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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
5
An old blood tonic, S. S. S., is praised for circulating rich blood and fueling the body. The ad claims it treats skin ailments malaria and general fatigue, credits native remedies and calls for free medical literature from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
Aspirin created a sensation when introduced by Bayer over eighteen years ago. Physicians praised its relief of pain and its safe use by millions for colds headaches rheumatism neuralgia earache toothache aching joints neuritis and general pain. The Bayer Cross marks genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin on each package and tablet. Boxes of 12 tablets cost only a few cents with directions. larger packages also sold by druggists.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not suspect it. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is sold as a physician’s prescription remedy. Get a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co. and mention the Winchester Star.
In the Philippine islands married women share duties with their husbands, overseeing finances and cash handling while men manage workers. Women participate in business operations and have equality in many aspects except voting rights.
A narrator notes missing words and whispers in the Gaston apartment as he and Barbara Bradford pursue hidden note deliveries and a blackmail plot. Suspicion falls on the unknown upstairs tenant while clues, such as a torn money roll and a diary, point to a distant family feud and possible hypnotic influence.
A narrator puzzles a series of possible culprits behind mysterious voices and thefts in a luxury apartment building. He theorizes a great-uncle’s scheme, a blackmail plot, hypnotic control, and a criminal gang above him as he questions access, motives, and clues as Nellie Kelly becomes a potential informant.
A lone observer sits at a table in a crowded restaurant watching people and moments slip by. The fragment suggests quiet reflection amid noise and movement in a public dining space.
Market prices show mixed hay oats barley eggs creamery butter and country butter, with items like flour bran cracked corn and cornmeal listed. Local figures include fat steers 14.25 to 23.60, sheep 5.0 to 13.0, and spring chickens with roosters and hens mentioned.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use on wool silk linen cotton and blends with a guaranteed rich fadeless color and a plain direction book. It also notes to consult the Diamond Dye Color Card for color matching and mentions curiosity about the term beefeaters from Edward VI era London as likely from buffeter meaning to eat beef.
An old advertisement urges readers with weak pale blood to build up vitality using Pepto Mangan. It claims the tonic, praised by physicians for thirty years, red blood purifier, available in liquid and tablet forms, and sold worldwide through druggists with the Gude's label.
An ad asserts kidney and bladder weakness stems from uric acid. It describes acid irritation in the bladder neck causing nocturnal urination and burning. The claim promotes Jad Salts effervescent lithia water as a cure with daily doses from a pharmacist.
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