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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1928

Page

3

Missionary Society to Present At First Christian Church

The Ladies Missionary Society of the First Christian Church will host a Sunday program at 8 oclock featuring the pageant The Awakening of Mr Tight Wad. Special music accompanies the evening service and proceeds benefit the society.

Sionary Society Ladies’ Missionary Society of The First Christian Church Cuner Pagent Tight-Wad B.J. Earp Missargaret Earp C. J. Seibert Micheal Collins Lewis Chichester Roy Larrick Willing Workers Society Willing Workers Society of the First Baptist Church C. C. Athey Parkway Senseney Road

Rexall Orderlie Promises Relief From Constipation

A Battle Creek physician notes constipation as a key cause of misery and promotes Rexall Orderlie tablets. The ad claims the tablet draws water into the colon to soften waste for a gentle, natural movement without habit or increased dose. Chew at night for relief by next day. 24 for 25 cents at Rexall Drug Stores.

Battle Creek Rexall Orderlies Rexall Drug Store Brooke’s Pharmacy

Elliott files divorce suit over drunkenness and desertion

Mrs Brant Elliott formerly Miss Jonette Fall daughter of Albert B Fall former interior secretary filed July 9 in Alamogordo for divorce from her husband alleging habitual drunkenness and desertion.

Associated Press Las. Cruces N. M Brant. Elliott Jonette Fall Albert B. Fall Secretary of the Interior Alameda Elliotts

15 Year Goitre Removed

Mrs Z G Hockman of Edinburg Virginia reports relief from choking and smothering spells after using Sorbol Quadruple the stainless liniment. Sold at all drug stores or write Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio. Locally at Miller's Drug Store and Baker's Drug Store.

Z. G. Hockman Edinburg Mechanicsburg Ohio Miller’s Drug Store Baker's Drug Store

Isaac Miller Will Probated in Frederick County Clerk’s Office

The will of Isaac Miller who died September 15 in Welltown Frederick County was probated last Saturday. It leaves the estate to his son Dory Miller provided he pays $100 to each of six other children and fairly distributes keepsakes. Cory Miller qualified as executor by bond of $1,000.

Isaac Iller Welltown Frederick County Dory Miller Cory Miller

McCoy's Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain In Weeks

An advertisement urges underweight men and women to gain health using McCoy's Tablets. It claims a woman gained 15 pounds in five weeks and offers an ironclad guarantee: buy four 60 cent boxes or two one dollar boxes and if you do not gain at least 5 pounds with improved health, the druggist will refund the purchase price.

McCoy’s Baker's Drug Store America

Florida Car Injures A Valuable Horse

T. Y. Conway of near Middletown likely loses a fine horse after a Florida license car struck the animal yesterday afternoon on the pike. Conway was driving the horse and others toward a field when the collision occurred. The Florida motorist reportedly continued to Hot Springs, Virginia, and Conway seeks contact this morning to settle the matter.

T. Y. Conway Middletown

Silk Regarded Unclean by Mohammedans for Worm Origin

The text notes that silk is considered unclean by Mohammedans because it is produced by a worm.

Woman Says She Can Dress in 50 Seconds

The Houston Post Dispatch notes a Youngstown Telegram claim that a woman can dress in fifty seconds. The item invites readers to witness the feat and adds a playful challenge to see her perform.

Youngstown Houston Post- Dispatch

S S S tonic promised to aid skin and appetite

An old promotional piece touts S S S as a blood building tonic restoring appetite and skin clarity. It claims energy and rosy cheeks from rich red blood and cites unsolicited testimonials, urging readers to buy at drug stores in two sizes.

S.S.S Ruth Gahm Elden Ave Los Angeles Calif

Florida hurricane leaves 400 dead and widespread ruin

The storm's toll rises to about 400 with heavy damage to crops and waterfront areas. Communication lines were crippled as trees uprooted and windows shattered. Norfolk and Hampton Roads faced rising water, with vessels damaged and cellars flooded while rain persisted.

Page One Hampton Roads Norfolk Noreaster

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