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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
6
The text lists wholesale and local retail market prices for feed and flour and mentions corrections at market close. It also notes The Red Magic Section of The New York Sunday World expanded to eight pages, edited by Mondini, featuring tricks puzzles and crosswords with an advance-order appeal.
Secretary Hoover declares waste elimination in distribution may cut commodity price spread between farmers manufacturers and consumers. He notes voluntary industry cooperation could achieve this without government regulation and without cutting wages or profits.
New York January 14. Commission house activity and a belief in a technical reaction weighed on stocks this morning. Electric stocks and several specialties showed independent strength. The general list steadied near noon with moderate recovery in popular issues. Call money renewed at 3 percent.
Virginia crop and weather report for the week ending yesterday notes warm early days but colder later. Frequent rains with freezing temperatures hindered farm work, though winter grain and pastures benefited from moisture. Western counties saw considerable snow and tobacco preparation for market progressed under favorable conditions.
A Roanoke man, B W Nash, recalls severe malaria illness over forty years ago and credits the Golden Medical Discovery from Dr. Pierce with restoring health. He wrote that after six months of treatment he felt strong again and has not suffered recurrence, seeking free medical advice from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel.
Franck Baker and Son advertises Mayr's Wonders remedy claiming it cured a wife who was nearly skeletal and in pain by soothing the mucus intestinal tract and inflammation. The copy asserts a dose will convince and offer money back.
The sale of white bread in England fell about 50 percent in the first few years as doctors warned white bread may cause cancer. In response, demand rose for wholewheat bread and other alternatives, signaling a shift in consumer choices.
A reader requests a clear weekly listing of who appears on WY O08 Week Ian and the boy carrying the oversized pocketbook. The note emphasizes ads placed between a quarter page and a full ad and mentions a mud turtle pulled off in the context of local chatter.
Frank A. Shire of Washington DC now tuning and repairing pianos player pianos and organs at Winchester and vicinity. All work guaranteed. Leave orders at Brawner's Music Store No 8 Fe Piccadilly St phone 359 W. 1-5-6t.
Readable fragments mention friendship and social loss with odd phrasing and unclear punctuation. The line appears poetical or editorial, lacking clear events, names, dates, or concrete facts to identify a specific news item or person.
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