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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
5
An illustration from Ohio shows apples produced per tree with and without fertilizer. The fertilized row yielded 46 barrels vs 9 barrels for unfertilized, using nitrate of soda, acid phosphate, and potash. The extra 37 barrels cost $4.37 to produce, under twelve cents per barrel.
Meeting of the Stockholders will be held in the banking house on Tuesday January 13 1920 for the purpose of electing Directors. By WM G Hardy Cashier. A separate note mentions Hugh S Richardson returns to Hagerstown Md after visiting his niece Mrs Lewis Pearson at National Avenue for the holidays. Misreadings reference Miss Olle Sargeant Gainesboro Va and Linda Kremer at parents on South Ker gireet.
Virginia alumni gathered at Hotel Jack pledged renewed allegiance to Alma Mater as it enters a new century of service. Officers were elected with Philip Williams as president and W W Glass Jr as secretary. The group urged alumni cooperation statewide, supported a paid coaching system, and planned Founders Day activities.
The Winchester post office announced the appointment of Joseph P. Miller as a regular city letter carrier, expanding the force to five due to increasing mail volume. Edward Peer is named senior substitute carrier.
Classified notice listing several residences with varying rooms and utilities plus farmland. Listings include eight room house at 8500, seven room at 3500, six to five room options, a double house at 3200, one room through 3300, and 20 to 25 acres with buildings priced from 1700 to 7005.
The New York cloak and suit trade facing strikes by 45,000 workers amid a three year contract breach with the International Ladies' Garment Makers Union. About 42 shops already out, with male operators earning around 75 dollars weekly, finishers 50 dollars, and women workers from 35 to 50 dollars.
Twenty masked gunmen raided the Limerick postoffice around midnight seizing cash and money orders totaling several thousand pounds. Twelve staff were held up during the pillage.
A philosophical quote by Derbert Spencer compares right action to straightness in lines, arguing only one kind of right action exists. It emphasizes a single standard of integrity across ethical behavior.
An advertising blurb promises quick relief from indigestion acidity and gas with Pape's Diapepsin tablets. The copy claims immediate relief and says the tablets are inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
A historical health ad claims uric acid irritates kidneys and bladder causing burning and frequent urination. It promotes Jad Salts as a simple, inexpensive remedy: four ounces daily, a tablespoon in water before breakfast for two to three days, to neutralize urine acids and restore normal bladder function.
Importers sell medicinal herbs for laxatives while Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin uses Egyptian senna leaves and pure cane sugar syrup. It is marketed as a tonic laxative for constipation and stomach disturbances. The formula appears on the bottle in three languages and 6 million bottles are sold yearly. Send name for a free trial to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle, effective nightly laxative to cleanse the bowels and relieve biliousness and headaches. It claims the product works while you sleep and costs little, contrasting with harsher remedies.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for severe cold and head congestion. It claims dosages every two panes (likely panes meaning doses) will stop nasal drip, relieve headache and feverishness, sneezing, soreness, and stiffness, with quick, simple relief for only a few cents.
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