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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
2
The Star notes quoted wholesale prices from local buyers including oats timothy hay light clover mixed straw cornmeal shelled corn and creamery butter with figures obscured by OCR. Local flour and other staples are listed with unclear amounts.
Cross Junction Virginia notes visitors from Baltimore and Winchester. The elementary and high schools prepare for the new term with strong attendance expected. Local residents are listed visiting relatives and recovering from illnesses and injuries.
Help needed for Star Office duties. Apply at once in the Star Office to carry stars for events or decorations.
The magistrate ruled in a police court that two hens belonged to Mrs. Maggie Haines and her mother Mrs. Mary Ellen Pitcock, after examination showed no toe marks on the birds. Mrs. Light’s claim failed as the fowls favored the defendants’ roosts, not hers.
An old advertisement touts Calotabs as a single nightly dose that cleanses the liver, purifies the system, and leaves users alert and energetic with no taste or nausea. It promises no unpleasantness and a full refund if not satisfied, sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents.
Joe Sparks, assistant treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in Columbia South Carolina issues an appeal to all Democrats in the South to donate to the national campaign fund. He asserts victory hinges on financial support and warns that delay could be fatal citing peace prosperity and happiness for the South with a Democratic president.
Frank Girbaugh died Tuesday morning at his home near Paw Paw West Virginia after a lingering illness of consumption. He leaves a wife and several children, one sister living here Mrs Homer T. Bageant, and two brothers Ernest of Paw Paw and Fred of Berkeley Springs. Local residents and visitors are noted in brief society notices and aPrimitive Baptist Church meeting was moved to the fourth Sunday at 11 a.m. from the usual third Sunday.
The Ladies Aid Society of U B Church will hold an Oyster Supper at the home of Mrs. W. L. Postno 14 North Kent Street. Supper served from 6 to 8 30 pm. Come and Bring a friend.
Advertisement claims Vinol rebuilds blood and strength after disease. It features cod liver elements, tonic iron, beef peptone, and glycerophosphates to improve appetite digestion circulation and nerve and muscle vitality. Numerous city residents allegedly testify to its effects.
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