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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
2
Gramee n Automobiles notes Buick's twentieth year marking two decades of sales and industry impact. Buick set auction records for two classes in August 1923 and maintained a leadership role at the National Automobile Shows for the sixth straight year. The company emphasizes valve-in-head engines and a ongoing promise to raise standards as the Standard of Comparison.
Article by R. T. Osburn explains pruning aims for young trees and bearing trees, stressing proper spacing of scaffold limbs, heading to encourage desired laterals, and leaving enough bearing wood. It notes pruning must align with tree condition, soil fertility, and cultivation, and warns against over pruning and reckless cuts.
An advertisement touts a safe new treatment Bleachodent Combination that allegedly removes surface stains in minutes. It claims a curdling stain softener and a paste that removes stains and prevents new ones while being gentle on enamel and suitable for children's teeth. Sold by Franck Baker and Son.
Three alleged safe crackers escaped from the Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale after using a broomstick and a keys fashioned from a safety razor. Ira M. Holmes aged 23 Lyman Whirley 22 and Charles Gerken 16 had been held for circuit court action and were linked to robberies in east coast cities. The escape was discovered by the deputy sheriff’s wife, the key was found in the prison yard, and two doors were opened before they slipped through a glass studded wall.
The Baltimore oriole constructs a nest on a branch tip using fibers and mud. It favors elm or willow trees and acts as a skilled hunter of harmful insects. It targets hairy larvae that many birds avoid.
Deeds recorded in the circuit clerk’s office since the last notice list several transactions. Names include A Ashton and Carter W Wisecarver for a 51 acre tract west of Winchester. Wm K Brill and heirs to Ida Brill for 5 acres in Back Creek district. Edgar C Line and Charles C Elliott for 33 acres along the old Capper road. Mrs Rebecca B Huber and Grover Ridgway for property known as the John Hoover lot in Stephens City. Deeds dated 1923 to 1928 with prices ranging from about 500 to 2000 dollars.
F C Parker, a Baker Street blacksmith, praises Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney trouble. He says after using Franck Baker & Son's Pharmacy supply, symptoms vanished and he was cured. The ad notes a 60 cent price at all dealers and directs readers to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Fifty two American trained nurses are employed teaching Brazilian women the tricks of their trade in Rio de Janeiro hospitals. They were brought here by the public health department at the suggestion of the Rockefeller Foundation Commission.
In a small southern town over 50 appendicitis cases occurred in a short span. An advert promotes Adlerika with buckthorn bark and glycerine as a cure that acts on both bowel sections and purports to expel poisons. Claims it helps stomach gas in ten minutes and reveals hidden matter in the system. People's Drug Store advert.
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