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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1920
Page
5
An advertisement urges readers recovering from the flu to use Pepto Mangan the famous blood builder. It claims the tonic provides iron and other nutrients to restore strength and vigor, advises avoiding crowds, and notes both liquid and tablet forms are equally effective. It stresses buying genuine Gude’s Pepto Mangan with the brand name on the package.
Stiff neck and lumbago pains tied to rheumatism linked to uric acid in blood. Weather shifts worsen symptoms though impact varies by person. Advertising notes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as remedies. Names of local residents and visitors mentioned in passing.
Albert Ashby son of Mr and Mrs Turner Ashby and Miss Helen B Malford of Salem New Jersey were married on Wednesday January 28 in the Memorial Baptist Church at that place Major James Hatcher stationed at Springfield Mass and his brother Richard Hatcher of Winchester were guests at the home. Travers Welsh and family have moved to the Stickles place near the Station and the property is now owned by Ernest Meade.
Mrs Lena Burns fell on the ice in Berryville and broke her ankle requiring hospital care at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs George Martin of Martinsburg and Miss Chapman visited at the Battletown Inn with Mrs Lemon Fries. Mrs William Royce former Miss Estelle Swan niece of Miss Fannie Crow travels to Panama on Episcopal Board of Missions business. Mr William Stalnaker of North Carolina and Captain Charles J Moore of Charlestown stayed with Mr A Moore. Province McCormick and spouse returned from Norfolk. Miss Cornelia Ware of Washington visits Mrs J M G McGuire.
Rev Malcolm S Taylor conducted morning services at the Episcopal Church in Winchester and preached at Emanuel Chapel in Boyce on Sunday. Mrs W A Bradford visits Charlestown West Virginia and plans to travel to Washington thereafter.
Norfolk and Western announces southbound and northbound train times with parlor cars to Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah and Philadelphia Washington connections. Pullman sleepers run to Williamson Winston Salem Philadelphia and New York. Saunders and Ruva as general agents provide details.
Employees of the firm of H Green and Brother were entertained at a dinner by Mr and Mrs A L Green on South Washington street. Substantial bonuses were distributed in envelopes as part of a festive evening that included a motor-car departure for guests.
An advertisement from Terre Haute Ind promotes Milks Emulsion as a cure for chronic coughs and wasting diseases. It claims dramatic relief within two months and promises a refund if results fail. The copy emphasizes improving digestion and strength, calls it a nutritious emulsion eaten like ice cream, and lists prices 60c and 1.20 per bottle.
Local buyers provided today’s wholesale price quotes for markets. The Star notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors in the daily market listing.
Market notes list prices for hay including Timothy hay at 1.60 and mixed hay at 2.00, butter and country butter around 0.56 and 0.36 respectively, turkeys valued at 22 000, hogs under 200, chickens at 0.28, and various farm goods. The fragment covers dairy fats, grains, and livestock with scattered figures and product names.
Prices for flour bran corn and potatoes appear with ranges for dairy butter and cornmeal. Livestock quotes include young chickens old hens old roosters and steers in extra and medium categories with price bands listed.
Miss Marie Moore of Chase City and Miss Esther Dickerson of Drakes Branch arrive in the city en route to Winchester to take positions as first grade teachers in Winchester public schools. They come from the State Normal School at Farmville accompanying arrival reported by the Harrisonburg News Record.
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