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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists Star Publishing Co and papers like Morning News and Weekly Mirror with various by mail and carrier subscription prices. Mentions Associated Press use and republication rights, likely a newspaper notice of licensing and distribution terms.
Roanoke World News highlights national road deaths from automobiles and urges tighter safety rules. The National Safety Council cites high yearly auto fatalities and compares aviation safety, calling for uniform regulations, law enforcement, and driver responsibility to curb the peril on US roads.
A fragmentary political note references campaigning strategy and ethical concerns about tricks and public perception. It hints at economic strain, windstorms, and the need to focus on honest work, urging support for Harding and Cox while criticizing idle campaigning. The voice is dated and editorial in tone.
Markets are corrected at The Star with wholesale market quotes for buyers. The report notes potential typographical errors as prions of the day are listed for wholesale markets.
Readers recall Dr Pierce tonics as enduring in purpose though fashions change. The Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription are cited for stomach and female distress with testimonials from Montrose West Virginia. Mrs L A Wilmoth claims recovery after flu and renewed energy for family work.
Market list shows prices for flour and middlings, molasses horse feed, butter, creamery butter, spring wheat products, and livestock including young chickens, lambs, and pinto beans. Prices reflect daily closing figures with varied ranges and some items not quoted.
Feeling blue or lazy? Calotabs offer a simple bedtime cleanse with Calomel to purify the liver and body. One tab at night with water, no taste or unpleasant effects, and mornings feel fine with a hearty appetite. If not delighted, your pharmacist refunds the price. Thirty-five cents.
A vintage advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard household remedy for female ailments. It claims the product comes from roots and herbs, contains no narcotics, and offers trusted relief for many generations of families.
The Rev. Charles Adey will preach at both services on Sunday. Public worship at 11 a.m. with the sermon Making Good. Evening service at 8 p.m. titled The Watchword of a Great Man. Bible school at 9:30 a.m. Young People's Union at 6:45 p.m. You are invited to worship with us.
Mrs Carmichael accompanied by her husband and nurse Miss Mabel Kistler was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for observation. She has been ill for some time but has shown signs of improvement recently, according to the Martinsburg Journal.
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