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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1919
Page
7
The text proclaims Bayer as the genuine name for aspirin and insists Bayer Cross marks ensure authenticity. It urges buying unbroken packages with full directions for relief of colds headaches toothaches and other pains and notes small tin boxes of twelve tablets and larger packages are sold by druggists.
Cumberland Md reports the Winchester and Western will operate regular trains from Capon Lake Home on the Capon River to Winchester by January 1. The line from Winchester to Wardensville is under construction and nearing completion.
The Department of Education at the University of Virginia will conduct a thorough educational survey of Frederick County at the request of Superintendent Leslie K. Kline and the county School Board. Dr. Smithey will direct the study, focusing on organization, administration, staff, attendance, classification, grade distribution, and instruction quality, with completion expected in six weeks.
A Baltimore Sun dispatch from Hagerstown Maryland notes Miss Nellie L Hottel of Edinburg Virginia and her fiancé Lewis W Smith of Winchester Virginia obtained a marriage license at the courthouse. Hottel said the groom was absent minded so she stayed to ensure nothing essential was forgotten before the couple headed to the First Baptist Church for the ceremony.
The Queen Esther Bible Class of Grace Lutheran Church sent a large Christmas box to the Lutheran Orphanage in Salem Virginia. It was among the biggest shipments from this city to the Salem home.
A description notes that recent years brought many good things to cheer the little ones at Yuletide, filling hearts with gladness and a festive spirit during Christmas time.
Winchester kept strict Sunday blue laws with no violations reported by police. Shoe shine parlors refused gum and other items. newspapers sold indoors. restaurants served solid meals only. merchants urged honest advertising in The Star.
Mr Harry Smith of Kernstown displayed branches with clusters of small apples at The Star office. The trees had produced a second crop after an abundant first harvest, but last week’s cold weather froze the late apples and halted the second yield.
A catalog of properties for sale including multiple houses with rooms and utilities priced from 1 450 to 8 500 and large acreage offerings from 700 to 7 000. Proprietor listed as A J Qates at Fairfax Hotel.
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