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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
4
The News Leader laments Virginians do not grasp the $50,000,000 road bond issue and accuses Pr Freeman of coercive urging. It claims two years of editorials failed to persuade voters and predicts an over 1 majority defeat at the referendum.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Magistrate Frederick House favors hiring women as taxi drivers. He argues women drivers are equal to men in skill, careful, and less likely to abandon accidents. The Detroit Free Press questions women’s ability to handle traffic emergencies, noting recklessness often lies with male drivers. Both sources doubt sex as a dividing line for safeguarding streets.
A fragment recalls the speaker’s experience with the Spanish flu and the doctor’s pills. The narrator describes enduring pain and misguided remedies, including many pills for various body parts, leading to worsening health and obsession with medicine.
Boyd R Richards announces candidacy for re election to the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic Primary on August 7 1923 Also notes a bid for Frederick county Commissioner of Revenue with Harry W Hick as deputy H G DeHaven signs 17 tf
Rev. Jos. Wheeler urges white congregants to attend a plantation melodies program led by Zack Beamer. The pastor frames the invitation as cordial and welcoming within the church setting.
An order by Commissioner Jose Button, effective July 16, tightens who may solicit insurance in Virginia. Solicitors must work directly with employing agents and devote all effort to that company, with no side lines. Real estate agents in insurance will be affected, and licenses go to individuals only. The ruling reshapes agency structure statewide.
A letter from Joseph King of Atlantic City praises Mentha Pepsin tablets for curing indigestion and a weak stomach. The ad claims the elixir relieves acute stomach pain and, with regular use, overcomes chronic stomach trouble, noting widespread local demand and a druggist promotion.
President Harding paid tribute to war dead at Arlington Cemetery during Memorial Day ceremonies. American Legion posts nationwide held services at cemeteries from the Argonne forest to the Pacific coast to honor fallen comrades.
An advertisement touts Joint-Base as a new treatment that soaks into foot joints and tendons to relieve soreness. It claims results in one minute and full improvement in a couple of days, priced at sixty cents per tube.
The Star prints today’s wholesale and retail price quotes for Wheat Local flour eggs butter hay corn meal and animal meats. Included are chicken and turkey categories with weights and pricing ranges for various fodder and feed items.
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