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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star publishes daily except Sundays from Winchester Virginia. It is published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. and consolidated with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times The Weekly Mirror.
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Cumberland Maryland mourns Judge A Hunter Boyd a long serving jurist whose steady devotion to justice and prudent mercy shaped the state’s highest court. Friends recall his stern yet humane approach blending firm duty with compassion. His death ends a revered public service and leaves a lasting moral legacy for lawyers and citizens.
Literary verse by Walt Mason railing at thrift week fakery and saving zeal. It mocks overearnest frugality while promoting steady saving to grow wealth, depicting a reel of family members hoarding coins and wary shoppers tempted by rack stores, yet ending with a wary note on perseverance and eventual gain.
The Capitol Limited between Washington and Chicago has new equipment to improve long distance travel. Additions include shoe lockers in compartments, porcelain washbowls, extra washroom shelf space, and redesigned open seating for more space. Interior finishing features Italian walnut, fawn and green mohair plush, and carpets with blended color patterns.
Harpers Ferry West Virginia August 5 The Harpers Ferry Electric Light and Power Company's plant burned last winter has been rebuilt and the raceway providing water for the plant is restored, signaling renewed operations and local energy reliability.
In Fredericksburg Virginia on August 6 Spotsylvania county Republicans held a mass meeting electing delegates to the Roanoke state convention and endorsing C Bascom Slemp as the Republican candidate for governor. Resolutions also backed R L Jaynes as the Independent candidate for the Spotsylvania county and Fredericksburg legislature.
Recreation listings describe nightly swimming and dancing on Tuesday and Friday with lunches soft drinks and music. Reservations are requested for moonlight picnics dances and daylight Sunday school picnics at Mill Wood Road near Opequon Bridge dated 7 21 1m.
Mr. W. P. Painter of Harrisburg Pa is in town for a few days and is staying at the George Washington Hotel. Also in town are Mr. Harry Little of Norfolk and Mr. and Mrs. Wolger Zinkmerman of Baltimore.
A new vanish cream called Howard's Buttermilk Cream promises rapid improvements. Druggists are advised not to take payments until customers see noticeable results, with nine decisive gains touted for this beauty secret from England.
An advertisement touts Howard's Buttermilk Cream as a beauty enhancer that smooths dull complexions and rough hands, vanishes after application, and resists shine. It claims fixes wrinkles, puffiness, freckles, and damaged nails, with a money back satisfaction guarantee at Baker's Drug Store.
A boastful advertisement promotes P. D. Q a bed bug and pest killer claiming it cures bedbugs fleas moths and other vermin without damaging fabrics or furniture. It markets liquid and dry forms 50c and 35c respectively from Owl Chemical Co Terra Haute Indiana and local druggists.
Mrs Vogel of Lancaster writes that Emerald Oil cured her swollen veins and cramps, letting her wear smaller shoes, scrub on her knees again, and recover strength after years of illness. She endorses the oil as powerful and harmless, noting its cost but willingness to pay. Baker's Drug Store sells it.
Conditions in Virginia for the week ending yesterday show cooler conditions and occasional showers improving pastures and meadows. Dry weather remains serious in the southeast and crops are still short, with sweet potatoes and peanuts rated fair to good and overall harvest prospects modest.
The Martinsburg Fruit Exchange booked orders for York Imperial apples in carload lots for the current season at 3.75 to 4.25 dollars f o b shipping point. Early export sized lots bring offers around 3.50, with growers holding for 3.75. Futures activity already appears on the crop, with overall belt fruit expected to be excellent in quality.
The will of Asa D. Larrick who died recently on Virginia avenue was probated yesterday. He leaves life use to wife Annie B. Larrick, then the estate to be divided among his three children James Walter Larrick William A. Larrick and Martha Alice Larrick with one fourth to Maggie B. Fletcher and her children in trust. His home at 75 Virginia avenue is given to Mrs Fletcher and her children by codicil. Executors named are J. W. Larrick and W. A. Larrick. The will dated April 30 1921.
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank has been named administrator of the estate of C. Luther Gore who died intestate. William Gore of Philadelphia is the sole legatee, with the bank bond set at $5,000.
A Blacksburg press report corrected the summer meeting dates for the State Farmers Institute. The first session starts Tuesday evening August 11 and meetings run through Thursday morning August 13 with sessions continuing through August 18.
A new cream named Flyte promises to remove freckles in four days without staining. Sold at Baker's Drug Store and other druggists, it offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Claimed skin improvement includes clearer, younger looking skin.
An advertisement from Baker's Drug Store promotes Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as a cure for indigestion and related stomach ailments. It claims rapid relief from gas, heart distress, and breathing difficulties within ten minutes from one dessertspoonful, promising overall restoration of stomach comfort and improved well being.
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