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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1923
Page
6
Audience sees a broad broadcast era mood with talk of vaudeville acts lectures jazz and ads. It highlights how readers learn about events from armchairs and how merchants use advertising to offer value and lower prices.
Webb faced a grand jury over the alleged poisoning of his wife Gertrude Emily Webb heiress to a $3,000,000 fortune The case centers on the Westchester-Biltmore Country Club disappearance and the stated belief by county officials that Mrs Webb died in a subtle manner after Labor Day with the husband away from the scene for a period before her sudden illness and death
Advertises Joint-Base as a remedy for swollen joints in ankles knees hips elbows shoulders fingers or spine whether rheumatic or not. Claims two seconds rubbing relieves stiffness pain and creakiness by penetrating skin to bone and ligaments with endorsements of Boyd Drug Co Franck Baker & Son and other druggists.
A. D. Means, tied to a federal probe, is indicted for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws and mail fraud. Co defendants include McIntire, A L Wilson, Dr Loden tier, and a man named Sam. Means posted $15,000 bail. hearing set for tomorrow.
The cost of living, based on the BLS average for 32 cities, rose 1.4 percent from June to September. Increases ranged from 2.7 percent in Boston to 2.10 percent in Kansas City, with Buffalo Chicago Detroit and Indianapolis also showing 2 percent or more. The twelve months ending with the report show ongoing upward pressure.
Chas C Burgner offers piano tuning and repair services in Winchester Virginia. With fourteen years as a tuner and builder of pianos, he invites calls or mail to Box 188 for appointments or repairs.
The text notes an average rise of 3.5 percent but highlights a 20.5 percent decrease when comparing June 1920 to September of the same year.
Women's auxiliary hosts a card party to benefit the American Legion at 8 o clock tomorrow evening in the legion building. Admission is 75 cents per person. The committee expects a large turnout to support the legion.
A hydraulic press experiment creates water ice under extreme pressure and heat, suggesting icy forms may exist only under such conditions. The device tempers steel for rock drills automatically, holding steel in a furnace by a magnet and releasing at the correct temperature.
An old recipe Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound claims to turn gray hair back to a dark glossy shade with a simple daily application. The ad touts easy preparation, a blend of sage tea and sulfur, and visible results by morning with continued use preserving natural luster.
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