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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes outline the Evening Star Pub Co of Winchester Virginia with subscription rates and associated publications. The text references consolidation with Morning News and Times and lists distribution details for a second-class day with fish exclusions.
The report notes varied views on Col. Lindbergh's record and potential future flights. It discusses public concern over his reputation as a hero, the idea of continuing ventures near flood areas, and uncertainty about his plans amid global war and cholera fears.
Public notices warn of planned schemes or billboards in Charlottesville. The fragment references President Hollan and Piedmont region actions, with mentions of maps, signs, and a Picasso route sale. The readable text is incomplete but suggests a local planning or bidding matter and the sale of signboards.
A crítica tone contrasts Gandhian ideals with English political influence and American industry while musing on the role of spinning and weaving in domestic life. The piece references Bernard Shaw’s humor about a nation paying for his opinions and notes European and American pressures on traditional crafts.
An advertisement touts a fat loss method claiming rapid, safe slimming for women. It promises weight drops in three weeks by a simple salt-and-water fast with potatoes and butter, claiming clearer skin and higher energy. The piece urges trying Krus fat loss pills from a drug store with a money back guarantee if no health boost is felt.
Shipping point information for Tuesdays Winchester Virginia Martinsburg West Virginia Cumberland Shenandoah Potomac District. Market steady with slow demand and cloudy conditions. Carloads f o b usual terms. Barrels Grimes U S No 1 24 and inches up. Delicious U S No 1 24-2 inches up 1.00-1.05. Best 1.25. Golden Delicious U S No 1 24-2 inches up 1.10. Grimes U S No 1 24-4 inches up few 0.65-0.70. Yorks U S No 1 2 1/2 inches up 0.85. Ben Davis and Gano U S U Utility 2 1/2 inches up few 0.50.
An advertisement promotes Dr LeonHardt Hem-Roid as an internal tablet that relieves lower bowel blood congestion and strengthens affected parts. It asserts quick safe lasting relief with a money back guarantee and lists Baker's Drug Store as a seller with this reveniter. A concludingjoke about sophisticates appears.
A vintage advertisement advises readers troubled by deafness or head noises to buy Par mint double strength, dilute it in hot water with sugar, and take a tablespoon four times daily. It claims quick relief as nostrils unclog and breathing improves, suggesting the remedy for catarrhal deafness.
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