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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1920
Page
7
The document outlines the Wigginton method for preparing poisoned wheat to kill mice and rats. It describes cooking one to two pecks of wheat with hot water, Sulphate of Strychnine, sugar, and citric acid, stirring at intervals, drying the finished product, and producing about one peck per batch suitable for roughly 300 trees, emphasizing thorough mixing and avoiding weaker mixtures.
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the bank on Tuesday January 13 1920 to elect directors. Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank cashier William G Hardy signs the notice dated December 12 1920.
More than seventy thousand Girl Scouts across eighty three councils adopt deferred spending to counter high prices. They invest earnings and gifts in Treasury Savings Certificates and War Savings Stamps, guided by national director Mya Jane Deeter Rippin, promoting thrift and future education plans.
A Lowell Arkansas teamster Wes Whittle mortgaged his team for $50 to buy War Savings Stamps during the 1918 fall, then salvaged wood to lift the mortgage. His continued purchases show a belief in the stamps’ value and savings. Crew aboard the battleship Neersey in Boston harbor collected obsolete items for cash, demanding payment in War Savings Stamps, with condemned materials stored onboard for future cleanup.
Farmers in need of job printing of any kind are advised to consult The Star Job Office for printing services and related work.
Letters from readers report relief from stomach trouble, sleeplessness, and palpitations after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. Testimonials claim renewed appetite, energy, and cure of gall stones, with praise for the remedy’s efficacy and value.
The city council updated water and sewer ordinances affecting railroad companies. Baltimore and Ohio, Cumberland Valley, and Winchester and Western railroads saw higher water taxes alongside hydrant charges. Police resignations of Dove and Armel were accepted to take effect February 1, prompting the search for two new officers.
Mrs. Alice Sincere of Manchester New Hampshire credits Tanlac with ending a decade of stomach pain headaches and nervous unrest. She reports relief from gas smothering spells aches and sleep loss and says her energy and digestion have greatly improved after using Tanlac. The medicine is sold in Winchester by the Boyd Drug Company.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed solution to revive color in wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics. It claims the dye works on any fabric and provides a simple color matching guide in the accompanying instruction book.
A partial ticker notes that not every event in Avant is disclosed. The fragment hints at omissions or incomplete reporting, leaving key actions unreported and unclear to readers.
The dinner pail is fading from mills and factories in the Pittsburgh area as cafeterias replace it. The Carnegie Steel Homestead mill feeds over 11,000 men daily, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing 1,200, and American Sheet and Tin Plate operates 22 cafeterias across its plants.
Bobby McLean arrives in New York ahead of sailing to Christiania to challenge European champion Oscar Mathieson for the world professional skating title. The American champion seeks to regain laurels on a larger track. Mathieson, 32, has a longer 40 foot stride versus McLean's 25 year old speed.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a premier kidney liver and bladder medicine. It claims mild immediate effects, calls it a gentle vegetable compound, and urges testing with a ten cent sample via Dr Sitar & Co of Binghamton New York, asking readers to mention The Winchester Star.
Miss Rosalie Howell received the Croix de Guerre from General John J. Pershing at Fort McPherson Georgia. The award cites her wartime service aiding wounded soldiers in 1916 1917 and 1918 while she directed the Red Cross Women’s Division in the area and served as secretary of the Bureau of First Aid.
An article urges pale and anemic young women to use Gudes Pepto Mangan to enrich thin blood. It promotes the tonic in liquid and tablet forms and claims it improves energy, complexion, and wellbeing with regular use.
Berlin police continue a campaign against immoral exhibitions after raids on a major bathing carnival and a cafe display. Authorities seized vehicles and arrested dozens of principals and 400 spectators while noting persistent illicit films amid a restless post revolu tionary city.
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