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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1924
Page
2
Chief Doranthas received a letter from R M Harlow of East Lexington Virginia asking assistance in finding a tan hand bag lost Friday in Winchester while traveling by automobile. The bag contained articles of wear and was thought lost shortly after leaving a filling station in the southern part of town.
The Shenandoah Valley funeral honors Asbury A. Sampsell son of Rev W H Sampsell of Washington who led a post office division and was beloved by church members. Pastor Rev Charles E Fultz called him a prince in Israel praising his family life work and devotion to God community and country.
New York reports a Cleveland transmission test sent photos to New York over long distance lines. Company officials call the system simple rapid and accurate and will install it on main lines. The Cleveland station aimed to send Republican National Convention images to New York within minutes for newspaper plates.
Gore Va May 19 Relatives mourn the death of Mrs Annie R Sine at her Wardensville West Virginia home after a stroke following pneumonia illness She is survived by husband B F Sine two sons Paul of Washington and Forrest at home and a daughter Ethel who died in infancy Funeral held at Wardensville with interment at Timber Ridge Christian Church cemetery.
Governor Emmet F. Branch said he may halt the Gibbons Carpentier fight if it is ruled a prize fight. Indiana law bans prize fighting and allows boxing shows but does not distinguish between them. He has not yet been convinced the Mich igan City event is illegal.
Eighteen hundred enlisted men of the scouting fleet with officers in charge will be landed and quartered at the Naval Training Station at Hampton for three months. They are to arrive about May 27 and come from the crews of the battleships Arkansas Wyoming Texas and New York for the annual midshipmen practice cruise to Europe. The crews will be brought from Annapolis next month.
Public sale by virtue of executions in favor of Winchester Seed Co. Inc. and others against Virginia Chemical Co. will be held at Stephens City Virginia on Saturday May 24 at 10 A M. Items include cultivator spring barrow mowers horse rake planters manure spreader garden plow iron safe typewriter desk show case and various farming repairs. Cash. A J Parker Deputy Sheriff and Co I Brumback Auct 1951 cl.
A Kankakee Illinois woman shares that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her overcome weakness and later supported pregnancy. The letter credits the medicine with enabling household work and a healthy baby. It urges other women to try the remedy and notes its availability at druggists nationwide.
A quotation from Charles Dickens honors those who ease others burdens. It highlights the value of acts of kindness and service, praising people who brighten lives by helping others without seeking reward.
An old advertisement touts Eis Or Segue nasal remedy to clear clogged nostrils and air passages during colds or catarrh. It promises quick relief by applying a small amount near the nose and inhaling to ease breathing.
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