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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
3
A promotional note lists Silk Gloves in black and white up to 1.50 value, Silk and Lisle Lot items priced from 12¢ to 92c, plus White Lisle Gloves at 23¢ to 48c. Linen and textile pieces such as Silkolines at 22¢ to 25c are advertised for curtains and comforts.
A tale of Barbara Luton and a cake gone wrong as a neighbor visits next door with sympathy. Mrs Kandail brings the failed cake, prompting Barbara to laugh and an offer of a spare bake as friendship grows amid light chaos.
Norfolk and Western announces ongoing schedules with multiple trains serving Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah and Philadelphia connections. No 13 early morning service to Bristol offers a Pullman parlor car. No 12 20 a m runs to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stations with sleepers to Williamson and Winston-Salem. No 27 5 53 p m travels to Shenandoah and intermediates. No 28 8 39 a m serves Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with a Shenandoah Junction connection and a Hagerstown Philadelphia sleeper. No 2 12 50 a m sleeper to Philadelphia and New York. Contact W C Saunders or W B Revill for details.
Daily wholesale quotations list prices for wheat oats barley and timothy hay among others. Readable figures include eggs butter flour and livestock values with ranges for cattle sheep hogs and poultry.
The Boy Scouts of America announce their sixth annual outdoor service at the scout cabin next Sunday starting 3:30 pm. East Colin HM Livingstone of Washington and Daniel Carter Beard will speak. Robert T. Barton and Major B. M. Roszel introduce them as packed with bugle calls prayers poems and scout oaths. Over 100 members attended last week’s meeting and all active scouts in uniform are invited with American Legion members present.
The U S Department of Agriculture conducts a study of 161 farms near Winchester to classify success by farm type and size for 1916 to 1918. It measures earnings, expenses, and labor value including unpaid family labor and management to compare general and orchard farms across three years.
The article compares farm size groups with acres and income for general and orchard farms, noting profits tied to size, crop yields, livestock returns, and labor efficiency. It also includes an advertisement for Milks Emulsion claiming digestive benefits and a money‑back guarantee, with price details and distributor notes.
An advertisement warns against using calomel and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver safely without harming bones or causing salivation. It touts suitability for children and adults and claims relief from nausea, constipation, and sluggishness with no unpleasant aftereffects.
A vintage medical tip urges daily use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prompt recovery from colds. The piece warns that untreated colds can weaken the bowels and lead to distressing pen weeks and serious diseases, advising sick or well alike to take the remedy regularly.
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