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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1922
Page
6
A promotional note invites customers to buy a regular one dollar ten cent Naxated Iron at Branck Baker & Son. Use it for two weeks and if not satisfied with any improvement, return the wrapper and receive a full refund.
The Associated Press reports that Tim Ered and Mader were ordered held on bonds of 75,000 each after arrest for the murder of Police Fence Ly ons. Their confinement followed police raids and ongoing investigations amid labor leader tensions. Sperry and Mrs C R of Middletown Va were noted at the couple’s home on Fair Avenue.
A New York telegram from Woodrow Wilson thanks the women of Manhattan for affirming Democratic principles. He calls their message through the Democratic Union of Women of Manhattan a sign of the revived idealism of the country and extends warm thanks to all participants.
Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson of Hot Springs Virginia visited friends in this city and Front Royal Virginia. Mr Johnson formerly registered pharmacist with the People s Drug Company is now store manager at Hot Springs.
Scientists report carbon tetrachloride, once used as a medicine and now a cleaner and solvent, is highly effective against hookworms in animals. Tests show doses mixed with castor oil remove worms in sheep dogs foxes and pigs, with potential for human hookworm treatment. The finding promises a new antiparasitic tool for medical and livestock use.
A short note on the custom of tossing a pinch of salt over the left shoulder three times to ward off misfortune. It reflects a pagan survival from earlier times when salt was offered to evil deities believed to bring bad luck.
A Kurdish marriage custom is described where daughters of high birth command several thousand dollars and a pony plus costly items as dowries. The article notes fathers expect substantial gifts beyond cash.
An old advertisement promotes a germ destroying healing cream to clear stuffed nostrils and throat from catarrh or cold. The copy claims instant relief and easy breathing after applying a small amount into the nostrils, with marketing emphasis on antiseptic soothing effects.
Bennmer Kelly, son of Rev and Mrs A A Kelly, a registered pharmacist with the People s Drug Company, underwent appendectomy at Memorial Hospital several days ago and is reported to be improving today.
Funeral services were held this morning by the Rev. Joseph Wheeler of John Mann Church for Mary Margaret Robinson, colored, 11, adopted daughter of Lucy Robinson, who died Friday after a lingering illness of tuberculosis. Interment was in Orrick cemetery.
United States Department of Agriculture reports analyzed beef cattle losses in the Corn Belt with an average of 20.87 dollars per head. Feed rations varied by state, with Nebraska Iowa using corn and alfalfa hay, Missouri mixing corn protein meal hay fodder, and Till Indiana and Illinois using grain and hay. The study notes farm price inputs for feeds and possible farm-level profit if home-grown feeds cost less than market feeds, urging careful feed management during slumps.
An article stresses essential lice control in cattle through ample nutritious food and thorough cleaning of animals and housing. It cites a grain ration of equal parts oats wheat and corn, ground, as best for calves and feeding stock.
Farmers and veterinarians emphasize worm prevention in pig herds as annual efforts increase. Better sanitation, deworming regimes, and targeted treatments aim to reduce parasite load and improve swine health and productivity.
A historical note records Lambe to be docked and gelded while still small, reflecting early care practices. The brief item emphasizes timely procedures and the expected minimal discomfort.
William E. Pussyfoot Johnson, famed prohibition lecturer, arrives to speak at 8 p.m. Monday in the City Hall Auditorium. The World League Against Alcoholism official, touring the country, brings warnings against liquor and recounts his controversial England visit where he claimed mob violence and public backlash followed his anti drinking campaign.
Brief notice indicates Mr. Johnson will appear Monday evening, with Mr. Hull traveling to Harrisonburg to hear him. Johnson has a speaking engagement scheduled for next Tuesday night.
The entire faculty and student body attend 11 o clock service in the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Nelson P. Dame of Richmond delivering the sermon. Miss Edith Mae Dunn conducts the choir. program includes passages by Rev. Dr. W. H. Woods and hymns such as I Am Trusting Thee and Son of God Goes Forth to War.
In some countries a lightning strike is treated as a sign of divine blessing. The idea frames lightning as a sacred omen rather than a random natural event.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester the suit Roy Holmes Ritter vs Grace McCarty Ritter seeks a divorce a vinculo matrimonii on grounds of desertion. An affidavit states the defendant is not a resident of Virginia and must answer within fifteen days after publication. a copy is to be posted for four weeks in Winchester Star and on the court door by the next Rule Day after this order.
A yard party scheduled for Thursday night June 1 is moved to June 2 at Stephenson if the weather improves. Proceeds benefit the last payment on an artificial limb for Chester Shutts. Public support and liberal patronage are requested.
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