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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1923
Page
3
A health advisory promotes flushing kidneys with water and Jad Salts to relieve kidney irritation. It recommends four quarts of Jad Salts with a glass of water before breakfast for several days, plus ample hydration and twice yearly medical kidney exams.
Governor Trink le commands election in Winchester and all counties and cities for November 1923 to decide state road bond authorization under the 1923 act. Secretary James certifies the proclamation and date.
Urg Virginia October 12 A youth fell about forty feet from a foot bridge near the town last Sunday noon. Braden Cook 17 year old son of Jesse Cook of Columbia Furnace was found unconscious at a hotel after being carried from the scene. Doctors reported no bones broken but severe head injuries and he remained unconscious with little hope of recovery. He had been working in Lorain Ohio and was on his way home after arriving on the 2 0 train in Edinburg. The exact cause remains unknown though he may have lost balance while walking to the bridge.
Richard Roland, of Hagerstown Maryland, was arrested shortly before midnight by Police man Lewis Legg after he stopped Dr. Charles R. Anderson and demanded money at Wolfe and Braddock streets. Roland, intoxicated and with no funds, faced police court and an $8 fine or 16 days for public drunkenness. He claimed to be seeking work at a gold storage plant and said his father, a Wheat ingerstown resident, arranged duties with Winchester Milling Corporation. The incident ended with Roland jailed for the alleged hold up attempt.
Shipping figures show United States and Canada export activity to the United Kingdom through ports like Liverpool London Glasgow Manchester Southampton and other British ports. Barrels and boxes totals are listed for each hub with cereal moving in the period ending October 13.
Harry Tt. Fries married Miss Zelman A. Seabright of Winchester last Saturday at the First Baptist Church parsonage on North Market street. The bride, daughter of William A. Seabright and the late Mrs. Rose Seabright, and Fries, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fries of near Gainesboro, is a weaver at the Virginia Woolen Company. They will reside in Winchester with many friends offering good wishes.
Joseph Haines son of William Haines sustained a wrist injury yesterday afternoon while repairing an automobile on South Main. He was injured during the incident and received care locally.
A man sustained a fractured bone after an incident in front of Jones Brothers meat market. He was transported to Dr. C. R. Anderson’s office where the injury was treated.
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