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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
4
The text lists subscription prices by mail and carrier for various periods and notes Associated Press use. It mentions the Star Publishing Company and directs communications to be sent to individuals connected with the paper.
Danville Virginia readers were told of an unseasonably cold spell and a bright aurora borealis that disrupted telegraphic communication Saturday night. The piece reflects on celestial events, comets, and the steady order of the heavens under divine guidance.
Walt Mason laments restless nights as boarders complain of cat noises and wind keeping them awake. A chorus of misheard sounds and muffled pings of shoes on doors fuels their sympathy and shared grievance.
A fragmented notice references a Chamerville area service at Gore Hopewell with a May 22 event. It notes a 11 o'clock church service and a 10 o'clock school session, plus gatherings at the homes of the Cooper family and other local residents in Martinsburg Kernatown Winchester.
Article explains diphtheria symptoms transmission and the importance of early antitoxin treatment. It describes carriers and the Schick test for immunity, and advises treating exposed individuals and keeping sick children home. It notes heart nervous system involvement and the role of toxins and immunization in preventing outbreaks.
A number of people from the vic inity attended the Hopewell meeting last Sunday. Mrs. L. J. Cave and Mrs. I. N. Painter spent Wednesday with the Seamers daughter Mrs. H. E. B. White.
An advertisement extols the long standing use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to address female health issues. It promotes Miss Rimkus and claims the root and herb remedy has relieved many cases for over forty years, urging women with complications to write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Massachusetts.
At a Winchester Presbytery adjourned session in Martinsburg on Tuesday Dr J B Eitenger acted as moderator The Rev A O Price of Texas was admitted to the Woodstock Va pastorate and the call accepted The presbytery declined to dismiss Rev W A Wolfe to Knoxville Tenn for evangelistic work but sent him to the pastorate at Thomas W Va Official notification placed Dr W J Webster formerly of Front Royal Va on the honor list He is now beyond seventy So the presbytery adjourned to meet again in Berkeley Springs on June 18
An advertisement extols Pepto Mangan as a red blood builder to revive energy and enthusiasm in run down or listless individuals. It claims the tonic, available as liquid or tablet, is endorsed by physicians and should bear the Gude's name on the packaging to ensure authenticity.
May 19 report from Canterburg notes Chas Hall on the sick list. Miss Plessie Clemons visits Miss Grace Conner near Stephens City. Mrs. J A Perry visits Mrs. J C Hale. Three Kitchens children have the hopping cough. William Harris loses a cow last week. Pauline Painter of Barnesville Md visits sister Mrs. Robert. Melvin Wood of Page County visits Mr and Mrs J A Perry. Grace Painter spends weekend with Mrs. MeeIiwee at Gaines Site. Wallace Clemons and family and Geo Hill family visit Mr and Mrs H T Clemons near Wadeville.
The eight annual Stone wall district Sunday school convention will be held at Hopewell Friends Church on Wednesday May 25. The program includes devotional services, addresses by Rev L A Racey and state secretary T C Diggs, teacher training sessions, reports, and music from local churches.
F A Shayock Duvall and Dunn Auctioneers announce a public sale with Robert Smith as clerk. The notice provides details of the action and participating parties for the event.
Notice states a thief took a set of harness from R. H. Cornwell's stable Sunday night and that if not returned at the site the offender will be dealt with by authorities.
Philadelphia May 18 One of the main parade features at the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania annual conclave will be old fashioned patriotic tunes and Onward Christian Soldiers amid jazz prohibition. Grand Commander Thomas Ranken Patton has spoken against jazz music as band leaders prepare for the Broad Street Parkway procession on May 24.
Berkeley county farm bureau plans its sixth annual picnic at D Van Metre's Stone House farm on June 2. Expected speakers include Henry G Wallace and A F Lever with Frank W Mish also invited. Gov E F Morgan and Dr Wiley may attend. Attendees from Virginia and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia are invited to join the event.
The timetable lists trains serving Bristol, Bluefield, Pocahontas, Welch, Norton, Williamson, Winston-Salem, Shenandoah, Roanoke, Memphis, Washington, Philadelphia, and New York. It notes Pullman sleepers and cafe car connections with specific departure times and intermediate stops. W. C. Saunders, general passenger agent, and W. Ravill, passenger traffic merchant, are listed for inquiries.
An old advertisement promotes a splendor gargle with a jar handy to guard against Tonsilitia and sore throat, available at all drug stores.
60 acres of limestone farm with a bank barn eight room dwelling outbuildings on Mac Adam Road. Four dwellings of six rooms each with cellars alleys sewers and water. Whole package 6000 dollars. Inquiries to Goon & COMPANY about Haddox Ter race lots and building sites with investment potential.
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