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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1924
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Mentho Sulphur for quick skin relief from eruptions and itching. It promises rapid healing on the face, neck, arms, or body and claims germ destroying properties with noticeable improvement by the next day. The ad recommends Rowles Mentho Sulphur sold by druggists.
An old Toledo advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine for catarrh and deafness tied to Eustachian tube inflammation. It alleges lingering hearing issues improve and urges readers to request a remedy, claiming four years of experience and listing F.8. eney Co as the contact.
For sale a six room dwelling with porches and cellar near Washington Street priced at 2200 dollars. Property coming on market as owners leaving city within ten days. View Haddox Terrace subdivision to see lots available with payments of 100 dollars cash and 50 dollars quarterly, promising fast growth.
The Berkeley Fruit Growers Association declares war on cedar rust by eradicating cedar trees in Berkeley county. In cooperation with Jefferson and Morgan counties and Frederick county Virginia the plan targets vast losses from the disease. Berkeley lost about 100000 dollars this year and faces greater risk if not stopped. Local leaders are appointed to lead district campaigns and seek neighbor cooperation to eliminate the cedar source of loss.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a medicine with real curative value for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims sworn testimonials and broad sales due to fulfilling promises and urges readers to request a sample by mail with ten cents, noting bottles are sold at drug stores.
A report lists local wholesale and retail prices for flour, corn, meal, hogs, cattle, creamery butter, hens, turkeys, and stock feed. It includes Boston and Baltimore markets, with price lines and brief notes. a closing line mentions Mount Hood’s name origin from a dome-shaped cloud above its peak.
The musical comedy Shuffle Along, featuring a predominately colored cast, played to a packed Empire Theatre crowd. Performers and orchestra received praise for tuneful numbers and strong voices. many out-of-town patrons were turned away as seats sold out two days before showtime.
Rev W C Hoover 54 a Rockingham county House of Delegates member and Brethren preacher died after a long illness of heart trouble and dropsy at his Timberville area farm. He weighed 365 pounds and owned a historic valley farm granted by King George in 1773. Survived by his widow and four children.
Virginia Farmers Union adopted resolutions at Staunton calling for defeat of the child labor amendment, urging Congress to reconsider its action, and pledging to vote against candidates who favor the amendment. The measure was condemned as a menace to homes and welfare and tied to opposition to state and county fee systems and Canadian wheat imports.
Reverend Thomas W. Nelson of Chicago predicted a future year of disaster including a war far larger than the last world war in 1930 a century ago. He warned of 1000 pound hail stones scorching the earth extreme sun heat a seven year famine and a three and a half year drought.
The San Diego county probe into the death of Thomas H. Ince after a yacht weekend party has been stopped. A doctor and nurse quoted by the Los Angeles Times say Ince blamed bad liquor. Mrs. Ince, his widow, hinted at a circumstance aboard the yacht that could have prompted further investigation. Companions on the yacht included William Randolph Hearst Elinor Glyn Marion Davies Seena Owen and Dr. Daniel Carson Goodman.
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