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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
2
The listing details dozens of used cars with down payments from $15 to $100 and various models from Buick, Ford, Dodge, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Studebaker, and more. Several repossessions are noted with balance due, and several cars emphasize low miles or good condition.
Daily wholesale quotes from LOCAT markets show wheat flour at 9.00 per barrel and corn meal around 2.90 per cwt. Prices for hogs, chickens, butter, and mixed feeds are listed with ranges, reflecting regional demand. Baltimore wholesale figures noted with closing-day corrections.
Fragmentary text references chickens springers young birds cattle sheep hogs and possible percentages or notes. Content is garbled with numerous typos, making exact entities and actions uncertain.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a cure for aching swollen feet with quick relief from pain and swelling after multiple applications. It claims elimination of odor and markets the product with a money back guarantee through Baker's Drug Store and other druggists. The note closes with a biographical line about actor Joseph Jefferson born February 20, 1829.
Two letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helping weak and nervous women regain strength. Mrs Rosa Swicea cooper of Woodleaf North Carolina reports restored energy after three bottles and ability to do housework and other tasks. Mrs Rose Maxsis of Jacksonville Florida says four years of use left her well and able to work in office and at home, and she offers to answer inquiries.
Milwaukee physician Dr. A. A. Rock announces goitre is not a disease and promotes a home treatment method. He reports long experience, urges prompt attention, opposes unnecessary operations, and offers a free copy of his self published book to interested individuals.
A historical note claims only two books have surpassed Pilgrim's Progress in circulation the Bible and the Koran. The statement emphasizes the Bible and the Koran as the world’s most widely distributed texts after Pilgrim's Progress.
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