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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
4
The note consolidates Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times The Weekly Mirror with AP news dispatches credited to the Associated Press and local news published herein. It identifies the AP as the exclusive rights holder for republication of its news and locally published material.
A letter to The Star questions Colonel Leedy’s claim to election to the U S House, arguing his lack of congressional experience and a past state record. The piece contrasts his Virginia Legislature tenure and a Theatre Bill defeat with the need for strong national leadership on economic, international issues. May 20, Winchester Va. H O Pierce.
An American Legion post held a discussion on the impact of the war on members lives. Each speaker described personal changes and wartime influences, noting shifts in character and household affairs prompted by wartime service.
An old advertisement touts 8 8 8 as a supreme vegetable blood purifier free of minerals or chemicals. It claims to cleanse bad blood causing pimples and skin irritations and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
The piece contrasts wartime upheaval pushing people to reinvent their lives with tales of personal change. A reflective diet anecdote describes drastic meals and weight loss, followed by a vow to resist old habits. Local society notes mention visits and family time across Winchester and Middletown, with several Orndoff and Giese names appearing.
Ellsworth Smith of Newark Ohio reports long standing stomach liver kidney and bowel trouble and says Nervlax improved his condition after several doses. He describes relief from headaches gas indigestion and insomnia and notes Nervlax is sold at George F Millers Sens Drug Store.
Mount Williams Virginia notices report weekend visits among local families including Mr and Mrs Harl Himelright and Mrs Ada Orndoff. In Chambersville Holmes Pingley and relatives from Philadelphia stay with Abner Pingley while Raymond Hicks visits from Akron and George Carpenter and Leslie Cooper return home after a Mansfield week.
A bold advertisement claims Freezone can remove hard or soft corns and toe calluses quickly with a few drops. It promises painless, instant removal and urges buying a tiny bottle at drug stores for a low cost.
City Council member J G Baetjer reads from Virginia Gazette and Winchester Advertiser issues May 20 178% revealing early fire department development. The 178% date marks colonial era notes as Winchester population stood around 800 with 1840 records calling it octapot city. West of the Blue Ridge.
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