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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1920
Page
4
The Evening Star features Aspironal as a two minute cold and cough remedy claimed to outperform whiskey and other tonics. It promises immediate relief with a two minute fading of symptoms and urges readers to buy at drug stores with refund if relief fails. Advert reinforces household use and child suitability.
The piece questions the League of Nations and its relevance to U S policy. It argues for equal treatment of American interests in oil distribution and criticizes involvement in international obligations while referencing the November referendum and potential actions by Harding regarding Germany Turkey and Mexico.
A narrator recalls buying a hundred dollar suit and later a lavish limousine as prices drop. Friends follow suit, while the narrator faces regret as car prices plummet and smarter shoppers save. The piece satirizes consumer vanity and shifting fashion trends.
Medical advice touts Calotabs as the first step in treating colds and influenza by activating the liver. A single Calotab at bedtime is claimed to purge impurities without nausea, with next morning relief and restored appetite. Sold by druggists for thirty-five cents with a full refund if unsatisfied.
A damaged notice lists a lot for sale near Court 3 on Cork Street at Main and Braddock. It describes a 100 feet by 50 feet parcel with directions toward South 5 riba.
Nick and Charles Goode, colored youths, faced police court Friday charged with stealing two radio watches from the Peoples' Drug Store. Watches were found on them and police later learned they had stolen several necker sheneves from a Main Street store. Watches and knives were returned to owners as the court considered sending them to the colored reform school.
The advertisement promotes Gowan's Original Penetrating Salve as a cooling external treatment for babies with colds and croup. It claims immediate relief through throat and chest application, breaks up congestion in blood vessels, and soothes inflamed membranes without stomach upset or skin irritation. It urges keeping a jar on hand for emergencies and offers prices of 8c, 60c, and $1.20 with a money back guarantee.
You, in your business, are master of details. Do not call in a merchant for illness in the family. Yet wills appoint friends as executors who know little of estates or tax laws. Shenandoah Valley National Bank offers experienced, permanent trust service for estate needs. Call or write for information.
Dr Edward's Olive Tablets provide a calomel-free laxative option for constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored tablets claim to stimulate normal bowels and liver without forced action, with quick pleasant results from one or two tablets at bedtime.
Braddock Street M E Church South calls for divine power to serve others. The talk outlines three steps: clean up life by forsaking sin, surrender to the Holy Spirit, and tarry in prayer until the vision comes and the fire falls, aiming to make witnesses in Winchester and surrounding areas.
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