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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
2
The Galilee Sunday picnic at Opéquon Lake Park last Saturday drew attendees who described the day as pleasant despite clouds and cool air. Daugherty, recently in the U S Navy, plans to spend some time here.
Mrs. George Stottler returns to Berkeley Springs after visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Lohr Dick welcome a baby girl born at John A. Dick’s home. Finfrock of Cleveland vacationing with Charles C. Finfrock at Oak Shade farm. Mrs. Joshua Carper mourns husband’s loss at her son’s home near Winchester. Apple harvest expected in ten days amid a good early fruit crop. Jonas Good and family back from ten day trip to New York City and the north. D L Affleck and family assisting with farm duties.
Apple growers Charles A. Wa and James N. Kelley, well known in large and small lots, are visiting local friends. Ellis Randall reports his new house nearly ready for occupancy and hopes to avoid future fires. Eleanor Shepard, daughter of C. B. Shepard, returns from a summer course at State Teachers’ College Harrisonburg Va studying English and history.
The Star lists today's wholesale prices quoted by local buyers amid daily market corrections. The brief notes the price quotes without guaranteeing outcomes or responsible figures.
OCR reads local wholesale prices for animal feed and flour. Cracked corn per ton at 30, Bran per ton, mixed feed per ton, and local flour per barrel listed with varying figures, but the fragment lacks complete context or clear dates.
An advertisement touts Fly-Tox as protective for thousands of homes against a present mosquito invasion. It claims the entire home can be freed in two minutes with an improved Hand Sprayer, applying a fine mist toward ceilings and across hangings, closets, and screens. The Mellon Institute developed the product. Rex Fellowship guarantees every bottle.
The report notes that these markets are corrected at the end of the previous day with wheat showing a 1.37 percent change.
Advertising copy claims a new cream will melt freckles in four days leaving skin clean clear and youthful. The rollout mentions Baker's Drug Store and a remedy called Flyte and urges freckled women to ask for it.
The Kansas City Star comments on a Newton Kansan rule about staying true to oneself as a way to keep friends. It presents a moral or social guideline rather than reporting a specific event.
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