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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
4
An OCR fragment outlines advance subscription rates of four dollars for six months two dollars for three months and one dollar for one month and mentions Associated Press reuse rights and the publishing office address.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tribute notes vast progress in the last fifty years touching voting rights for women prohibition air flight the North Pole discovery and widespread horseless carriages. The piece cites a century of rapid change and asks what the next three quarters of a century may bring.
Walt Mason muses on ending anti German hatred. The verse laments long held resentments and calls for letting old spectres rest as people focus on daily worries like work and winter costs.
J H Leap of Richmond Wyoming recalls severe dyspepsia rheumatism nerve trouble and exhaustion. After taking eight bottles of Tanlac he gained eleven pounds and regained health, able to eat sleep and feel well year round. Tanlac sold by leading druggists everywhere.
In the record a line lists fourteen suits totaling $1,000 prompting scrutiny over the accuracy of the filing. The speaker questions why the sum seems high and notes two of the suits were damas styled.
A physician promotes sun rooms and well lit spaces to improve health. The ad notes dark rooms should be opened to light and benevolent influences. It claims building materials are plentiful and affordable and offers guidance on how to complete the project and costs.
A fragment recalls Briggs famed for promising anything and questions if he fulfills them. The text hints at secrecy as whispers claim no one hears or sees the promised acts afterward. It mentions a kiss between Briggs and a woman, with repetition of the confession.
The dialogue features Bridget and a mistress trading playful quips about cooking and blame, showcasing lively wit and a teasing kitchen exchange.
A fragmentary verse scene shows a man seated among a crowd, flushed cheeks and a tearful moment. The speaker notes the sob tale as he reflects on the scene and the emotional weight of the moment.
An old sexual health advertorial warns that all women regardless of caste or color overtax their strength leading to nervous prostration insomnia backache and other female ailments. It promotes Lydia F Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy now recognized coast to coast. Judge and Mrs A C Carson and two daughters expected in Winchester from Flushing Long Island this week to spend August and part of September with relatives. Mr and Mrs Frank Rittenhouse of Leesburg Va visited with Shirley Carter and family on West Water Street.
Grimes Va August notes Mr Lock Bell of Arbuckle Brothers New York visited on business. Crowds attended the John Robinson circus in Winchester. C W Finfrock Savannah Laundry manager and son Charles visit Oak Shade Farm with parents Mr and Mrs C C Finfrock. Ida B Taylor recovering after hospital surgery. Ellis Randall family at relatives near St Stephens. Emma J Black of Harrisonburg visiting grandparents P F Lindawood at Poplar Shade. Genevieve Gardner suffers from infected eye.
At Buckroe Beach Virginia the Lily Blacks Negro wing of the Republican party nominated Richmond Planet editor John Mitchell for governor. They adopted resolutions to call a convention in Richmond on September 5 to raise funds and nominate candidates for other state offices.
Notice announces a petition before the Frederick County Circuit Court to annex land adjacent to Winchester. It lists precise boundary measurements and points starting at Berryville Turnpike and Dodge Street, with multiple bearings, distances, and reference to surrounding properties and monuments, signed August 4, 1921 by H. B. Dunlap for the petitioners.
An old advertisement promotes Perseptin gargle as a preventive remedy for tonsillitis and sore throat. The copy suggests keeping a jar handy and mentions broad availability at stores.
A bright star like object moved toward the sun and was seen with the naked eye by five observers at the Lick Observatory. A telegram from W. W. Campbell confirms the discovery, received at Harvard Observatory after observations near sunset.
Field reports from Richmond show that in the first month on the job Federal officer Robert A Fulchler and agents seized 500 gallons of liquor and captured 61 stills. Arrests reached 48, with state officers making similar numbers independent of federal actions.
The American Railway Express Company extended the time limit for filing express claims from four to six months. The change was announced at the company’s general offices.
110 acre Apple Pie Ridge farm with eight room house a barn and outbuildings. Well fenced in good woodland. Small commercial or residential use. Located near Wardensville and Intermont with surrounding communities listed. Auction or sale opportunity noted without dates.
A well known authority says indigestion stems from stomach acidity not lack of digestive juices. Excess hydrochloric acid slows digestion, ferments food, and makes meals sour with acrid fluids and gases. Take four ounces of cod liver salts in water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acidity and aid digestion.
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