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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
7
C Fred Barr promotes portraiture and artistic framing at The Home of Good Portraits. Emphasizes Kodak work and sells Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a staple household prep. Claims rapid cures for severe colic and cholera morbosa and urges keeping remedy on hand for instant use.
An old home recipe for darkening hair uses sage tea and sulphur now sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. A sponge-applied mix darkens gray hair naturally, in one or two applications, with a glossy look. Not a disease treatment.
All persons having claims against the estate of R. M. Strode deceased or who may be indebted to said estate are asked to call on the undersigned for settlement. Mrs. M. B. Strode Executrix. Boyce Virginia.
A reader argues for establishing a baby clinic citing infant mortality with one in ten children dying before age one. The piece blames negligence and indifference and urges action by the district nurse association to prevent further losses.
President K. KR. Moton of Tuskegee remarks that the German government has rid of Solf by accident. He likens Solf to the fictitious Mrs. Malapropos and recalls a rainy day joke about an umbrellaless woman exclaiming about irrigating rain.
A lively exchange between friends over a new play. Critics gave a frosty reception while the audience responded warmly, with the writer noting a fiery third act and an asbestos curtain joke.
A man comes back to his wife after two decades away. Asked for an excuse, he says he could not find a sample that matched.
A humorous exchange about a feast features Mr and Mrs Hobbs debating pie variety and indigestion. The dialog contrasts appetites with a quip about keeping up with neighbors and possibly moving if unable.
A fragment suggests a dubious remedy described as Hopeless steep aiding a woman’s beauty by smoothing lines and wrinkles though some would still be homely after a Rip Van Winkle reference.
Sapp and Snapp exchange lines about the boss's whereabouts. Sapp asks if the boss is in and will return after lunch. Snapp replies the boss is not in and went after something, implying a return later.
In a heated exchange a motorist is threatened with retaliation for a perceived offense. The responder insists the law requires dimmed lamps, prompting a potential arrest threat. The dialogue highlights conflict over traffic lighting and legal boundaries.
A reader asks if children are admitted to the apartment house. The responder notes rooms are so small that only a child could fit in some spaces.
A terse dialogue describes meeting life’s dark obstacles and references "confounded coal-cart holdups" as a thematic hardship. The exchange hints at struggle and endurance without detailing events or outcomes.
The speaker nervously notes potatoes with many eyes reflecting a rat burglar’s presence and expresses unease about the unusual crop and hidden dangers.
The eelworm is a serious new pest of wheat causing damage in Virginia and spread to West Virginia Maryland and California. In threshed grain hard dark galls appear about half a wheat kernel in size. Some Virginia fields report losses up to forty percent. Plant only clean seed from uninfested fields.
Horseradish is a profitable crop for growers who grate and sell the product to retail customers keeping all profits. Winter is ideal for preparation and bottling. Wanted man to sell trees shrubs roses vines etc from Brown Brothers Nurseries in Rochester New York.
Stephenson Virginia June 15 residents visit relatives and friends report visitors from Baltimore Manchester Carroll Loudoun Charlestown W Va and Jordan Springs. People include Mrs Horace Jacobs Doris and Margaret Blackley Vida Woolford J W Stipe and Roger Risler H Cline family Ernest Payne and Mrs Coe.
The Rev C K Welch III is reported ill at Dayton Va and it is hoped he recovers to resume pastoral duties at Mt Dive. Friends and relatives including L M Larrick Carter Hoover and J S Orndoff are noted visiting in various locations with family members and returning from travels to Philadelphia and Yellow Springs.
The June twelfth closing musicale featured many talented piano pupils at Miss Minnie Adler Miller's studio. Notable performers included Susan Cover Steck Emma Girin Baker Mary Virginia Steck Virginia Barr Lucy Ann Kinzle and others showcasing growing musical culture and skill.
Through John C. Cather of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association the U S Department of Agriculture assigns an expert horticulturist to Winchester to advise fruit growers on the exact spray date for the second codling moth brood. An investigation into new insects will also be conducted.
Taylor forfeited seven dollars in police court for failing to obtain a bull dog license. He owes three dollars for the dog. Warrant issued by Game Warden W E Tones marks the start of a city crackdown on tagless dogs. Dogs found without tags or unpaid taxes will be seized and killed if owners cannot be found, with fines and license payments required.
Practical guidance covers crop priority legumes and alfalfa with silos, seed selection for clover and grasses, fencing maintenance, cellar for incubators, and farm offices with experiment station bulletins. Advice includes hog housing, manure spreading, moles control, goose care, evergreen crops, vegetable gardens, and careful feeding for goslings and pigs.
The Onmiliity League of Greenwood Va held a June 8 meeting with songs recitations and a round table on who works hardest. Activities included a home nursing class organized by Miss M K Strickler with 16 members. meetings set for Tuesdays at 2 30 o clock. Miss Lillian Pope returned from Winchester.
An eight pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rosenberger, the third daughter in the family. Mrs. Rosenberger was formerly Miss Mamie Fuller of this city. Mr. Rosenberger is a local representative of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
ATLWAY announces July 14 Winchester mail clerk exams for men and women 18 plus with entrance salary of 1600 dollars and no experience required. Government Clerk exams July 7 offered. free particulars from J Leonard former Government Examiner 1319 Banttabie Ride Washington D. C. 11-21
Officials warn a worsening food shortage due to labor scarcity and high costs. Surveys show production decline since the war, urging every home to plant a vegetable garden now and prepare to grow fresh produce plus a canning surplus.
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