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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1920
Page
5
Mrs. Alice McCluskey of Lewiston Maine reports long illness and pain from indigestion and rheumatism eased by Tanlac. She gained weight, regained strength, and now does housework and walks blocks without fatigue. She urges others to take Tanlac. sold in Winchester by Boyd Drug Company.
In Kernstown and nearby towns dated March 8 many households report relocations and occupancy changes. Families including McClain Cooper Strobridge Late Campbell Cammer Strickter Swartz and Barrick are mentioned moving within Ig gerstown Middletown Winchester and surrounding farms. Several residents recover from illnesses such as chickenpox sore throat influenza and colds and others travel to Detroit and Strasborg.
Robt Brooks of OFAD died today at his West Leicester home after a stroke in the yard in the late afternoon. A Clarke County, Virginia native, he had long worked in hauling and then at Glaize and Bros lumber yard. Survived by his second wife and four children, funeral arrangements to be announced.
Daily wholesale price list shows varied quotes for wheat, timothy hay, mixed hay, butter and butter fat, turkeys and roosters, chickens, cattle and calves, hogs, potatoes, flour, corn, oats, and livestock by weight or bushel. Several entries are unclear due to OCR errors but typical items include fat steers, cows, sheep, calves, and dairy products listed with price ranges.
A series of sale notices for farms and farms tools posted across Berryville and nearby roads and towns. Cattle, horses, harnesses, stock, implements, houses, and farm equipment appear for auction on dates in March and February with listings for Ward, Winchester, Summit Point, Red Bud, Paper Mill road, White Post, Ridgeway, and others. Many entries name individual sellers and locations with dates like March 13 16 23 24.
In Burnt Factory Virginia on March 8 a severe storm period disrupted work and travel with rain snow and high winds. Residents report partial relocations as families split between homes and new sites while several residents change residences and properties nearby.
Fragmentary OCR lines mention a date in February and a town address but lack clear actions or identifiable entities to summarize into a factual notice. No definite event, person, or organization is readable for a proper card.
A brief ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a soothing penetrating remedy for pain in the back joints and rheumatic distress. It claims quick relief, noting the product stops pain and can be tested with a small trial bottle at local stores.
The will of Mrs Alberta Spotts who died at her South Main Street home has been admitted to probate in Winchester Corporation Court. Dated March 8, 1915, the instrument appoints her stepson William H Spotts as heir, provided he cares for her husband and later inherits the estate with executor status.
The funeral for a Virginia legislator was held Saturday afternoon in Middlehaire, Virginia, with several General Assembly members accompanying the remains. The death occurred at St Luke's Hospital in Richmond.
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