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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
4
A regional press consolidation blends Morning News, The Weekly News, The Weekly Mimea and The Weekly Mirror under a single publishing umbrella, signaling unified editorial direction and shared production resources. The move aims to expand coverage and stabilize operations across editions.
A Richmond Journal note predicts cider will rise to national drink status under prohibition. Scarcity of apples and rising production costs push prices, while better mills and stricter fruit sorting lift quality, possibly making cider aristocratic and overtaking grape juice in appeal.
The American Legion calls on ex soldiers and marines to maintain or reinstate government war risk insurance, touting no insured premium burden, non taxable status, and flexible conversion options. Reinstate by paying two months premiums. S C Lacy is named war risk officer at 40 hour avenue for information.
A reflective verse laments upheaval in society and tradition. The speaker expresses personal stability through wages and savings while warning of widespread crisis and fear in daily life. He contrasts a sage and a crank amid alarming newspaper news.
A Roanoke conven tion formed the Lee Highway Association to unite Virginia Tennessee West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia into a permanent organization. The Roanoke office will oversee a route from Gettysburg to Harpers Ferry Winchester Staunton Roanoke southwest Virginia to Chicamauga and onward to New Orleans. Founding dues include 1000 for founder members and 100 for life members. Five founder members were registered and several life and active members enrolled.
The farmer should limit his plannable land to what he can thoroughly prepare with labor saving implements and machine. A large acreage poorly prepared yields less profit than a smaller, well prepared and cultivated crop.
The Braddock St. M. E. Church South invites all to Sunday services at 11 a.m. with Holy Communion and 7:30 p.m. for a sermon by the pastor titled The Signs of the Age. The call welcomes readers to attend as part of a cordial invitation.
Burdett Stryker, long time Bell System executive, elevated to General Manager of the company in December. He started in Washington in 1887, rose through switchboard work, and helped rebuild Baltimore’s telephone system after the 1904 fire. Born 1868 in Brooklyn, he moved to Washington at age 12 and later held top plant positions in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Bell system.
Key West Florida resident Mrs J M Camus describes five years of back pain and weakness finally relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the remedy for female ailments and invites readers to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice based on forty years of experience.
Reprint instructions for Dr Carter's K and B Tea laxative syrup. Step by step preparation using sugar and boiling water. Dosing guidance for adults and children, with recommendations for a tonic and blood purifier over weeks. Include a pasted recipe cutout on the bottle.
A trustee in the matter of Clinton E. Chrismore, bankrupt, offers a house and lot at 532 Highland Avenue Winchester Va at public auction on December 20 1919. The Wisecarver property fronts 50 feet by 190 feet with terms: one third cash, balance in two yearly payments at 6 percent interest with bonds and a deed of trust. Sale subject to court confirmation.
A Cincinnati inventor touts freezone an ether compound for corns. A quarter ounce bottle costs little and drops applied to a tender corn dry it up and lift the corn. The product supposedly shrivels the corn without damaging surrounding skin.
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