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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
7
Testimonial notes from Mrs J H Kime Mrs W T Layton and Alice Ferrell praising Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. They claim relief from nausea indigestion sluggish liver and nervous weakness and say the medicines restored health and eased pains.
The plaintiff seeks a divorce from the defendant Rou ttin on abandonment and desertion for the statutory period of three years with general relief. The defendant not a Virginia resident must appear within fifteen days after notice and protect his interests. A copy of the order is to be published weekly for four weeks in Evening Star Winchester and posted at the courthouse. The order is dated November 11, 1919 with J. B. Beverley as clerk.
In Winchester Corporation Court Commonwealth of Virginia v George Reid bail of 1500 dollars for Reid’s appearance was renewed after a grand jury indicted him for shooting Grandison Preffitt in the rear yard of Reid’s home. Preffitt survived the wound and is reported recovered. Judge H S Larrick represents Reid. The next term starts the third Monday in January.
The Star lists closing quotes for local wholesale markets including wheat cornmeal middlings bran and other grains along with prices for oats hay butter eggs and potatoes. Readings cover creamery butter butter fat new corn clover mixed hay and various livestock categories with multiple price points.
The Bayer name guarantees genuine aspirin with the Bayer Cross on the tab. Millions trust Bayer tablets for colds headaches toothaches and other pains. Each box lists proper directions and Bayer is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
The council weighs a constructive program to guide ten year growth driven by schools, timber and mineral resources, and a new railroad. It notes an inadequate water supply, aging pumps, and seeks an engineer to study gravity water, storage, pumping needs, and integration with municipal lighting, sewer expansion, and street planning.
A Winchester harness maker, W. H. Elwell of 311 National Ave, asserts Doan’s Kidney Pills quickly fix his lame back and kidney troubles. He urges readers to verify the claims and believes the remedy merits trust based on local experiences.
A vintage advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a reliable remedy for back ache and fatigue. The copy notes a 60 cent price and urges readers to ask for the product by name rather than generic kidney remedies, crediting Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York.
VOR SALE. It-ng STOCK FARM to Lea foun County, Va., on pike, 1-mile front, between Washington and Lees burg, 8 miles from electric lines well fenced with mostly American wire, finely watered, good quality of improved land, lays well, not hilly or rocky, 30 acres In bottom land, good farm house, barn and outbuildings, this desirable property 's well locat.
Auction note describes a stock and grain farm near Washington priced at 12 600 with terms if desired. Nearby farms yield 76 to 100 dollars per acre in Northern Virginia and the listing highlights a larger area convenient to the capital. A A Bull farm agent in Herndon VA handles the sale.
Advertisement notes Hood’s Pills as a gentle laxative in small doses and a thorough cathartic in larger doses, made by L Hood Co. of Lowell Massachusetts. It also promotes The Star Job Office for farmers needing job printing services.
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