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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1924
Page
7
Export data shows more than 100 million incandescent lamps shipped from the United States to countries worldwide over the past ten years. This broad export activity reflects growing demand and widespread use across regions.
A noted authority advises kidneys filter acid buildup from urinary irritation. Drink soft water and rad salts to neutralize acids, take four ounces of rad salts in water before breakfast for two to three days, and have a physician check kidneys twice yearly.
Norfolk and Western timetable effective December 9 1928 lists trains serving Berryville Virginia with connections to Roanoke Bristol Shenandoah and Washington routes. It notes Pullman parlor car to Bristol Pullman sleeper to Williamson and Roanoke dining car Shenandoah and Roanoke connects at Roanoke with Memphis special and sleeper to Philadelphia New York. Indicates fares schedules reservations and contact agents H H Burks Berryville and W J Saunders Roanoke for details.
The Winchester Rotary Club gathered for a lively meeting with a large attendance and several visitors. Bill Glass presided and many speakers praised Doug Fuller for his selfless Rotary service. the group debated moving meetings to the George Washington Hotel and agreed to four July sessions there before a final decision.
An advertisement urges women to use Triumph Pills described as safe and dependable for proper cases. It warns against experiments with others and promises free information by writing to the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Local banks announce closures for Friday July 4 1924 a legal holiday. Cash maturities due that date may be paid on Saturday July 5 1924 at Union Bank of Winchester Computmercial and Savings Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank by their cashiers Charles Summers John I Sloat William G Hardy H D Fuller.
Violet Ingraham, the richest girl in Mingh, takes a summer hotel job to spite a charity boss. She endures awkward service, wins the notice of Philip Pellham, and ends up as his wife with a growing family.
The New York Mail notes the old time melodrama villain has vanished from stage and film. Modern villains are subtler, often foreign or glamorous, with not the clear, bold morality of the past. The piece recalls the classic black hair, mustache, and Inverness coat as identifiers of villainy.
A Vermont watchmaker analyzed 75 breakages and found 70 followed night winding. He explains that cooling after winding tightens the spring and strain builds, causing breakage, usually at night. Winding in the morning reduces shocks as the spring runs with full strength.
Elinor Glyn, famed novelist, tells a New York reporter the West remains wild. She recalls visiting Tombstone where a mayor carried her to a hospital and a badly injured young man warned never to smile at another man’s girl.
An Italian organ grinder asks a judge what he makes weekly. The judge questions the sum, and the grinder clarifies the money is for moving on rather than the grinding itself.
An advert proclaims Mentho-Sulphur cream relieves fiery itchy skin and eczema with two to three uses. It claims sulfur removes the cause of burn and disfigurement and promises smooth clearer skin after treatment. A small Bowles Mentho-Sul jar is available at druggists.
Report claims tuba root poison, once used by wild men of Borneo, could help control pests. Scientists note potential but warn about safety and efficacy before widespread use.
The swastika first appeared in the Iron Age as a symbol of good fortune with uncertain original meaning. It has been used as a sign of luck by various cultures throughout history.
A historic ad touts Ely Cream Balm as a fast cure for head cold and catarrh. It claims to clear blocked nostrils, relieve headaches, and ease breathing after a small nasal application. The copy urges customers to ask their druggist for the fragrant antiseptic cream.
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