The Joys of Foot Comfort Ad Slogan Card
An ad card extols the joy of healthy feet and comfort for tired feet with claims of supporting arches and relief from fatigue.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1925
Page
3
An ad card extols the joy of healthy feet and comfort for tired feet with claims of supporting arches and relief from fatigue.
Dr Scholl s Foot Comfort Appliances claim rapid relief by removing the cause. An expert will demonstrate the devices and show how each appliance is adjusted to fit an individual needs and requirements.
The notice lists ecclesiastical services at Christ Episcopal Church including holy communion at 8 a.m., children's assembly at 10 a.m. led by Miss Frances Beverly, morning prayer and sermon by Rev. T. K. Nelson at 11 a.m., and evening prayer and sermon titled Christ the Lord of Life, with additional reference to Stephens City and Meyhely communion.
The Star readers debate the limits of reporting what one hears amid a 1925 note from Theo Fries. Morton Harlee is fined $50 plus costs for what he heard and told others, raising questions about rights to recount rumors and potential arrests.
Health officials announced that the Esquiman collie that bit Fred Hyde last Wednesday contracted rabies. The dog was killed, its head sent to Washington for hydrophobia testing, and Pasteur-style treatment considered for the boy. Officials urged vaccination and cautioned that untreated bites risk serious disease, stressing humane yet decisive action.
The Near East Relief photograph and letter from Oliver J. Sands present Zevart Zhangotchian, a 14 year old orphan at Syra, now under orphanage care in Greece. The appeal seeks $66.67 for one year of care, housing, feeding and education, and notes prior generosity from Fort Loudoun Seminary events.
London officials hail women letter carriers as a success with 4200 employed by the post office. Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, postmaster general, notes the program has proven effective and popular among the public and workers.
Braddock Street Methodist Church outlines Sunday activities including Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. service at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Epworth League meets at 7:30 p.m. Junior League at 2:30 p.m. Golden Rule Bible Class for Men at 9:30 a.m. Visitors Mr and Mrs Lee from Philadelphia stay with Mr and Mrs Wallace Hough on Stewart Street. Miss Cornelia Hicks, sister of Mrs Lee, has been visiting the Houghs for several weeks.
Columbia South Carolina woman testimonial praise for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound noting relief from backache nervousness and painful times. The letter mentions improved health enabling housework and urges others to try the remedy despite a lengthy period of struggle.
The Durham Morning Herald frames Reverend Dr. D H Scanlon as pivotal to Presbyterian growth in Durham. Since arriving from Nashville Tennessee five years ago, he led a church expansion from one preacher to four congregations with membership rising from about 900 to 1500 and substantial benevolence-driven funds.
J W Smith West Virginia secretary of agriculture, a respected dirt farmer, has accepted to speak at the Berkeley County Farmers Picnic on July 23 at Shepherd Flying Field. He will be joined by J B McLaughlin, WV Farm Bureau secretary, as the oratorical team. The tentative program promises a day full of events as announced by County Agent Eckhardt. Frederick County farmers are invited to bring their families to the picnic.
Sunday school at 9 45 morning sermon at 11 titled The Souls Right Hand. Evening service at 8 8 with sermons by Rev H P Hoskins titled Dollars And Sense. B Y P A at 7. Worship and sermons outline the day.
The Board of Directors of Shenandoah Valley National Bank in Winchester announces a semi annual dividend of 6.00 per share plus a special 1.00 per share, totaling 7.00 per share for the six months ended June 30, 1925. Checks will be mailed to stockholders of record on June 30, 1925. W. G. Hardy cashier. June 20, 1925.
The piece notes that soft maples are not long-lived, showing growth decline after maximum size as borers attack. It explains streamside trees get abundant water while upland trees may suffer drought, with large trees taking years to reveal signs of decline.
RICHMOND Virginia June 20 Receipts of the state of Virginia have increased from 4579204 50 in 1905 to 29382325 50 in 1925 it is asserted in a campaign booklet issued by John M Purcell state treasurer to day Mr Purcell is candidate for re election and is opposed by Archur H Williams of Wytheville The booklet further declares that the treasury today holds surety bonds United States Liberty bonds state of Virginia bonds and others for the protection of the state monies amounting to 12000431 The sinking fund has returned on the state debt the treasurer says bonds amounting to Aa The treasurer is custodian.
The Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion screens New Glory for Old at Empire Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday June 24 and 26 for its sole benefit. The film, official army action footage by the Signal Corps, portrays World War I battles with Winchester and Frederick county men featured, including Chateau Thierry and other key moments.
In a Baltimore Sun letter, J. W. B. of Whitacre argues evolution was taught by pagan philosophers 600 years before Christ and that the Bible is not a science text. He cites Aristotle and Galileo to claim science misuses the Bible, urging readers to rely on the word of God rather than scientific theories.
In Charles Town West Virginia the Millville Stone and Lime Company of Millville transfers property to David A Rees and T M Rees trustees. The Pittsburgh based West Virginia corporation holds a $27000 obligation and the plant has been closed for four years. A separate deed records Joseph E B Thropp Company and receivers T Andrew Webb conveying an ore bank near Bak to William Ings and Charles J Webb including assigned mining rights on a 1600 acre tract.
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