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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1925
Page
6
Rome plans two large public structures to serve as baths and athletic centers. Architects target Piazza Risorgimento in a growing residential area and an Esquiline site for the second building. Public baths, a symbol of Rome’s grandeur, are revived amid rising Italian youth sports interest.
Nineveh local notes report A B Jett leaving for Elkton for several weeks and a successful lawn party at the Nineveh Presbyterian Church. Visitors include David Weaver of Linville, Miss Jennings of Roanoke, and Mary Weaver of Washington DC. Others note travel, family visits, health concerns, and residents at Wheatland and Hagerstown.
A birthday dinner honored Ernest Dailey on Sunday August 16 with friends and relatives from Cross Junction Siler Martinsburg Winchester Good W Va and surrounding areas attending. The table held a large feast and a cake with forty nine candles baked by his daughter Holmes Fletcher. Music and muskmelon followed the meal as guests wished many more birthdays.
At a Cork hearing, the civic guard superintendent says betting on horse races has pervaded the city. He reports crowds clog streets, shops, and even schools as men, women, and children discuss form and place bets, leaving many neglecting their duties.
A Lynchburg tourist party on a return trip was arrested by Mount Crawford police and fined six dollars for speeding. Mrs. Couch protested the fine and asked Staunton authorities to publicize the incident to warn other motorists of alleged unfair activity by Mount Crawford officials.
By will of B. Brooke Baker probated in Winchester Virginia the undersigned executor offers for sale at public auction on September 19 1925 at 12 M in front of the courthouse Winchester Va that valuable business property on the east side of South Main street fronting 49 feet and extending 189 feet 9 inches adjoin ing William Zirkle to the north and Laura V Gratchen to the south Nos 44 46 48 50 South Main Street Winchester Va. Terms 4000 cash and balance in equal installments at 6 percent with deed of trust and fire policy. Also on same date at 2 P M sale of all personal property of the estate including household and antique furniture tools etc. W L WHISSON Executor (8-19-4wks)
Richmond Virginia reports that marriage and divorce risks peak between five and nine years, with 1928 recording 955 divorces in that span. The ten to nineteen year group ranks second with 497 divorces, while 1924 figures await release next year.
The Star presents today’s wholesale price quotations from local buyers. Market activity and pricing vary by item and buyer, with no liability assumed for typographical errors.
All persons owing B Brook Baker and those with claims against his estate must call on the undersigned and settle at once. William L Whissen, Exr. of B Brook Baker.
A brother recounts searing illness from stomach liver and intestinal troubles. He credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with rapid relief after one dose, saying the patient recovered significantly within a month. The ad promises a money refund at Baker's Drug Store and druggists.
KEOKUK IOWA Aug 19 A memorial for Mark Twain will be included in the new building of an insurance company here The structure will be located in the city and will integrate the literary tribute with commercial offices through a deliberate civic design
A memorial space will store Mark Twain's early printer records created beside the old shop where he worked in 1856. The room will house a printer's case photographs autographs and possibly a city directory Clemens used, with memorabilia linking his personal life as an antquarian.
The Winchester fair office will operate from this date to accept entries for articles. Those wishing to enter are urged to submit early to avoid confusion. Office located at 25 East Water Street with contact number 1-481-21.
Physicians cite purification as Nature’s foundation of health and suggest a district course of Calotabs to cleanse the system. A Calotabs family package with directions costs 85 cents and a trial 10 cents, available at drug stores for several weeks of use.
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