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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
5
California is mentioned as a brand cue for a child laxative. The note directs looking for the word California on the package to ensure a safe product for a child's stomach liver and bowels. It claims fruity taste and full directions on each bottle.
In Frederick County Circuit Court on September 17 1920 petitions by J D Rinker and Benjamin Massey seek to set aside as fraudulent a deed dated October 7 1919 from Frank G Diver and Alice E Diver to S A Huffman and Clarence Huffman trading as Stephens City Evaporating Co and to Arthur A Dancy. The deed allegedly conveyed land with an evaporating plant and machinery to secure a $160 75 claim of O J Delmarle Co. The defendants are ordered to appear within fifteen days and the notice is to be published in the Winchester Evening Star for four weeks before the next Rule Day.
Mrs. William Dunn and family from Martinsburg visited Brucetown for the weekend along with Mr. and Mrs. Gaines and Mr. Bernard Falk. Miss Eisie Vincente from Baltimore vacationed in the area. Mrs. M. J. Morrison plans a permanent move with her three sons George Luther and Frank Morrison. Other locals include Miss Chloe Butts visiting her uncle, J. H. Fisher traveling toward Warrenton, and Harry Stipe's motor trip to Front Royal with Mrs. Fox. Edgar Fishel vacationed at Stephens City on his father’s farm.
The Charlottesville Daily Progress describes Thomas W. Harrison a Seventh District congressman as an interested spectator in court and as having delivered a convincing speech to the court day crowd on presidential campaign issues. He met with party leaders and planned future campaign appearances in Greens and beyond the Blue Ridge before returning to Winchester.
Dr Malcolm Keir of the University of Pennsylvania cites yearly business failures totaling 17 000 to 20 000. He attributes the rise to inexperience lack of capital poor location incompetent management and dishonest accounting practices.
Slippery condition of the Berryy pike makes travel by horse dangerous and delays toll payers. Residents urge the company to repair before winter, while noting local fall work and recent frosts. Also reports visits and social notes about residents and a death in the community.
Mrs JAS Pridemore of Ansted West Virginia credits Dr Pierce medicines Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric Tablets with saving her life and aiding a healthy six month old daughter She praises alcohol and narcotic free formulas and urges readers to request a trial package and confidential medical advice from the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York
A reflection on failure as a guide to growth. The author argues that true progress comes from honest struggles and that easy success often leads to poverty, while persistent effort shapes character and usefulness.
The text describes a lighthouse on Hehe Island off Tunisia with a metal optical apparatus. The rear parabolic reflector is a gilded bronze mirror seven feet five inches in diameter with a 26 inch focal length. Its 202000 candle power flash is visible up to eighty miles at sea.
Mr. Terry W. English and Miss Rima Johnston Shull of Woodstock are wed. English, son of S. T. and Mrs English, spent his boyhood in Woodstock and trained as a pharmacist at Medical College of Virginia. He worked at Schmitt’s drug store and Boyd’s pharmacy in Winchester. The couple will reside at 617 South Washington Street, Milwaukee Va.
A mother reflects on the death of her son Ernest Janney Ashwood who died two years ago on October 6 1918. She describes ongoing grief and memory as the sole solace, insisting he is not dead but near as a star unseen, and speaks of enduring sorrow within the family.
In loving memory of Arthur Nelson a son of Camp Holabhek who served two years and died as a soldier. The family records a grave loss and recalls his youth, sacrifice, and the holy will of the Lord. They express enduring sorrow and honor his memory.
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