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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1920
Page
4
Publication lists mail rates for one year four dollars and fifty cents six months two dollars and twenty five cents three months one dollar twenty. monthly options also shown in a compact ad style.
The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for AP dispatches and local news content, restricting use by others. This notice outlines ownership and distribution limits across the periodical.
A crowding moral quip by Walt Mason warns of dangerous drinks and wood alcohol in a satirical monologue. The poem mocks prohibition’s excesses and the fatal risks of unsafe spirits as a funeral procession heads down the road.
The discussion centers on equalizing assessments across localities and shifting authority to raise real estate and personal property taxes to a State Central Board. Legislators warn prosperity could fade and taxes rise, urging conservative judgment to avoid burdening taxpayers in Virginia.
In Onalaska Wisconsin a woman suffering back and stomach pains for a year reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says her irregularity disappeared and she can perform household tasks with ease. She endorses the product and offers to share her testimony to help others.
An official Soviet statement from Moscow says Bolshevik forces have reached the Chinese frontier near the western border of Mongolia. The report notes troop movements and border activity along the Sino Soviet line.
A letter from Rev. Frederick Diehl accepts the call to lead the parish comprising Mount Jackson Woodstock Middleton and Stephens City Episcopal Churches. Diehl, a Princeton and General Theological Seminary graduate, leaves Rocky Mount North Carolina due to malaria and arrives with strong endorsements and enthusiasm for the new work.
Rev J H Hardy of Church Road Virginia praises Tanlac after months of fatigue sleepless nights indigestion and loss of appetite. He says the tonic restored energy digestion and sleep and makes him feel cheerful and strong. The testimonial notes Tanlac is sold in Winchester by the Boyd Drug Company.
Workmen today felled the remaining stately maples lining the courthouse walk. The removal follows a board of supervisors order to make way for young trees planted nearby. The old trees, planted about 75 years ago, were admired for their dignified appearance but given way to youth to allow sun for saplings.
The Star reports wholesale and retail market prices with many OCR errors. Wheat and corn forward prices are shown, along with hay barley butter turkeys young chickens and potatoes. Retail items include flour middlings bran cracked corn and other staples with scattered figures and notes.
A Virginia woman recounts relief from long standing ailments after using Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She notes restored appetite, better sleep, and overall health improvements for herself and her daughter while recommending the tonic to others. The letter from Blanchl Daggy of Fredericksburg and Mrs Katie Wine of Crom highlights strong patient endorsement.
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