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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
2
Jimmy and Sam announce the Junior League Lawn Fete at P. E. Campbell's on Middle Road Friday night August 7. Home made candy cakes and ice cream will be served and everyone is welcome.
Hal Gordon and his Penn Aces tour the Keith-Al theatres and perform at the Colonial Thursday and Friday with matinee and night shows. A dancing contest Friday at 9 p.m. offers a silver cup for winners and couples sign up at the jager's office. The Penn Aces accompany the dancers in both showings. Tickets priced 15 30 50 cents for Thursday and Friday nights.
Market report shows fluctuating wholesale and retail prices for poultry, grains, and hay with notes on hogs cattle and sheep. local names and prices appear alongside. Community notices include visits from Mrs. Dix and Braithwaite, and an August all day picnic at Pleasant Valley U B Church at Little Mountain woods Cedar Grove inviting the public.
Aug 5 report details residents visiting relatives and hosting guests across Apple Pie Ridge area. William Wallace family and Edward Newman return to Harrisburg after visiting the Braithwaite family. Others include visits to Livengood home by Winchester families and Quiet Sunday dinners among local households. Casual exchanges highlight local ties among Smith, Braithwaite, Cave, Dix, Clarke, Lupton and Simpson families.
An old advertisement touts P. D. Q. a chemical to eradicate bedbugs, roaches, fleas, ants, and moths. It claims eggs and live insects are killed without harming clothing, offering a 35c package yielding a quart and featuring a patent spout for hard to reach nests. Stores Bakers Drug Store and Boyds Drug Store are named.
Reliance Virginia brief notes a string of visitors and travel. Mr. and Mrs. Widmyer return to Washington with Louise Stickley joining them for a stay. Rev. Harry Crim preaches at Obaugh Sunday. Walter Keener arrives from Richmond to visit sister Mrs. Deflinger. Other residents and guests frequent Berkeley Springs Lexington Dayton and Front Royal for visits and Bible events.
An offer promotes a free trial of a breathing method for asthma and hay fever sufferers. It claims success for chronic or recent cases, promises rapid relief from wheezing and paroxysms, and invites readers to mail a coupon with no payment or postage.
Frontier Asthma Co advertises a free trial of its method, inviting residents of Buffalo New York at Niagara and Hudson Streets to request by sending the address to the company office. The notice lists room 810 as the contact point for responses.
A reader endorses Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy for severe intestinal woes including gas bloat and weight loss. The letter claims dramatic recovery after one bottle and notes a money refund at Baker’s Drug Store and druggists. The ad asserts the remedy clears mucus and inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis.
Local Star office advertises for large clean cotton rags priced at three cents per pound. The notice seeks supply from residents and businesses, inviting deliveries to the Star facility with payment upon receipt.
Old carpets transformed into reversible rugs of any size or color. Material taken away by us. Delivery flexible. Interested in work call Clark at Fairfax Hotel. agent will call with samples.
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