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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
4
The Elk in the Maine mountains of Page county are destroying growing crops, tearing wheat and corn fields. Game Warden F P Strole is asked to authorize killing the elk, whose weight reaches about a thousand pounds, to protect farms and prevent further damage.
Walt Mason reflects on political tensions as election day approaches. The piece satirizes public fervor, calls for restraint, and questions motives behind marching protests and campaign rhetoric. He notes spectators watching from farms and towns as the country debates.
Beams of Beck Wallace Shows roll into Hagerstown for a circus day at the fair grounds. Three long trains bring elephants camels and a large variety of equines. Tickets and activities planned from morning until late night with unloading to follow near midnight.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel. It claims calomel causes sickness and destroys bile, while Liver Tone restores energy, eases nausea, and cleanses the liver with a money back guarantee if not effective.
William Homer Clagett son of the late John B. Claggett died yesterday at his home near Rest after a illness of complications. He was in his twentieth year. Funeral services will be held at 10 o clock tomorrow morning by the Rev. AL Law of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, with the funeral from Rest Chapel.
The note urges using Diamond Dyes to avoid streaking and ruining fabric and promises easy directions on every package. It emphasizes the brand as a quality choice for dyeing textiles.
An advertisement urges women to mix juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a lemon bleach. The bottle yields a quarter pint of product claimed to be harmless and affordable for daily facial use. The copy cites stage beauties and notes lemons have long been used to fade freckles sunburn and tan.
Greenspring Virginia note reads a Saturday picnic at Shanghai with many attendees. Elyira Abshire has returned from Blacksburg after a week there. The M W A cornet band plans an annual yard party August 21 at White Hall. Ladies Aid annual picnic is August 7 in Mrs. William Trumble's woods. A 9 pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers and both mother and child are well. Mrs. W E Summer and children and grandmother visit friends in the area.
A city ordinance calls a special water bond issue election in Winchester to decide on issuing up to one hundred thousand dollars in water bonds. The vote will occur August 10, 1920, at ward polling places, with ballots reading For bond issue or Against bond issue. Public notice by the Sergeant of the City lists polling locations and procedures.
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