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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
3
Mr Joe Dettra of Stephens City County lost a pocketbook containing 19 in paper money. The wallet was found and a reward is offered for its return as advertised in The Star.
A marriage license was issued in the county clerk's office to Midridge S Nixon and Marie Noland, both of Hambrer county, West Virginia. The groom is a farmer and a son of Geo Nixon, while Albert Noland provides the bride's details.
In a road incident near Shepherdstown Tom Neaely and others were injured when a large auto collided with a second vehicle. Ridgeway was thrown to the roadway and treated at Memorial Hospital after first aid at Shepherdstown.
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe laxative alternative to calomel. It promises liver cleansing and relief from biliousness without salivation or sickness. The copy urges consumers to ask a druggist for the product and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer if not effective. It claims the remedy is harmless for adults and children and suitable for use any time.
Local price quotes cover commodities and livestock from markets in Baltimore and surrounding areas. Listings include hay types No 1 timothy and clover mixed, grain items cracked corn and middlings, dairy butter and creamery butter, and livestock such as young chickens hens and lambs with tentative ranges.
A movement in Clarke county seeks a full time infant nurse to serve mothers and babies, and school age children. Residents are urged to participate, supporting the effort led by Elizabeth Bradford, chairman for GreenWay and Chapel districts.
Corporal Isaac Anemony, a veteran of Company 106th Infantry, tried to rejoin the army in Landon Maryland but was rejected due to physical disability. He had served in France while on active duty. Corporal Allemonge of the Wapiun unit was wounded severely but recovered enough to rejoin active service.
Attorney Robert T. Rectan has acquired the farm of Me Thomagno Adams located one mile south of White Hall containing 133 acres. The price paid was $26,600 or £200 per acre.
A brief note discusses the limits of power when a leader cannot always rule as she says. The text implies a need for tempered control and possible changes in governance or strategy.
Russ Mary Pidgeon, star organizer of the suffrage league, delivered an address in the parish hall on Wednesday night with good attendance and strong interest in the topic. Also noted are upcoming nuptials, travel plans of clergy for church campaigns, and local visits among residents. several names and moves across Virginia communities appear in the period’s notices.
Mrs. James Brown of Clark Mills New York reports three years ago she suffered a severe cold with persistent coughing. After using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy she received prompt relief. The ad notes sales through dealers and mentions Sunday services at 11 AM in the Farmers and Merchants Bank building second floor.
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