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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
4
The Evening Star is a daily paper published in Winchester Virginia by The Evening Star Publishing Co with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror edition details and pricing for subscriptions by carrier mail and advance payments reflecting monthly and yearly rates
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A comic verse by Walt Mason laments a stubborn old gas buggy that barely starts in cold weather. The narrator complains of faulty spark plugs, a balky horn, flat tires, and lame springs, yet the machine stubbornly chugs along, prompting reflections on walking for health.
A birthday dinner honored John A Braithwaite a Confederate veteran of the Civil War era. Guests gathered with baskets to share a lavish repast while well wishers including Braithwaite family and neighbors spoke of his wartime memories and surviving injuries.
The Hagerstown Globe reports Thomas Cover Sr of Winchester Virginia, a retired tanner and leather merchant, deeded land to his grandson Lewis Barton naming it part of a larger tract known as Cover's Folly. Cover said locals teased him about a bargain and the land’s value growing over time.
A fragmentary line reads as Not Half with unclear ticker notes and garbled names, leaving readers unsure what data or event the phrase refers to and prompting questions about the intended subject.
Friends in Winchester report the death of Robert W. Boxwell at his Washington D C home on Sunday. He was a son of the late Hamilton Boxwell of Winchester and a half brother of Charles H Boxwell of this city. He leaves his wife Annie Boxwell. Funeral is at 2 p m tomorrow at Frank Grier's Sons Chapel and burial will be at Rock Enon Cemetery.
Cross Junction High School lists honor roll for the month ending January 24. Named pupils include Georgia Dick Winifred Whitacre Etha Reynolds Cleo Bugetnt and Frank Fout. Despite bad weather and long travel distances attendance for January stands at 100 percent.
An advertisement claims Milks Emulsion cures chronic stomach trouble and ulcers. It features testimonial from L. B. Walker of Greenleaf Kansas and offers a six bottle guarantee with refund if not satisfied. Sold by druggists nationwide from Terre Haute Indiana.
Alice Good and Moke Ailstock were fined five dollars and costs each in police court after a Monday morning dispute led to a disorderly conduct fight at the Good woman's home. She showed a bandaged head as evidence, and Moke offered to pay part of the fine while she covered the rest, with payment due by Saturday.
A deed admitted to record shows ne c Lewis and others selling 115 acres to John A Dix and Lee Bender et al near Berkeley County, North Frederick County. The price paid was $23,000.
February has more special days than any month including Groundhog Day Lincoln's birthday Valentine’s Day Ash Wednesday and Lent with Easter on April 4th Some states observe McKinley’s birth anniversary as a holiday in late January. several 1920 holidays fall on Sunday including May 30 June 6 and July 4.
Quack style ad claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour fermenting food and bile from the liver and purge constipation while you sleep resulting in instant relief from indigestion gas and upset stomach. Millions reportedly use the product to end distress and feel great by morning.
A deed transfers all rights of way and equipment of the United Frederick and Clarke Telephone Company to William J. Brady. The line runs from Winchester along the Front Royal road into Clarke County. The consideration named is $liv.
Public School children in Winchester marked Judge John Handley's birthday during the afternoon session. They placed a floral wreath on his tomb at Mt. Hebron Cemetery funded by one cent from each student. High School cadets led the wreath ceremony with plans for an annual memorial observance.
An advertisement touts Dr Carter's K and B Tea as a reliable tonic for stomach liver and bowels and a blood purifier. It claims benefits for children with feverish appetite and promotes low cost, quick preparation, and general health.
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