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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Jacobs Oil as a liniment for rheumatic pain including lumbago and general aches. It urges readers to apply the product to relieve distress and muscular pain without suffering.
An advertisement describes a tonic claimed to help run-down mothers by reducing nervousness and improving wellbeing. The narrator says after starting the medicine they feel calmer and like a different person, urging others with similar symptoms to try it, noting it is sold by druggists.
Democrats in Virginia's Ninth district pledge to press their fight after the New York convention. Congressman George C. Peery plans wide campaigning from Tazewell with over 100 speeches. State party leaders, including E R Combs, push for Carter Glass nomination and solid Virginia support.
A political report notes Dark Horse candidates show no enmity toward rivals while Carter Glass supporters cling to a possible insider path. Glass, Ralston, and Davis split the expected vote as Glass HQ reports growing backing from Texas Michigan Kansas and the Southern states. Virginia delegates back McAdoo in demonstrations opposing the Ku Klux Klan as Norman R Hamilton leads efforts to rally Virginia support. Former Governor Henry C. Stuart also features in the scene.
In New York the resolutions sub committee of eleven backed a general law enforcement plank in the Democratic platform after a six hour session. The draft omits the Eighteenth Amendment reference yet stresses enforcement. Anti klan protesters gathered near Madison Square Garden as Moore of Ohio and delegation reps urged more forceful wording naming the Invisible Empire.
New York June 25 McAdoo backers push for nomination as ballots begin Friday at the Democratic convention. Campaign manager David Ladd Rockwell says the goal is to conclude by Saturday with no deadlock, noting reserves and intact lines despite rival reports.
Mr. Rockwell declines to estimate McAdoo's strength on the first ballot or to say how many ballots may be required to name a candidate.
Miss Mildrea Shade and Miss Myrtle Lamp hosted a birthday surprise for Lee Whitacre at the Whitacre home in Siler on June 23. An evening of games and midnight refreshments followed with numerous friends and relatives from DeHaven Gilen gary Ohio and nearby towns in attendance.
A list of residents includes Mauzy Harrison Matzy Carson Whitacre Edmond DeHaven Earl Ricketts Guy Luttrell and Thomas and Miss Martha Shade of Martinsburg and Philip Shade of Falling Waters West Virginia.
The article discusses the fireless cooker origin, noting Jews long ago used feather insulation in bags. It cites Sweden as the home of the hay box, a precursor to the modern fireless cooker, and mentions Rhée as the contemporary name.
An automotive sales pitch touts a seven passenger Big Six car built for space and dependability. It argues superior quality at a lower price due to sixfold production, urging buyers to test drive before purchasing any competing model.
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