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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1924
Page
6
An advertiser claims Vendol a new tonic from Baltimore makers can cure indigestion rheumatism constipation catarrh and nervous ills. A sales agent offers free samples at Franck Bakers Drug Store and extols digestion as the key to vitality with quotes from users and a comparison to a mill grinding corn.
The ad claims indigestion can exist without pain and links dulling of the brain, blues, and nervousness to poor digestion. It promotes Vendol as a testable remedy to restore liver and bowel function and vitality within a week, promising improved mood and strength.
A traveling salesman touts Vendol as a miracle cure claiming rapid relief and universal applicability. He offers free samples to all in the city and vicinity, urging prompt visits to the named drug store to test the medicine.
William Wisecarver reports relatives say bones of Lacy Robinson were found in a corner of the home where his bed stood and his mother’s bones on the ground floor. Fire possibly started by coal oil in the kitchen stove. cause uncertain. Over $200 in cash burned. Rudolph family members were in the house as rescue efforts continued. Robinson worked for Stephens at M J Grove Lime Company.
Huntington West Virginia Adver tiser features Stanley L Smoot of Marshall College in uniform, praised as a leading halfback. Smoot, son of Mrs E L Wunder of Winchester, is a third year student and Toreador staff member with an M certificate in football.
A special Saint Patrick feast service was held last evening at Sacred Heart Church. Rev T A Rankin delivered a talk on the life and character of Saint Patrick of Ireland. Miss Eliza Grim played the organ as hymns fitting the occasion were sung for a large congregation.
Five Guffren Ritenour relatives on Emmart farm near ill and another Etta, aged 100, died after scarlet fever swept the household. The family is ill, with Mrs Ritenour and the father affected but improving. The child’s funeral will be held at Macedonia after burial last Friday. Neighbors are urged to aid the stricken family with clothes, provisions, and other help at the Emmart home.
In a collision between two automobiles this afternoon at Braddock and Gerrad Streets Migs Iva May Boyce daughter of Hamp Boyce near Clearbrook was badly injured and taken to the hospital. The Misses who were with her were slightly hurt. Chicken Goode the other driver faces warrants for license suspension reckless driving and speeding. Three wheels running boards and fenders were torn from the cars in the crash.
The piece notes March 16 1919 as the Paris caucus date that formed the American Legion. It describes the organization as large powerful and perhaps the best organized expression of public opinion in the United States.
A fragment notes a private soldier reported at 74 pounds in custody. The readable text lacks full context and details about location or outcome.
William C Tokus aged 30 dies after a brief illness. He leaves a widow, a brother Charles Tokus of Philadelphia, and sister Mabel Young also in Philadelphia. The family restaurant started by grandmother Hester Pokus grew from a small out-of-the-way place to a tourist draw. Funeral services held at the house at 8 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Stephens City after.
Veterans of the United States Navy mark the disaster anniversary when a deadly hurricane struck the islands during peacetime. The storm killed 142 sailors including 51 Americans as ships were wrecked. the American cruiser Nipsic was rammed by the German Olga, beached, with seven dead. Captain Dennis Mullen, now retired in Annapolis, was in command and a frequent visitor to Winchester.
The National Capital Horse Show Association announced the final Washington horse show will be from May 20 to 26 at Arlington Park. Virginia horses are expected to be entered.
Ray Toa For E In Olympic New York reports premier mile runner Jo Hay plans to challenge Paavo Nuvirtm in Paris. Hay travels to the event as part of the international program to secure a spot in the Olympic team.
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