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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
4
An old advertisement text promotes a Calotab laxative as a one night remedy for a troublesome husband. It claims to purge biliousness and improve mood by bedtime and promises a fine morning after. It includes price thirty five cents and a refund offer if not delighted.
The Richmond Virginian notes the death of painter Richard Norris Brooke aged seventy two, a Warrenton native and Corcoran School leader. He gained fame for Virginia genre works like The Pastoral Visit and later landscape scenes, and his career reflected the southern art colony’s growth in Washington.
An advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy for pale sickly children with weak blood. It claims quick improvements in color spirits and activity, available in liquid or tablet form, and urges asking druggists for Gude's. It also notes the Salvation Army tackling illegitimacy from a charitable angle.
Local wholesale markets report today prices for wheat barley timothy hay and mixed hay among others. Butter creamery and country dairy products are listed with varied per pound and per dozen quotes. Hog cattle sheep and hog ranges are shown with multiple grade levels and prices. Two out of every three derelicts make good. The Salvation Army.
Local notices recount a Whitacre family dinner honoring Andrew Whitacre and bride Lohn Purcell who wed a week earlier. Residents report illnesses, visits, moves, and church assignments amid a mix of social and welfare calls. charity appeals and Salvation Army messages close the item.
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