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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1922

Page

7

Wanted: Married man to sell our products direct

22 percent is offered for a married man to sell products directly to family trade with weekly deliveries. Opportunity for an energetic man who owns a horse or car to establish a permanent profitable business. Grand Union Tea Co. Hugh B. Carper Met. 427 7th St. N. W. Washington DC. For sale gas range Garber's Ice Cream Plant.

Grand Union Tea Co Hugh B. Carper Met 7Th St N. W Washington, D. C

Frederick County Property Auction Notice

Four deeds of trust from Emma Baker and husband dated 1912 secure private creditors. The trustee will sell by public auction on July 1 1922 in front of Winchester Court House a 25 acre farm near Mt. Williams Frederick County. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal yearly installments with bonds, interest, insurance and trust on property. M M Lynch trustee.

Emma Baker Frederick County Virginia Court House Winchester Mt. Williams M. M. Lynch

Doctor offers help for disease diagnosis by mail

A Maryland notice from Magerstown invites readers to send name and blank specimen case to receive diagnosis and treatment guidance for any disease that their family doctor does not cure. It promises advice on what the disease is and potential remedies.

Power Companies Expand Lines Across Three States

The Potomac Power group reports 189 miles of transmission in Virginia West Virginia and Maryland with 79 miles in Virginia. Since purchase by new owners more than half a million dollars has been invested in stations and lines. A railroad connection from Millville to the plant and a Martinsburg to Winchester line enhance service. Water power at Potomac River sites and steam plants in Hagerstown Martinsburg and Millville strengthen resources. Bonds sold after New York Times ad and approved by Maryland West Virginia and Virginia regulators.

Shirley Carter G. M. Hansbrough I Gray Williams Yinia Power Company Alon Virginia West Virginia Maryland Coblentz Millville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Winchester Potomac River Great Cacapon Hagerstown New York Messrs. Piper, Carey and Halil Baltimore Potomac Public Service Company Clarence E. Martin Potomac Light and Power Company R. Gray Williams Northern Virginia Power Company Public Service Commissions State Corporation Commission of New York Times

Woman credits Vegetable Compound for relief during and after pregnancy

Mrs. Heier of Cumberland Maryland says the Vegetable Compound restored her energy and eased childbirth after years of illness. She claims washing and caring for seven children became manageable and offers to answer letters from other women seeking similar help.

John Heier Dilley St Cumberland

Best Test of a Play Is a Child Audience

The critic’s receptiveness depends on a childlike mind. Molier chose his cook for such a purpose and the hour near bedtime yields the most attentive audience. W M Letts notes in the Yale Review that a child’s curiosity drives first-night applause and engagement.

Molier W. M. Letts Yale Review

Local youths and families return from study trips and work

Misses Lucille and Winifred Lynn have returned from St. Augustine Fla to spend summer vacation. Miss Mary Stuart arrives from New York City after study at Damrosch's Academy of Music. Beverley Wright returns from Fishburne Military Academy and other locals come back from Blacksburg and Williamsburg Academic sessions.

Lucille Winifred Lynn J. Fr. Roystone St. Joseph's Academy St. Augustine, Fla Mary Stuart E. C. Stuart New York City Damrosch’s Academy of Music

Chicken Fence Wire Handy for Trellised Gardens

Many vegetable and flowering vines can be trained on chicken fence wire. In fall the wire is removable and reusable, letting small gardeners grow more produce in the same space. Cucumbers lima beans nasturtiums and other vines benefit from air sunshine and proper watering for bountiful results.

Sage and Sulphur Compound Helps Darken Hair Naturally

Old remedy praised for turning gray hair to dark glossy shade using Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound. Apply with sponge or brush to strands. mornings show progress and after repeated use hair appears youthful and lustrous. Not a disease cure.

Handley School Museum to Receive Noted Engine

The old hand engine from the Sarah Zane Fire Company will join Handley School’s Winchester museum collection. A unanimous decision at a Sarah Zane Fire Company meeting kept the relic in Winchester after influence from the City School Board Handley Board of Trustees Rotary Club and others. The engine gifted to the firemen in 1840 by Miss Sarah Zane will be housed in the Handley schools museum rather than going to the National Museum in Washington.

Sarah Zane Fire Company Handley Winchester National Museum Washington Handley Board of Trustees Rotary Club Sarah Zane Baltimore Handley Schools

Benner Kelly Shows Steady Improvement After Surgery

Benner Kelly son of the Rev and Mrs A A Kelly recently underwent an appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital and is making steady progress. He likely will sit up soon.

Benner Kelly A. A. Kelly Memorial Hospital

Parrot Escape Amid Collar Button Haste

Mrs Wisely orders a maid and Liv Vie to move the parrot to another room as Mr Wisely has just misplaced his collar button in a brisk domestic momentجا

Mrs. Wisely Livvie Mr. Wisely

What the Gas Man Does for 1000s

An old advertisement explains gas service functions as essential nightly care. It compares the value of gas service to a worker available at all hours to kindle fires, replenish fuel, remove ashes, and clean the hearth. It notes monthly charges are less than a man’s weekly wage.

Winchester Gas and Electric Light Co. operates under American Gas Improvement

The item notes that American Gas Improvement Company operates the Winchester Gas and Electric Light Company, detailing corporate ownership and management arrangement within the utility sector.

Winchester Gas’ and, Electric Light Company

Whitacre Notes: Health Woes And Local Travels

Whitacre, Va June 3. Mr A Whitacre is much worse since last Sunday. Miss Winifred Whitacre arrived from Chattanooga. The road from the West Virginia line to Back Creek is being rebuilt. Mr Lee N Whitacre is out again after days of severe illness. Mrs Harvey Clark is home and much improved. Jacob Gardner is visiting friends in the vicinity.

Whitacre A. Whitacre Winifred ‘Whitacre Chattanooga West Virginia State Line Back Creek Lee N. Whitacre Harvey Clark Jacob Gardner

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