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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
3
Local retailer announces a liquidation of hose and hosiery with items priced below cost. Includes women and men SILK HOSE 59c to 44c and mer cerized cotton and lisle hose up to 44c. Limited quantities remain, hurry in for bargains before stock runs out.
Hurnt Factory Va June 7 friends recount the death of Albert Smith last week at his home near Wadesville. He was born and raised here and well known in the county. Locusts in bloom promise a big corn crop though scientists dispute corn growth on locust trees. Church services were held Sunday June 6 with Sunday school at 10 am and preaching at 8 pm. Mr and Mrs B L Byer and Mr and Mrs Boyer with two daughters from Rippen W Va visited the Hoffman home last Sunday afternoon.
All persons having claims against the estate of Harrison P. Whitacre deceased or who may be indebted to said estate are asked to call on the undersigned for settlement. R. E. L. Whitacre and Elizabeth W. Darlington are administrators of the estate. May 25, 1921.
An old promotional line urges buy and try Wolcott's Vain Paint for catarrh scalds barns veins headaches and general household ailments. The crude sales pitch targets multiple common remedies in a single claim. The ad reflects period advertising language and health product marketing.
An old advertisement promotes Perseptin as a splendid gargle kept handy to guard against tonsillitis and sore throat. It states the product is for sale at all drug stores and attributes the line to The Perseptin Chemical Co.
Residents share updates on visits by R. C. Hott K D Calvert and families from Capon Springs and Winchester. Elmer Saville relocates with W and W Railroad. other locals travel to Washington Winchester and Gainesboro. Sunday school enrollment reaches about seventy six with active community ties.
An advertisement touts Calotabs and Star tablets as cures for marital irritability and bodily ailments. It claims Calotabs purify the system and improve appetite, promising a safe, overnight transformation with a refund if not delighted. The ad targets homemakers, urging purchase for household harmony.
Kernstown Virginia June notes recount visits by Howard Chapman family and James Chapman to Reading Pennsylvania. Local social rounds include Ruth Frye Maggie Grubbs Thelma Kellian from Winchester visiting Earle Robertson Mollie Hudson Louis Hudson Sarah Hudson A R Lichliter. Paint improvements and family movements noted.
The Red Cross will present an illustrated lecture at the Friendly Grove School House on Tuesday evening, June 5th at eight. Miss Strickler the county school nurse will speak and present slides on Red Cross work at home and abroad, plus hygiene and sanitation pictures. Miss Anna J. Haines will appear in Russian costume sharing relief experiences in Russia and Siberia. The lecture is free and open to all interested.
Doctors and druggists promote Aspironal as a two minute elixir relieving headaches and colds by acting on the liver to correct biliousness and constipation. Buy a bottle for half a dollar, taste with water, and request a money back guarantee if relief isn’t felt quickly.
June 7 notes report Rev Asa Richard of Lovettsville visiting Mrs A F Williams and family. Mae Crabill spends week at Middletown for a High School Commencement. Attendees from here join Back Creek District Sunday School convention at Mt Pleasant. Lula Cooper and Lola Fearnow of Washington visit Mr and Mrs Thos B Cooper. Patrick N Williams preached at St Johns Church Sunday night. Roy Richard of Washington returns to work after a visit with his parents Eb U and wife.
The fragment lists visitors in Washinei and Opequon including Wils Misa Hester Richard and R. Cooper family. It mentions Mrs RA Richard killing a black hen at her home last week, a small local note amid the unrelated social details.
Public invitation to a Joy Library Auditorium screening at 8:30 p.m. with a troop meeting to follow. Boy Scouts of America host the event and invite attendees to attend.
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