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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
4
Telephones rate table lists Bell and United options with annual six month and monthly in advance charges. Several line breaks and typos obscure full figures, but monthly rates and term prices include four dollars for one year and two dollars for half year options.
A note from the Associated Press states it holds exclusive rights to republication of its news dispatches and related local news for publication by partner outlets. The policy emphasizes AP ownership of credited material and local coverage materials distributed by the service.
A Roanoke World News clipping discusses a 1920 Swift and Company advertising booklet promoting its national ad campaign. It asserts advertising builds goodwill, counters prejudice, and protects against radical legislation while informing the public about the packing industry.
The speaker laments a flu relapse and government blame for the illness. He vents about charges against old foes and the imagined lack of justice, ending with a comical wartime jab and another dose of pills.
Rosenberger Virginia records show Mr and Mrs J J White hosting James B Snapp last Sunday. Arthur Miller travels to Warrensville West Virginia on business. Mae Crabiffe, former Friendly Grove teacher, contracts scarier fever but hopes to reopen soon. Nora Good is indisposed. Wright 45 41 of rhewme- Messia W W Burner Ivan H Miller Nina Snapp Back Creek District report strong fur trade with five skunks from one den this winter.
The Centenary pastor lists the day’s services with a 7 30 p m evening address on The Fulfillment of Life and a morning sermon on Knowing and Dealing with God amid the church’s repair and day’s program.
Chamber of Commerce of Hagerstown Maryland organizes a public lecture by F E Clark superintendent of Winchester Virginia schools on March 4 at 8 PM. The talk titled The Crisis in Our Schools aims to improve local education with emphasis for teachers and women in the community. Clark formerly served with Cleveland Board of Education and led Winchester schools with notable achievements.
Burnt Factory Virginia reports a hard winter with frozen mills and crippled transport. March moving days may be delayed due to sickness and snow. Sickness rises with flu and grip widespread. no fatalities besides Mrs. Barrett from pneumonia. Outdoor work halted. logging continues on southern slopes.
An advertisement touts Q Ban Hair Tonic claiming it turns dull hair into soft glossy mass and fills bald spots with new growth. It promises scales and grease are dissolved, dust removed, and hair gains life color and vigor. Availability through druggists or by mail for 50 cents.
Wholesale and retail price quotes appear for rice hay butter and live poultry including No 1 Timothy hay mixed hay rye and parley with regional notes from Baltimore and Virginia markets. A separate health note cites Catarrh treatment and claims Fral’s Catarrh Medicine as a recommended remedy.
Winchester coal merchants and big industries report ongoing coal thefts from railroad yard cars. A detective is hired to watch yards and arrest suspicious individuals. Losses are expected to run into hundreds of dollars this winter. thieves are mostly idle prospects, not workers.
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