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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1921
Page
7
A black man accused of assaulting a young white woman near Richmond was spared lynching after the local Ku Klux Klan intervened. Hundreds of mob members gathered, but Klan members argued against violence and helped relocate the suspect for safety in Richmond.
News from Chambersville Virginia records Easter visits by Miss Mary Belle Lawyer and Maggie Grubbs with relatives from Winchester. Families relocate: Cleve Carpenter to John Gold’s near Kernstown and Leslie Loy to Round Hill orchard. Philip Ritter improves after illness. cold spell damages fruit. Bud Larrick back after months of illness.
The Junior League of the Miller School, led by Miss Effa Argenbright, donated five English posters to county schools, organized a Washington day program, earned three framed pictures, sent 2.50 to Near East relief, and brightened Memorial Hospital patients with Easter baskets and other gifts. All school rooms belong to the Junior Red Cross.
Secretary of the Virginia Bureau calls a meeting in this city for April 2 with representatives of all farm organizations to review the grain marketing committee report. Virginia will elect two delegates to a national conference in Chicago on April 6 to discuss cooperative grain marketing machinery nationwide. No price setting. aims to end wasteful market methods like excessive short selling on the Chicago Board of Trade, which harmed both consumers and producers.
April listings show Walter Hoover Jordan Springs stock and implements. M M Lynch as admr of Gertrude Peery at residence near Opequon with implements household goods and poultry. Bowles Bros Front Royal road stock and goods. E D Funkhouser Lebannon Church Va. Edw Smith near Hayfield stock implements hay and fodder. Each entry notes sale date from April 4 to April 7.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs for children, claiming it is the best and most harmless laxative for stomach liver and bowels with a fruity taste. The ad emphasizes following full directions on the bottle and notes the word California must be stated.
Dr T Allen explains fat saponification and digestion, ranking fats by how readily they break into bubbles. Fresh cream tops the list, followed by peanut and olive oil, with beef fat and lard lowest, and notes mastication aids digestion especially for oily feeds.
A Norfolk newspaper notes three critical phases in a woman's life and links common ill health to these periods. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable natural restorative with nearly fifty years of success and asks women to trust its benefits.
An old advertisement urges ladies to use Triumph Pills when irregular or suppressed, claiming safety and dependability in proper cases. It notes the product is not sold at drug stores and invites readers to write for “Relief” and particulars, free, at the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A reflective note argues true wealth lies in self reliance not material abundance. It contrasts riches with inner steadiness, urging contentment and discipline over chasing possessions.
Visitors and residents exchanged greetings across Mountain Falls Virginia on March 30 as families from Winchester Forest Glen Marlboro Wardensville and local relatives gathered. Names include Laura Lockhart Mary Lockert Gover and Carrie Shanholtz with Rev. W D Files and Mrs Lowery among those noted. John Richard returned to Winchester after several weeks in town.
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