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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1920
Page
7
William Sterling Battis presents a Dickens character lecture at City Hall Auditorium at 8 30 tonight. He performs in costume and guides the audience through the era and emotions of mid Victorian England for an entertaining historical portrait.
William Dunn was arrested on charges of operating an automobile while intoxicated resisting an officer and malicious destruction of public property. He allegedly resisted Officer Dove and damaged a police headquarters door with a brick during a failed arrest. Dunn contends intoxication claim false and that he was assaulted. A police court hearing is expected Thursday.
Oliver S. Morris of the National Non Partisan League says league candidates polled over 3,000,900 votes in nine states in 1920. He calls the result a remarkable gain, noting it more than triples the 1918 tally in a Republican landslide year.
Revival services begin Monday November 15 at 7 30 p m in Kernstown Methodist Church. Everyone is urged to attend and help win souls for Christ in the meeting. Frank T Ridgeway pastor welcomes all attendees.
Nathan Cooke a retired farmer near Gaithersburg Maryland died at his home last Friday from paralysis after a two week illness. He was 91 and leaves a widow and three children Mrs Sheetz Zadoc M Cooke and Mrs Robert B Moore. Funeral was held today at 10 30 in Goshen Cemetery.
The Star lists Baltimore and local wholesale prices for staples and farm goods. Prices cover butter creamery, eggs, bacon, oats, barley, corn, timothy hay, clover mix, and various feeds, plus local retail flour, corn meal, and molasses feeds. figures show typical ranges with note of market corrections.
A fragmented notice lists dairy butter prices from 10 to 11 dollars and lamb price ranges from 8 to 13 dollars related to a Northern Virginia office. It references Miss Ida Pipher and carves out a regional context with unclear travel notes to North Carolina.
Doctors recommend Calotabs a new nausea free calomel tablet as first step in treating colds and influenza. One tablet at bedtime with water purges the liver, boosts immunity, and avoids upset stomach. Druggists sell Calotabs in sealed packages for thirty five cents with refund if unsatisfactory.
Fifty cents of every dollar from annual membership dues is kept by the local Red Cross Chapter to fund disease fight efforts and community health, emergency aid, home hygiene, sick care, dietetics, and relief to epidemic victims, disasters, and crippled children.
A longtime power company official resigned her position and moved to Swan Quarter North Carolina to lead the Hyde County Land and Lumber Company. The corporation is led by president Harry Warden of Berryville Virginia.
An advertisement asserts Bayer Aspirin tablets are genuine and safe from millions of users and physicians. It warns to accept only intact Bayer packages with proper directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes 12 tablet tin boxes cost a few cents and that druggists sell larger packages.
Mrs Eliza J Funkhouser widow of Joseph E Funkhouser and former Frederick county resident died after a three weeks illness in Altavista Virginia. She was 84 and survived by a daughter Iva Bowman and several stepchildren, two sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be held in the city with Rev G W Stover officiating at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Mrs Frank DeHaven continues to visit but returns to her home. Edna Row of Woodstock Va left for home after visiting sister Mrs Sam Heltzel. Mrs Joseph Larrick is improved. Miss Winifred Rogers and Mrs Gertrude Whitacre spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs A P Holland. Miss Mary DeHaven returned yesterday from Martinsburg W Va.
In Indianapolis the government asked to continue the conspiracy case against 125 soft coal miners and operators from Indiana Illinois Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Judge A B Anderson began an inquiry into Attorney General Palmer's involvement and stated he would determine whether that connection affected the case.
Mr J T Fisher, previously kept in his room for four weeks due to illness, has improved and appears ready to resume ordinary activities. No further details given on medical condition or current location.
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