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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
2
West Virginia officers report capturing numerous slot machines that were being patronized by small children. The story also notes charges against Jones and Krol for misappropriation of funds at the Arthur G. Jones Woolen Co. plus political remarks by Rosewell Page on Virginia, and a large carnival crowd in Winchester under the Winchester Park Association.
Five years ago on July 17 1925 Winchester and Frederick County residents planned a mass meeting to defend Senator Byrd amid character attacks. The report notes the killings of Joseph T Griffith of Berryville and his daughter Virginia by an electric train in Hamilton Virginia and mentions local trouble with bootlegging animal scalps as a new fad.
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a best combination with other tonics to banish indigestion. It claims one dessert spoonful relieves gas and heart distress within ten minutes and promises lasting relief from dyspepsia leading to improved sleep headache and nervousness.
Report from West Virginia notes no bounty on Miss Mildred Catherine Cris man while she marries F William Danley of Miami. A Winchester motor adds to its route and the Virginia State Horticultural Society plans an extensive advertising push for Virginia apples. Merchants unite to giveaway a pony harness and buggy.
Local markets brief shows scattered phrases about screenings feed middlings and mixed feed with unclear context. The fragment mentions typographical error disclaimer and market terms without coherent details or figures.
In Little America the 42 Byrd expedition members spent long winters snow shoveling as their daily routine. They dug out a 40 ton intact plane and endured white days with no horizon. Night school courses then taught geology aerodynamics photography and more, enriching lives cost free.
A catalog of classic cars featuring models from 1929 to 1928. Includes Plymouth Coupe Tudor Ford Sport Road Marmon Sedan Auburn Buick Oakland Essex Chrysler Hudson Nash and others with seating for five or six passengers.
The fragmentary OCR text yields little clear information. The readable terms resemble guessing and do not provide named entities, dates, or concrete events to summarize into a coherent news item. No extractable subject or outcome can be stated.
A New York woman shares she lost 14 pounds after starting Kruschen Salts, saying the four week bottle priced at 85 cents gave energy and reduced fatigue. The ad claims benefits for constipation digestion headaches and acidity while recommending a hot water drink daily and light walking.
An ad warns that typhoid and summer illnesses threaten young children and are spread by flies. It promotes Flit as a quick killing, human-safe insecticide for home use, touting a special sprayer and money back guarantee to deter substitutes.
Roy Andrews organizes an expedition to Mongolia to seek the birthplace of man. A petrified apple car would prove the case, the Fla. Press notes, in a quirky economic aside.
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