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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
3
In 1920 nearly 3 million bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound were shipped from the Lyon Massachusetts factory with branch operations in Mexico. The medicine is described as made from selected roots and herbs with no harmful drugs and safe for women to take.
Macedon ia Va July 21 Mr and Mrs Donald Dewar of Baltimore were guests of the latter s sister Mrs George on Sunday Mr and Mrs Harry Winchester were recent visitors at the home of Mrs Rachel Funk Mr and Mrs Richard Kemister of Summerville NJ are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs W W Craig Mrs Edna Sibert of Winchester spent Wednesday at the home of ver
A fragment notes Miss Mabel Brady and Mr Kohir Hhstone reading their marriage vows over the WPA radio network. The scene mentions Dallas Texas and stations involved with the broadcast. Other details are incomplete.
A locally supplied fragment notes visits by Mr James Smith and Mr Jonh Smith to relatives, with garbled spellings and names. It ends with a Dispatch urging city residents and mail subscribers to pay this month for one year or six months to save a discount.
Unclear notes indicate Frederick cycle events scheduled Saturday at the fair grounds. Mentions sidecar and prize totals, with multiple garbled names and numbers, but the core plan shows racing and awards pending.
The event will feature a 5 mile solo open race with first prize $40 second $25 and third $14. A Schutte sidecar open race offers first $50 second $305 and third $15. The final event is a 10 mile solo open race with first $50 second $26 and third $15. The course is being prepared and a large crowd is expected.
Mrs. J D Lakeman of Oplequon Virginia received a Red Cloud Nebraska message reporting the death of Johnson Beauregard Wisecarver on June 20 from pneumopia. He worked up until two weeks before his death. He leaves a widow two daughters four sisters and one brother.
The will, filed in the Frederick Circuit Court, leaves the widow life use of the home and then to three children Stanley Alfred Mary Cooper. Dated February 20 1922 the document names no executor and earmarks $400 to Stella Cooper and Bertha Wood. The Miller land lower property goes to the two daughters.
Hickory Camp No. 34 Woodmen of the World plans its annual picnic at Rock Know Springs on August 1. Winchester and Western Railway guarantees adequate train service for attendees, with a departure from Winchester and stops at intermediate stations. About 500 people are expected from Winchester and surrounding areas.
The report states Alderney enjoys tax exemption with no fines imposed on Alvfernes.
Clerk Brannon filed a year end statement showing eight divorces granted in 1921. Seven of the eight were for desertion by husbands, with marriage durations ranging from four to twenty six years before the split.
Mountain Falls Virginia July 20 visitors drop in from Marlboro Opequon Winchester and Lebanon Church. Local residents Miss Mollie Hester Richard and Mr Hugh Keffer spend time with relatives in the area. Mr C L Bowley and Miss Pearl Peery visit friends and relatives in the section.
The Virginia convention heard Slemp decline the nomination amid telegrams and health refusals. Bowen also declined after the convention convened as Branes illespie, of Tazewell, was offered the honor but declined. Jeno G. Anderson led as temporary chair, raising funds for a monument to Thomas J. Muncey as Bowen’s withdrawal altered plans.
The Consolidated Coal and Coke Company through attorneys requested federal troops be sent to guard operations near Straitaville Perry county as strike troubles continued. Washington reports say a Bed 1 commission may distribute local coal during the strike emergency to ensure railroad operations continue with Secretary Hoover forming the commission.
Reports from St Louis and Baltimore describe union pleas for unity as railway telegraphers and other workers donate pay to support strikes. Gompers urges direct negotiations between miners, railroad workers, and employers while clerks across the Baltimore and Ohio line vote on wage reductions. Maintenance crews walk out on the Pennsylvania system and Chesapeake and Ohio clerks see renewed strike activity, with large numbers of workers affected or ready to strike.
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