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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1920
Page
7
The ad promises fast relief for colds coughs and croup with Dr Kings New Discovery. It claims decades of use by families and safe for children and adults with no after effects. Available in 60c and 1.20 bottles.
Horace T Deahl sues Marcia D Deahl in the Frederick County Circuit Court seeking a divorce from bed and board on abandonment desertion and cruelty grounds. Defendant not a Virginia resident must appear within days and notice is to be published weekly in Winchester Star for four weeks and posted at the court.
The local Boy Scouts of America gathered at headquarters for a national meet and heard remarks from Councilman Vernon Eddy and Major B M Roszel. Seventeen or more new members and several with service stripes were announced, with upcoming inductions and a busy schedule for patrol leaders, elections, and booster events.
May 3 marks the start of Child Saving Week by the Children's Home Society of Virginia. The drive supports rescuing and rehabilitating destitute children in remote Virginia regions with shelter, clothing, and placement in good homes. Mrs. John Skelton Williams leads the Richmond auxiliary in fund fundraising efforts.
A patchwork of domestic and social vignettes appears in court related remarks and quips. The dialogue touches on marriage disputes and family dynamics with humorous asides about breaches of promise and a prodigy baby. Various names surface in playful exchanges.
A jumble of short jokes and captions from the Wilmington News feature a speaker declaring an umpire in family matters and comments on social scenes at a Ladies club. Other bits include a speeding plane joke and playful quips about marriage plans and domestic gadgets.
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