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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
4
The readable fragments list multiple newspaper names and press sources, indicating a garbled masthead. It mentions Associated Press sourcing and republication rights, with incomplete attributions and stray characters.
A fragment argues against waste and frivolity, urging thrift and discipline. It laments costly vanity, urging youths to value work and sensible living over wild excess, while condemning social trends and speculative schemes.
The fragment references charity, American duty, and public spirit with mentions of contributing and can relate to individuals like Marie Shea returning to Baltimore after visiting a sister. The readable lines touch on warmth toward the common man and a sense of duty amid suffering.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless tablet to relieve indigestion and heartburn quickly. It claims rapid relief from belching, acidity, and undigested food with minimal cost.
James M. Kavanaugh hotel pro and turfman of Harrisonburg and party were driving a Pierce touring car toward Jefferson County when the vehicle stalled on the double tracked Baltimore and Ohio near Shenandoah Junction. A passing express train roared by as the occupants fled the right of way. The car was later moved off the tracks by local men who responded to the emergency.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets with a slogan They Work while you Sleep. It urges taking Cascarets at night to relieve constipation biliousness headaches and colds, promising a clear head sweet breath rosy skin and no griping. It notes prices 10 25 and 60 cents and asserts children also love Cascarets.
Roanoke Va Jan 4 Plans for expenditure of 22 000 000 in addi tional facilities and improvements no further reduction in working force unless necessitated by decline in business no co reduction in wages and a marked improvement in railroad operation since federal control ceased are the high points in the Norfolk and Western Railway companys annual report made public here Four officials including L S Johnson former president and 67 employees aged 70 will be retired On pension January 1 expenditures for improvements will consist mainly in extension of tracks and additional rolling stock all steel flat bottom cars of 100 ton capacity and probably 1 000 120 ton coal cars and 10 large Mallet engines will be built by the road.
A fragment urges readers to name the Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor and trustee to avoid family disputes and ensure proper estate management. It recommends consulting a lawyer to prepare a will and mentions protecting heirs from tax and business complications.
The speaker states that his services now belong to Virginia farmers and urges them to take advantage of the offered opportunity. The message emphasizes collective action and urgent benefit for the agricultural community.
Local classified notes offer ad copy seeking agents for picture enlarging from Carl Hammill Martinsburg W Va and Bailey Bros county hitching yard. Remembrance verse for Mrs L A Henry dated Jan 4 1920. Social notes mention visits to S B Newcome and others, school reopening after Christmas, and Ruth Haines returning to State Normal School Harrisonburg.
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