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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1920
Page
2
The page lists wholesale prices and items such as butter at 66.50, eggs and chickens, clover hay, straw, shelled corn, bale feed, flour 12 lb sacks, cracked corn, silage, molasses, and dairy supplies from HOOD. Prices vary by item, with notes indicating bulk quantities and approximate costs.
It is estimated that the average man loses three days time each year from a cold. Treating at first symptoms can reduce this loss. Chamberlains Cough Remedy has wide reputation and immense sale for cures with pleasant taste and prompt relief.
A dated advertisement invites readers to request a trial package from Foley & Co. at 2843 Sheffield Ave Chicago Illinois. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and rheumatic issues and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and digestive issues for a 5 cent trial.
These markets are corrected as of closing the preceding day. Listings include No. 1 Timothy Day at -34.00 and No. 1 Light Clover Mixed at 82.00. Livestock prices cover fat steers, lambs, sheep, and calves with ranges from 7 to 16.25 for calves and 8 to 14 for lambs, plus miscellaneous cattle values and market page references.
An advertisement advises readers to choose Diamond Dyes to avoid streaking or ruining fabrics. It promises easy directions in every package and emphasizes superior color results.
A vintage ad promotes lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a lemon bleach for facial use. It claims gentle whitening benefits for the face neck arms and hands and notes that stage beauties employ the method for a rosy white complexion. It urges readers to try the brand ad.
A description of a warm soft tongue coat with a cape like silhouette cited as a top winter fashion. The piece emphasizes cozy comfort indoors and stylish winter wear reflecting the season’s latest mode.
The Winchester Virginia post office lists unclaimed letters for the week ending October 9, 1920. Recipients must pay one cent per letter to receive their mail, including Frances Allen, Sadie Banks, Bryan Brinker, Wm H Bishop, Stanley Casmar, Rosie Copeland, W D Daley, William Haines, Miss Annie Mowery, D B Newlin, Miss Pearl Porter, Jas. Peterson, Miss Janie Ruffin, A A Smith, Bud A Wall, and Miss Kate Wall. Postmaster J W Sibert signs the notice.
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