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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1922

Page

6

St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Aches

Advertised claim touts St Jacobs Oil as fast relief for rheumatic pain neuralgia backache and stiffness. Urges readers to try a small bottle from any drug store, promising immediate comfort and freedom from soreness.

Rob St. Jacobs Oil St. Ae

Apples and Pears for Export

Advertising export trade for apples and Koliffer pears. Kurtz Co. invites sellers at 204 Franklin St New York to ship fruit on a strictly business basis and compare net returns with Kurtz to gauge the companys services. Dated 9 13 11.

Kurtz CO Franklin St New York Kurta Kurtz W. F. Kurtz CO

Winchester Virginia sale of lots 99 and 100 in Harts Addition

Terms of sale require cash on the day of sale. Robert T Barton is the trustee. Duvall and Dunn are the auctioneers. The property is in Block 11 of Harts Addition to the city of Winchester Virginia.

Harts Winchester Virginia Robert T Barton Duvall & Dunn

Forwarding Agent Specializes in Export Fruit Trials

A New York address promotes a foreign brokers forwarding service with a dedicated export fruit department. The ad invites a trial of the service priced at 16 dollars.

Stone St New York

Mentho-Sulphur advertised as eczema cure

An old advertisement touts Bowles Mentho-Sulphur for fiery itchy skin and eczema promising rapid relief. It claims itching stops after a few applications and the rash clears, arguing sulphur destroys parasites and heals skin. A small jar is sold at drug stores.

Iin

Upholstering and Furniture Repair Service Ad

Antique furniture repairing and refinishing offered. Also all kinds of furniture repaired. Inquire at Funk & on’s. H. S. Rodgers, 75 Main St., and with Willis and Vilwig. Great Falls.

Funk & On Main St Willis and Vilwig

Quarrel Over Radio Waves Frays Townsmen

A broadcast station head recalls a neighboring town in Teltow arguing about long distance telecommunication. He claims the dispute kept him from listening to a Pittsburgh concert. The other man asks what was told in response.

Pittsburgh Alr

Hence the Lawyers

Fragmentary dialogue about divorce and marriage prospects features spoken with humorous mispronunciations and a playful tone. The excerpt hints at a couple facing separation and the idea that marriage requires adjustments.

Wise Woman Notes Credit Gap in Mr Grabdcoin

Wise Woman remarks that Mr Grabdcoin does not credit his wife for his success. She suggests he could have married earlier or provided the luxuries she had grown used to, implying his past position allowed such wealth.

Piazza Persiflage and Mosquito Mischief on the Piazza

In a quirky vignette Miss Ey recalls a scene on the piazza last Tuesday evening. Her mother muses on buzzing mosquitoes while her brother jokes that the first of the month brings bills, as a comic aside about cooties surfaces in the casual chat.

Piazza Persiflage Miss Ey

It Happened At A Prairie Football Game

A stranger refereed a prairie football game amid crowd familiarity and wary reactions. The incident spurred reflections on courage and identity, with locals debating the referee's impact and memory.

Proof of McKie's Cleverness Joke Exchange

A London Tit-Bits snippet records a wry exchange about McKie's cleverness. A remark about avoiding sharper rivals leads to a quip implying McKie once had a chance to marry the speaker's wife but did not.

McKie London

Higher than food in London Answers dialogue

A conversational exchange contrasts priorities as one speaker praises food while the other asks for higher topics. The exchange highlights a playful tension between material needs and elevated discussion. The line attributes come from London Answers.

London

Disadvantage of Delay at the Post Office

Jamie returns from the post office and tells his mother no letters were left. She urges sending earlier next time as the letters were all gone when he arrived.

Jamie

Plip Flapper Chooses Favorite Hymn

A flapper responding to a reporter declares she likes Uarry the best among hymns and rates Fregot as three or four, revealing a playful exchange on preferred religious songs.

Fregot Uarry

The Middle-Aged Guy and the Engaged Couple

A reflective comic piece contrasts a weary philosopher citizen and a mother’s blunt observations about marriage. Dialogues touch on practical wants, engagement to a man of means, and the humor of a red-hot monologue. The tone mirrors a small town column with light daily musings.

Mr. Gibson

Rising Sun of Jo erty and Blood Health Claims

An aged OCR snippet touts a tonic promising to cleanse blood and strengthen health. It mentions benefits like improved energy, clearer skin, and relief from rheumatism. The ad notes two bottle sizes and declares availability in stores.

Public Auction of VALUABLE FARM AND TIMBER LANDS

Public sale held at the County Court House Winchester Virginia on October 28 offers four parcels in Frederick County near Gore. Tract A Home Place about 113 acres with dwelling barn and outbuildings. Tract B about 215 acres timber land with a dwelling and outbuildings. Tract C about 275 acres mountain timber land with no improvements. Tract D about 170 acres of mining land. Sale may combine tracts with deferred payments secured by a deed of trust and bonds. wheat and rye reserved. sale in cash or negotiated terms at Roberts 22 Rouss Winchester.

George ‘A. Butler Clerin Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia County Court House Eary Barton David A. Fries Miser Fréderick County Ginia Gore Rouss Robert T. Barton Med B.n.c.t David A

Public School Property Auction Frederick County 1922

Four one room frame schools in Frederick County listed for sale at public auction November 4 1922. Pal Chapel Shawnee Opequon Hillmans Ti Valley Twp Cherry Restitter Back Creek and Sycamore districts with surrounding land parcels and school lots. Auction in front of the City House at 8 o clock.

Shawnee Oe Opequon Winchester Ing Back Creek Masteenal Pictrict stagRock Eno City of Wirthes CG. Crawford A. W. Wright C. A. McIlver W. C. Whitacre J. R. Watson Frederick County School

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