614 or 1623, but Jean Vinge’s birthplace is documented near Wall and Pearl streets.
Mrs. Gus Vogel of 6608 Pecoure Street Detroit shares her experience with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes severe back pains headaches sleepless nights and relief after a week with improved sleep appetite and strength. The letter promotes fifty years of service attributed to the product and suggests it as an alternative to surgery.
Lodi California March 29 L H Taylor a walnut enthusiast submits to the San Joaquin county supervisors and the Automobile Association a plan to plant walnut trees along county roads at 100 foot intervals and to care for them as shade trees. In ten years the trees would form a grove of 1368 acres bearing about 50 pounds each and could yield 13 million pounds worth at least 15 cents a pound net, or about 195000 dollars annually for taxes and road upkeep.
A mysterious Barcelona sender seeks Martinsburg tradesmen and workers by letter to recover $360,000 in American money. He claims imprisonment for debts and asks for aid in paying fines and retrieving his belongings, offering one third of the funds in return.
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