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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1919
Page
5
In Lexington Kentucky Uncle Johnny Shell, likely the world’s oldest man, plans to celebrate his 191st birthday by contacting a life insurance agent. The agent discovers his policy only covers up to 105 years and scrambles to see if Unique Johnny can be insured.
Announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Edith Novise Brown daughter of J Few Brown to the Rev Thomas Adair Painter of Berryville Virginia. The wedding will be held quietly at home with immediate families present in early October. Painter is pastor of Berryville Presbyterian Church and son of Dr and Mrs G G Painter of Pulaski.
For sale items include a gas heater a walnut bed and a dining table. Contact Mrs Peery at 214 S Main in Mount Williams Virginia or apply to jams for the ads. Published August 19 edition.
Miss Currie Crosen has returned to Alexandria Virginia after visiting relatives and friends in town.
An old advertisement promotes a bleaching lotion made from lemon juice and Orchard White for skin whitening. It claims to remove tan redness and sun damage on neck arms and hands and promises a gentle non irritant result at low cost.
The Rev. Mr. Painter has left for Berkeley Springs West Virginia to attend the Winchester Presbytery fall meeting. There will be no preaching next Sunday September 7 at Stone's Chapel but services resume the following Sunday September 14 at 11 a.m.
Dr C B Harloe a Richmond born graduate of Virginia Medical College and School of Pharmacy has set up a modern dental office in Strasburg Virginia for the practice of his profession. He located there after last year’s graduation and will offer dental services locally.
Amos Mauek, 19, of Mr and Mrs Mauek of Wernstow, is in Memorial Hospital after being thrown beneath a heavy two ton auto truck. He suffers a broken toe, hip injuries, and severe cuts and bruises. He was riding on a moving truck loaded with apple barrels when he tried to alight and fell under the wheels.
An old advertisement touts genuine Bayer aspirin with the safety Bayer Cross and proper dosing. It urges buyers to choose Bayer packaging for relief from headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain, noting small tin boxes of 12 tablets are inexpensive at drug stores and larger packs available.
Public sale ordered by the United States District Court Western District of Virginia to sell six building lots at South Market and James streets in Winchester. Sale set for 12 am Saturday September 33 119 with one third cash and rest in two annual installments secured by bonds and deed with mortgage insurance. Sale subject to court confirmation. Warren Rice Trustee C Fr Chrismore Bankrupt. 8-30-2w.
Jaco Handall of 401 .4 Market St Winchester testifies he suffered kidney pain and backaches before using Dean's Kidney Fills. He praises relief and urges others to buy from Poster-Milburn Co. dealers in March and related promotions.
E L Hook of Gore Virginia offers for sale at the Gore Court House in Winchester on Saturday September 20 1910 at 11 AM a 275 acre farm 70 acres of good tillable land with timber improved by two frame houses wells yards stables smokehouse and other outbuildings. Orchard with over 1000 peach trees aged six years watered by a well and running through the farm. Property well fenced with barbed wire near a school mill store and post office. Terms: one third cash sale day and balance in two equal annual payments with 6 percent interest. bonds and deed of trust to secure payments and insurance on improvements.
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