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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
4
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A laborer vents poetic longing for a strike amid economic strain. He notes eight hours of labor earning three coins daily, compares himself to unemployed peers, and imagines joining the protest as others march past with renewed energy and resolve.
Local wholesale and retail price quotes include timothy hay barley potatoes and creamery butter with adjustments for grade and unit. Prices cited cover steers hay barley flour cornmeal and dairy products reflecting daily market activity and commodities traded by local buyers.
Calotabs claimed to treat colds influenza and grippe with a single nightly tab held in sealed package at 35 cents. The ad touts nausea free calomel tablets that activate the liver and keep digestion steady promising no stomach upset or loss of appetite by next morning. Money back if not satisfied.
Six services conducted by Reverend Clarence Woods with morning and evening worship at 945 11 and 730. Sermons at St Pauls Stephenson at 2 pm. Wednesday prayer meet at 745. Public invited to all services.
Alice Joyce stars in The Winchester Woman a Vitagraph feature shown at the Empire with matinee and night performances. The film follows a heroine fighting wrong and rising from adversity to triumph, guiding audiences across Winchester and vicinity with newsreels and a piano score.
A marriage license was issued in York Pennsylvania to Carvin H. Houck and Mrs Lillie Marshall both of York. Houck is divorced 36 years old and a farmer, son of Charles H Houck of York. His bride is a widow from Carroll County Maryland and daughter of William Bauckman.
Vintage ad promotes a laxative labeled California Syrup of Figs for children. Claims remove poisons from stomach liver and bowels with a fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle. Encourages mothers to choose California for a harmless laxative option.
A health notice warns that catarrh can worsen and affect the lungs leading toward consumption. It touts a dubious “free medical advice” offer from the Medical Director at 42 Swift Tandketers, Atlanta, Ga, urging readers to begin a claimed only real treatment today.
A promotional advertisement extols a new medicine as a prompt cure for croup coughs colds grippe and related ailments. It claims rapid relief by addressing congestion phlegm and throat pain and touts availability from druggists at 1.20 per bottle.
A vintage ad copy promises quick relief from cold symptoms with Ely's Cream Balm. It claims to clear clogged nostrils and air passages, ease head congestion, and provide instant relief after applying a small amount to the nasal passages.
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