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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1920
Page
4
The text lists subscription rates for advance payments including monthly and yearly options, with figures like 20 in advance and 4.50 in various terms. It also shows multiple garbled lines and repeated tokens that resemble pricing notes.
Fragmentary text from an Associated Press notice indicates republication rights and contact at The Star Publishing Company. It mentions exclusive use for dispatches and addresses communications to the newspaper, not individuals connected with office.
Socrats of the Ninth rally for a bid to wrest control from Republicans and field Bolling Handy against Bascom Slemp. Handy, a hard fighting returned soldier, faces party friction as Scott withholds endorsement in a district seen as a long shot for Democrats.
Medical men advise guarding against the flu with ordinary precautions to prevent colds and weakened systems. They cite a cycle theory that influenza recurs about every thirty years and lasts four years, while noting no real epidemic danger if sensible measures are kept.
A humorous verse imagines a patient enduring dental pain as the dentist awaits. The speaker laments rotten teeth and past comforts, blaming dental issues for sorrow while the painless dentist stands ready to treat at the door.
In a continuation from page 1, Gen Louis G. Young of Savannah and others recount memorials honoring Col Mayo. Two columns stand on bases with bronze tablets, gifts from H Mayo of Richmond Virginia, as part of the tribute to the fallen officer.
Calotabs, a purified calomel tablet, promises no nausea or danger while retaining liver cleansing effects. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted. One tablet at bedtime with water, morning relief and appetite. Mn and Mrs Brandell visit Washington relatives. Mr Brill works at Washington Times press room.
Winchester hosts unveiling ceremonies for Ramseur and Pettigrew monuments with inscriptions detailing the officers’ lives and death in Civil War battles. Col. Bennehan Cameron and R D W Connor lead planning with local reception committee.
A Evansville woman describes a 39 year struggle with rheumatism and nerve pain. After taking three bottles of Tanlac she reports regained mobility sleep and reduced pain. She notes feet and knee pain eased and nerves calmed. Tanlac sold by Boyd Drug Co. in Winneweleza?
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for headaches toothaches earaches neuraglia rheumatism colds and pain. It urges consumers to buy unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions and notes 12 tablet tin boxes cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
Dr. William F. Greene of Mount Vernon arrives in Winchester for his annual vacation and stays with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs George F Norton on North Braddock street. He has many friends in Winchester who are glad to meet him during his visits.
An old advertisement claims rheumatism is a deep seated blood disease and promises relief by cleansing the bloodstream. It promotes S. S. S. as a fifty year tested remedy and offers free expert medical advice via the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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