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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1920

Page

4

Nerviax touted by husband and wife in health ad

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reed of Huntington describe chronic liver kidney and stomach disorders improving after using Nerviax. They credit relief to the medicine and say continued use may cure their ailments. Albert Geis of Nerviax attends Miller's Drug Store to explain merits.

Lewis Reed Eighth Ave Huntington W. Va Albert Geis Nerviax Company Miller’s Drug Store

South Triumphs in 1865 Era Prosperity Observation

The Alexandria Gazette notes enduring poverty in 1865 and asserts the South now enjoys rising prosperity. It praises factory building, new dwellings, schools, and churches as the region heals from a long, costly period of postwar hardship and Anglo Saxon tensions. The piece urges national unity in celebrating renewed wealth.

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Graft and hardship in garb and markets

The excerpt laments profiteers and rising prices harming workers. It notes pawning the car, paying for clothing, and the public’s anger at graft and inflated profits. It ends with a personal note about a simple garden of peas as relief.

American Legion Announces Memorial Day Program

Commander W A Baker and the Robert Y Conrad Post announce events from May 28 to June 5 at Handley Library Market Street Church and local parks. Speakers include R W Searle and Rev Walter M Depp. activities feature parades, memorial service, and baseball fundraisers for the Legion.

W. A. Baker Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion Handley Library Auditorium R. W. Searle Woods New York City Boy Scouts Legion Market St. Methodist Church Walter M. Depp Post Court House Equity Diamond Robert Y. Conrad Reuss Avenue Shepherdstown

Virginia Apples Orchard Song Encourages Care

A poem praises Virginia orchards promising abundant harvests if farmers spray, prune, and tend trees daily. It urges keeping briars down and branches off the ground to prevent pests, and notes buyers from the north and west prize Virginia apples for their sweetness.

Virginia Earth North West

Public Auction of John Shackleford Heirs Property in Berryville

Public sale conducted by agent for the heirs of John Shackleford at the late residence of John H. Shackleford in Berryville Virginia. Three parcels offered: a 12 acre lot with a nine room residence, a small 1-4 acre lot with a new five room house, and a seven acre tract along the N and W RR and county road. Terms: one-third cash day of sale, balance in one to two years by bonds secured by deed of trust or all cash option. Auctioneer Feltner. Date given 6-21-1.

John Shackleford John H. Shackleford East Main Street Berryville County Road A. Moore, Jr M. H. Shackleford Guy B. Shackleford Feltner

Freezone Corn Remedy Promised Quick Relief

A Cincinnati authority promotes a drug called freezone for corns. Drops applied relive soreness and the corn peels away with the skin intact. The ether compound dries fast and shrivels the corn without inflaming surrounding tissue. A small amount at drug stores claims to rid feet of corns and calluses. Users are warned not to cut corns as a bad habit.

Cincinnati

Book by Emma Howard Wight Presented to Handley Library

Emma Howard Wight presented her entertaining young readers book titled The Berkeleys to Handley Library. The work is described as an engaging story for a juvenile audience.

Emma Howard Wight Handley Library Berkeleys

Clarke County Farm on Creates Creek With Fine Buildings

100 acre Clarke County farm on Clear Creek with good buildings and a 817 acre farm and timber tract. Includes an 8 room dwelling and outbuildings. 300 bearing apple trees available. Asking price $7,000.

Clarke County Creates Creek

Dough Recipe and Flour Brand Note

Receipt describes making a dough with Old Dominion flour butter or lard and cream. Stir dough roll to three quarters inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter before baking. Mentions manufacture by a clocked brand.

Old Dominion

Health lecture at Douglass School by district nurse

Miss Higgins and Miss Haines attended a health lecture with lantern slides at the Douglass Synded school Tuesday night May 25. Dorothy M. Day, seventh grade.

Pittsburgh man visits aunt on Cedar Creek road

Mr. Frank A. Feight Jr of Pittsburgh is a guest of his aunt Miss Mary S Burkle at her Cedar Creek road home.

Frank A. Feight, Jr Pittsburgh Mary—S. Burkle Cedar Creek Road

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