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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1924
Page
3
An advertisement asks why living is hard for exhausted women with headaches backaches and irritability. It promotes Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe old fashioned remedy made from roots and herbs claimed to restore health and strength for forty years.
A Worcester area notice announces Water Week activities spanning May 17 onward with listings for public demonstrations, safety talks, and community workshops at local facilities. Public utilities urge participation and adherence to water conservation guidelines.
The Tasmanian population is described as 79.2 percent native Tasmanians, 11.5 percent from the United Kingdom, and 7.3 percent from other Australasian colonies. There are about 600 to 700 colored aliens and around 250 half caste aboriginals.
Entomologist W. B. Hough describes the red-banded leaf roller, its life history from winter resting to three generations impacting leaves and fruit, and recommends a calyx spray with summer strength lime sulfur and arsenate of lead at 3 pounds per 100 gallons plus 5 pounds lime per pound lead, applied to both leaf surfaces.
Product notice states storm fire and acid proof materials produced by E W Ross Company in Springfield. It lists factory contact W H Brubaker in Millwood Virginia and provides a telephone line Boyce 14 R for prices and inquiries.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues, one of the oldest U S military groups, mark 135 years with celebrations planned from tomorrow through Sunday including services at All Saints Church. The Connecticut Second Company Foot Guard will join as official guests, arriving by special trains.
Preaching on three churches in the circuit this Sunday May 11 at Lamps Memorial 11 A M Round Hill 3 P M and Pax ton 7 30 P M Observance of Meth rone be Weld at all three churches indicating a cohesive circuit service plan with times and locations.
The engagement of Miss Donnell Dunbar Avirett to Hume Opie Annan was announced at a luncheon hosted by Mrs James Walter Thomas at the Fort Cumberland Hotel Cumberland Maryland. Miss Avirett is the daughter of the late Gol John W Avirett long time editor and publisher of the Cumberland Evening Times and granddaughter of Rev Dr James Bottle Avirett of Virginia. She is the daughter of James Walter Thomas attorney and Maryland historian.
Francis W Bailey of Winchester Virginia has asked the Probate Court to grant letters of administration on the estate of his sister Marianna Pflug who died April 20 after a fatal shooting incident at the Portner apartments. He reports bank cash about 3500 stocks and securities and lease interests in apartment houses, value undetermined. Pflug is survived by her mother Carrie P Bailey two sisters and two brothers. Attorney William Leahy appears for the petitioner.
The Morgan Monument Commission met in Bunker Hill to inspect sites for a $5,000 memorial to Morgan Morgan the first white settler in West Virginia. Members include State Senator Harry P. Henshaw A A Pickering and Haze Morgan. The panel will meet again in Charleston with Governor Morgan to choose a location.
An advertisement for A. C. Oats Lumber Yard on Main Street promotes lumber of all kinds and provides phone contact 807-J for customers seeking building materials.
Local wholesale prices show creamery butter at 2.10 to 7.60 with country butter at 2.60. Hens, leghorns, and white chicken profiles appear with base prices. corn meal and mixed feed listed. spring wheat flour and other staples priced. local retail markets show spring chickens and young chickens alongside staples like hay and straw.
Stephens City Virginia social column lists Lulu McCearty from Washington visiting friends. Barebollitz also in town visiting daughter Mrs R G Trussell. University of Virginia students Boyd Mayer Steele and an accompanying Young of Huntington weekend with parents. W W McLeod returns from Lynchburg to visit ill aunt Anna Marable. Local families Lemly and Milley guests. Argenbright family from Harrisonburg visiting. Lemly siblings return from Pittsburg to tend sister Gertrude Hollingsworth paralyzed. Sterling family returns to Washington after visiting M K Dean.
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