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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1920
Page
4
A press statement notes exclusive republication rights for all news dispatches and local news published by this paper, whether credited or not, for a one year period in advance. The notice covers material from the press and local coverage as part of the paper’s distribution.
A Cleveland area editorial reflects on nursing grievances and urges moving past past troubles. A recent Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce secretary sermon is cited, promoting facing the future, learning from experiences, and collective progress for individuals and the community.
A rural poem describes farmers lamenting the lack of workers. Yeomen offer money and prizes to attract labor while villagers mock the distress as fields lie fallow and tilage grows. The farmer longs for able men to plow and raise crops again.
Poet Walt Mason laments rural neglect as farms lack help and grain tasks go undone. He urges younger generations to return to farming to prevent hunger, arguing farm lands must grow beans and oats to sustain households and livestock.
Market prices list for dairy and livestock items including country butter at 50 cents, creamery butter at 42 cents, eggs at 43 cents, potatoes 4.00 per bushel, cornmeal 65 cents per pound, and No 1 timothy hay 48 dollars per ton. Fat steers range 4. to 12. No 1 light clover hay 46.50, hogs 18.00 to 19.50, pigs 18.59, roosters 25 cents, and various grain and feed items shown with regional prices.
Virginia Senator Carter Glass former treasury secretary writes Bristol Chamber of Commerce oppose an indiscriminate bonus for ex service men. He supports aid to disabled veterans and survivors but warns a blanket bonus amid high taxes would be a flagrant abuse of power.
The Stephens City Home Demonstration Club meets at the school house on Friday May 28 at 3 30 for its regular meeting. Roll call asks members to state daily milk use per family member. Also, the W C T U holds a regular meeting at 3 p m on Thursday May 27. Mrs Foster M Reader of West Hatton Charles county Md visited her uncle David McCormick ill in Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Robinson, relief manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, arrived to oversee the local office during the illness of manager Blair Hahn. Hahn is at his parents’ home, Taylor and Mrs. Hahn, after suffering pleurisy with grip symptoms, recently reported as improved.
A bold ad touts Aspironal Elixir as a quick and safe remedy for headaches and biliousness. It claims two teaspoons in water within two minutes will erase pain, with a money back guarantee if relief is not felt. Also promotes relief from colds coughs and neuralgia and urges readers to buy at local drugstores.
Six members of Winchester Troop 1 hiked to a Capon River summer camp site then returned, covering 20 miles in four hours and 45 minutes for a new record by 15 minutes. The return trek from Capon Bridge to Winchester took 4 hours 20 minutes over 20 miles, breaking the previous record by 40 minutes amid rain and mud. Patrol Leaders I F Stine and Paul Carper led the hike. Stine directed the group.
Two Americans, Homer Carr and a man named MacDonald, have been taken prisoner at Jimenez Chihuahua according to a State Department report released today by the Associated Press. The incident underscores ongoing tensions along the border as officials seek consular access and verification of the prisoners' status.
An advertisement for Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer promises to darken gray or faded hair to a natural lustrous shade without dye. It claims to invigorate the scalp and restore color evenly at home, with no telltale streaks. Franck Baker & Son, Winchester, Va., is listed. No details given about Chihuahua consul. Try a Star Want ad.
Editorial urge suggests a nationwide one day gasoline bill could relieve all poverty and distress. The piece calls for a large fundraising effort promising that even ten days of gas expenditure would extend significant relief nationwide.
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