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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1924
Page
7
Advert says Kellogg's Bran relieves constipation and improves alertness in children. It claims permanent relief with regular use, guarantees satisfaction, and notes doctors recommend ALL bran. It suggests serving methods, recipes, and that hotels use Kellogg's Bran. sold by grocers, made in Battle Creek.
The Western State Hospital board led by Lee Carter signs the 1922 1923 report. It notes per capita board maintenance and medical costs 140 in 1922 and 164 in 1923. The two year period saw 251 deaths and liquor drug cases rising from 82 to 114. Total patients at start 1881 received 577 in year 1923 discharged 380 died 141 present 1422. Farm produced 56146.47 dollars in value with 17000 gallons canned.
A newspaper editor explains why the paper charges for ad space and donates cash instead of in kind gifts to church suppers and charity sales. The stance sparks criticism from readers who expected free publicity for community fundraisers.
Julia Gray a colored woman received medical care and a five dollar fine in a police court for drunken and disorderly conduct after an altercation with a night stick injury. Dr P W Boyd treated her thinking she was his cook. he later learned he mistook her for the real servant Eliza Strange also paid a five dollar fine.
Daily quotation of wholesale prices includes wheat flour butterfat country butter hens under and over four pounds young chickens leghorns stags calves ducks screenings shelled corn young guinea straw baled flour middlings bran standard middlings cattle hogs sheep and other items with multiple price points and units.
An irregular OCR-style list records various food staples and commodities such as eggs, butter, flour, corn meal, and mixed feed with scattered prices. The notation includes broken terms, partial brands, and unclear quantities, reflecting a historic market catalog or store ledger with inconsistent wording.
Market list from Baltimore wholesale shows corrected closing prices for grains and livestock. Items include corn at 1.13 per unit, hay, young chickens, dairy butter, turkeys, and lambs with scattered numeric notes and partial prices.
A health appeal targets women, warning kidney and bladder issues cause pain and fatigue. It touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy restoring kidney function and invites readers to request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Kilmer and Co while noting larger bottle availability at drug stores.
The Virginia division United Confederate Veterans and Grand Camp Confederate Veterans of Virginia meet in Charlottesville in May 2022 to unveil a fine equestrian statue of General Robert E. Lee. A full delegation is urged with reduced railroad rates and ticket information provided.
Handley School suspended all sessions today because of a breakdown in the electric current powering the heating plant. Power was restored shortly before noon and school is expected to resume as usual tomorrow.
A verse about a woman who says charge it for hats, outfits, and trinkets while the speaker frets about monthly bills. The speaker notes her queenly manner and her habit of saying charge it, and imagines the items she buys and the phrase she repeats. The poem captures everyday temptations and economic worry.
An advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets help overweight people slim down without exercise or starvation. It urges readers to buy a box for one dollar from local druggists or order directly from Marmola Co. in Detroit, promising safe, steady weight loss with no unpleasant effects.
Virginia E. Elliott aged a little over one year, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Elliott, of Frederick County, died yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Triplett on Woodchuck Lane after pneumonia symptoms developed. The parents brought the child to Winchester for a physician, but she died before aid could arrive. The child was their only offspring and mourned by the family. The body was prepared by R. T. Jones and Company and sent to Bethel for burial tomorrow.
Norfolk and Western routes list Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stops with Pullman parlor car service to Bristol and Shenandoah connections. Sleeper to Williamson Roanoke Philadelphia, and trains to Hagerstown Washington Philadelphia with connect at Shenandoah Junction. For fares and reservations contact Berryville agent H. H. Burks or Roanoke general agent W. C. Saunders.
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