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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment describes a group once listed in a schedule now occupied by church suppers. It mentions former timing or designation and a shift to communal meals at a church venue.
In Montreal on October 3 Miss Gladys Hewett sees a billboard showing a handsome young man with blond curls. She sighs and wonders why real life men don’t match the poster. The brief vignette captures a simple reaction to advertising and idealized images.
Miss Hewett sent a letter to the poster’s firm asking if the image was drawn from life and forwarded her photo. She received a reply that an original existed and her letter reached him. The young man, a wireless operator in the merchant service, proposed after exchanging photos. He recently returned from a voyage in the east and they are engaged.
Visitors to the DeHaven home included Mrs. Edgar Marple and children and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyd. Mrs. W O Kirk and children visited Mrs. Charles Baker, while Mr. and Mrs. W D Ritter and family called on the Bakers. L H Ruble and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles ery. Virginia Braithwaite stayed with Ruth Flowers, and Virginia Ritter will winter with Earl Fansler in Norfolk to attend high school.
In Gainesboro Virginia on October 3 Miss Catherine Haines visited Miss Virginia Adams. Miss Lottie Palmer and Martha Parkinson called on Miss Winifred Rogers Sunday afternoon. Weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Holland.
An old advertisement touts S.S.S. as a blood tonic to improve complexion and vitality. It claims rich red blood supports appetite, sleep, nerves, and skin, urging readers to take S.S.S. with meals and noting its 100 year history and availability in two sizes at drug stores.
Akron Beacon Journal notes some concerns feature only one vice president while others show a boss with up to six married daughters, highlighting varied familial structures in leadership.
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