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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
6
Practical tips for infant care and health concerns. The ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, safe remedy for common baby ailments, claiming widespread use and a free trial offer from Dr Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Pastor Rev. George W. Stover announces Sunday services with morning and evening sermons. Morning topic is Faith of Charity. evening sermon titled Rest. Orchestra and special selections accompany the program, followed by a community meal at 6 45.20. Deendgpeniel session requested for the month due to illness in the church.
The Plain Dealer notes national ed conf in Cleveland with F. E. Clerk leading efforts. He emphasizes a 1,500 student population and a $2,060,000 budget to develop a model school. The aim is education accessible to all.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as enabling diamond dyeing on wool silk linen cotton or blends. It claims a simple guide guarantees perfect results and suggests asking a druggist for the Diamond Dye Color Card. It also mentions a plan for a new plant and a teachers’ program.
County sales slate lists March auctions for Adams Bros near White Hall Middletown and Berryville with stock and implements. Entries name buyers sellers farms and dates from March 1 to March 25 including Holstein cattle and herd sales at Summit Point Paper Mill Road and Red Blue Road locations.
A horse tied to the American Express Company wagon bolted from the National Fruit Products Company plant in northwest Winchester and dashed through Fairmont Avenue to Fairfax Avenue before being captured. The incident disrupted traffic as residents watched the unruly animal roam the town.
A description of a suspect fleeing along Main Street and Potato Hill ends with his capture after dodging vehicles. The only reported damage is a broken shaft from the chase.
The text extols cheerfulness as essential to a full life likening age without joy to a sunless Lapland. It urges youth to cultivate cheerfulness as Colton warns that time can turn early vigor into bitterness, comparing mature temper to a mellow wine that develops from youth.
The article explains farmer income tax rules for 1919 including deductions for farm expenses such as planting, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, tools, feed, repairs, insurance, and wages. It covers depreciation on machinery, autos, and power, plus rules on livestock, crop losses, and land sales gains. two methods to compute net income are described with Form 1040F guidance.
Jennie McCann of Washington visits at the home of her son Mr Ava, sharing a brief family reunion with local relatives. The clipping notes the occurrence without additional details.
The ad proclaims Bayer as the genuine aspirin, stamped with Bay er and Bayer Gross, asserting safety and proper directions. It lists uses from colds to neuralgia, notes a box of 12 tablets priced at a few cents, and identifies aspirin as Bayer's trade mark.
Doctors and druggists tout Calotabs as the fastest remedy for colds and a strong influenza preventative. The ad claims the laxative treats the liver, reduces nausea, and leaves no digestion disruption. Packaged in sealed bottles for 35 cents with a money back guarantee.
Mrs J W Stryker of 115 South Main Street reports severe back and kidney pain eased by Beans Kidney Pills. She states her condition improved since taking the pills and she now recommends them.
An old remedy promotes mixing sage tea and sulfur to darken gray hair. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold ready to use, dampen a brush and apply to hair for a darker, glossy look by morning. Also notes local items from Stephenson Virginia with residents returning home and influenza improvements.
The Western Frederick Bank Gore Frederick County Virginia presents its closing balance sheet as of December 31 1919 with assets including resources 943 004 discounts and bills payable 1 264 65 due from national banks 1 264 69 and total liabilities 362 514 19 comprising capital stock 16 000 00 surplus 4 000 00 and undivided profits 0 00 along with deposits including savings 9 782 64. The cashier E R Hook certifies the document as true to the best knowledge with attestation by directors Jas E Anderson A D Larrick on January 15 1930.
In Winchester on February 7 1920 N N L Ash files suit in Corporation Court seeking an absolute divorce from George W Ash on grounds of desertion. An affidavit shows the defendant is not a resident of Virginia. Court orders publication weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star and posting at the county courthouse front door by February 5 1920. Clerk: Im a. oH Bevprley.
Norfolk and Western issues a winter schedule listing No 28 8 39 a m from Berryville to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with Shenandoah Junction connection for Washington Parlor car to Angerstown Pullman sleeper to Philadelphia and New York Mos 12 50 x oi Pullman steep to Philadelphia and New York for additional information apply W Saunders general passenger agent and W B Revill passenger traffic manager
Ladies urged to try Triumph Pills as a reliable remedy. Letter offers free information from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Do not buy from druggists or other sellers.
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