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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement promotes Aspironal as a guaranteed, rapid cold and cough remedy. It claims authority from laboratories and authorities, urging readers to buy at drugstores, mix as directed, and test its effects within two minutes, with bold claims of superior results for all ages.
In Richmond Virginia February 17 trial motion arises to set aside verdict for Joseph S Williams. Objection to juror empaneling cited under new Virginia code. Bond extended. Williams released as continuance sought by Commonwealth's Attorney Wise.
An old advertisement touts a small bottle of Dan Derine sold at drugstores or toilet counters for a few cents. It claims rubbing a little into the scalp will stop hair loss after several applications and remove dandruff, making hair grow long thick soft glossy and abundant.
The Star lists daily market quotes for wheat butter eggs and poultry with wholesale rates for Baltimore and regional markets. Prices include country butter ten to twelve cents and June poultry figures, with notes on hay oats and cornmeal alongside farm produce like potatoes and peppers.
Funeral services for Mr. Clarence H. Mayhew, who died Thursday morning after several weeks illness, were held Sunday afternoon at the Orth Mahi street church. The Reverend Gery Gilleson conducted the service. the church choir sang hymns and the soloist sang I Shall See Him Face To Face. Pallbearers included George Patton and others. Mayhew was survived by his wife Martha, two sisters, and several relatives and friends from Roanoke, Harpers Ferry, and Hot Springs all attending the rites.
Miss Hermine Dakesian and fourteen Armenian girls recountNear East Relief efforts led by Miss Adelaide Dwight to save refugees in Alexandropol. The drought of food and deportations push thousands toward death without American aid, as relief work reduces the city’s death rate from a thousand daily to about twenty.
A readable roster lists Feb to March livestock stock and farm goods sales across multiple Virginia locales including Winchester Berryville Martinsburg and Summit Point. Entries name sellers such as McDonald Adams Runion Metz Ashwood DeHaven and Vorous with stock implements harness and household goods noted for each date.
A fragmented notice warns that irregular or delayed use of Tri-Ganph Pills is unreliable. The text suggests avoiding pharmacy experiments and directs readers to seek formal information with a specific address or file.
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