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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
7
Advertising copy touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for catarrh and colds. A small amount sprayed into the nostrils supposedly clears air passages and ends congestion, hawking, and snuffling with quick, soothing effect.
A wedding party humorously displayed signs on trunks labeled Ringlets while long white sheeting fluttered from straps. The bride and groom accepted the jokes good naturedly, though friends rubbed the signs off before departure.
A special grand jury in the Corporation Court returned three felony indictments before noon. Fred Gray and Briscoe Parker pleaded guilty to attempting to burglarize the Broder store on July 11 and received six months on the state roads with no jail time credit. Lewis Robinson faces three counts of the same offense and awaits arrest on a bench warrant after completing a prior state road sentence. Jury members included Frank H. Krebs as foreman and R. E. Brumback, R. S. Jolliffe, John H. Snyder, Bennett Russell, and L. M. Welton.
William Jennings Bryan has been engaged by the Young Men's Bible Class of the United Brethren Church at Harrisonburg to deliver his famous lecture Brother of Beast at the Virginia Theater in Harrisonburg at 8 30 pm next Monday night October 24. Large crowds are expected from Shenandoah Valley towns for the event.
President and Mrs. Harding returned to Washington on the presidential yacht Mayflower after a visit with officials in Yorktown and Williamsburg Virginia. The return marks the end of the Virginia excursion and resumes official duties in the capital.
A Republican gathering in Gore last night featured State Senator John Paul of Rockingham County and Frederick County candidate Wilbur Cather for House of Delegates. The crowd heard general discussions on state and local issues. Captain Paul is scheduled to speak in Stephens City tonight, hosted by Hunter N. Kern.
Dr. J. A. Richard and Mr. Clark Smith returned from Los Angeles after attending the American Bankers Association annual convention. They were the only delegates from this area and witnessed Thomas B. McAdams of Richmond elected president for the year. The pair enjoyed side trips to San Francisco and the Golden Gate and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Savage at their Long Beach home, longtime Kern County residents.
Mrs Philip Williams left this afternoon for Winston-Salem New Jersey to spend time visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Henry George.
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