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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
3
A readable fragment lists members of Red Cross Nurses and Motor Transport Girls including Frances Beverley Isabel Baker Mary Lawier Lucy White and Dor othy Stuart among others. Also named are waitresses and soldiers with a long roster of male and female volunteers across groups.
The Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia orders Frances Bush to appear within fifteen days after publication to obtain an absolute divorce from Clarence A Bush on desertion and cruelty grounds. Since Frances Bush is not a Virginia resident, publication will run weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Star and a copy posted at the county courthouse by May 3, 1920. Teste J B Beverley Clerk.
A physician urges bedridden rest for the first twenty four hours of a cold to prevent lingering distress and potential serious illness. The ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a prompt aid and notes daily bowel movement in healthy individuals.
A mid day rally boosted several sectors with oils leading gains and Atlantic Gulf up six points. Demand loans held at 8 percent while British exchange firmed. steel, petroleum and woolen products recovered losses as trading stayed light and totals approached 750000 shares.
Mrs. Craigo reports relief after using Nerv Worth at H. H. Bagans drug store Newcomerstown Ohio claiming flu and measles after effects vanished. Druggist Eagon corroborates benefits and promises a refund if Nerv Worth fails to help.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy to reach the disease via the blood. It claims local applications fail and the medicine combines tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials are promised and the Toledo Ohio makers are named with distribution through druggists.
In Yton on May 13 charges were raised before the Senate naval investigating committee regarding a cablegram attributed to Secretary Danville. Rear Admiral Sims testified about a document he claimed bore Danville's signature and criticized the Navy Department. Danville said the message shown as his had been forged and that the phrase about American vessels with armed guards sailing independently was misattributed.
Mrs. Jennie Clark of Winchester reports the death of her sister Mrs. Hannah Wright at Augusta West Virginia from tuberculosis. She was 50. Widow of Albert Wright left two daughters and brothers Wesley Teobert and David Wolford plus sister Mrs. Je Clark of this city.
Mrs Laura Smith aged about fifty wife of Newton Smith was found dead in bed at her Berryville Clarke county residence. Cause listed as heart disease secondary to goitre. Survived by husband two children Naomi and Lawrence in Washington and siblings Thomas Calvin Howard Hall Bessie Levi Courtney Deitrich. Funeral at Berryville Methodist Church with Green Hill Cemetery interment. Also note sale of five tons of clover and timothy hay by C L Brumback.
In the Clerk's Office on April 14 1920 Georgie Davis plaintiff and Royal Davis defendant an action to dissolve bonds of matrimony on grounds of desertion. It is ordered that publication occur weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester and a copy posted at the court house front door by May 3 1920 next Rule Day.
A nameless 1920s short story recounts Peter admiring Camilla in a chic hat on an elevator ride. He pursues her, learns she works for Frappier et Cie, asks her to lunch, and she agrees. He imagines clever hats enable her style, then plans a modest future together.
A vivid close up Moon image showcases textured craters and the terminator line. The striking shot highlights lunar details and the stark contrast between light and shadow, inviting viewer reflection on the Moon’s surface.
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