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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates by mail including one year in advance at four fifty and shorter terms, with the Associated Press serving as exclusive news provider where not credited to this paper. Communications directed to The Star Publishing Company and individuals connected with it are noted.
A tribute recalls Dr Godfrey Miller as a physician who spent sixty years helping the sick feeding the hungry and comforting the needy. He cared for rich and poor alike and praised an honorable death as a glorious awakening in faith observed by colleagues and friends. He died peacefully trusting in God.
The speaker, a child named Walt Mason, recalls his forebears in Valley Forge and Gettysburg, and his own grim camping in a rain soaked canvas hut far from home. He laments profiteers and a land of brief freedom while noting bats in his home and mud in his shoes.
An old advertisement urges readers to improve health by using Pepto Mangan and Gude's Pentomangan tonics. It claims sickly complexions indicate poisoned blood and promises a return of vitality through rich red blood. The tonic is sold in liquid and tablet forms with the brand name emphasized.
An old ad touts Dr Blair's Cream of Cucumber as a cosmetic for red rough skin and windburned complexions. It claims the product clears skin, smooths texture, prevents blackheads and wrinkles, and is sold for 50c and 1.00 in white or flesh colors at drug and department stores.
A tribute from Mrs Virginia Smith honors Dr Godfrey Miller detailing his kindness to the distressed and his long life of service. The note laments his passing and praises his benevolence with personal affection and gratitude.
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