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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1920
Page
4
The poem Warns against pills and tons of remedies for disease. It cites a Biblical figure who found rest in death as the ultimate cure, urging readers to discard quills plasters and trusses and seek peace with a final slumber alongside ancestors. The piece attributes the verse to Walt Mason.
Berryville town council unanimously increases Mayor M. W. Ynes salary from 50 to 100 dollars a year. It is the first raise since he took office and noted for his long service as the town has grown since his youth.
Mrs. Nellie Peck of Kansas City reports her fourteen year old son Curtis improved dramatically after starting Tanlac. He previously suffered weak stomachs poor appetite dizziness and fatigue. She also began taking Tanlac for five years of stomach trouble headaches and dizziness with positive results. Tanlac sold by Boyd Drug Co in Winchester.
An old customer laments unfriendliness in a shop while a restless figure replies that bosses are unpopular. Senator Sorghum comments on a platform about a conquering hero. A band leader weighs in calling a musician a good performer but poor prophet.
The Jewish Day of Atonement Yom Kippur was observed in the city with fasting and abstention from food from sundown to nightfall. Stores and businesses owned by Hebrews closed for the holy day as devout members of the faith observed the 24 hour fast.
The passage argues that true value comes from failures earned through long, honest effort. It suggests that uninterrupted success can hide poverty of spirit and that failures, when achieved by persistent work, become useful and convincing indicators of character.
Mr. K eck ton reports Henrietta has decided to give up their flat immediately. She questions comfort and urges a showing in politics while noting the apartment lacks a fire escape landing and a front view.
The advertisement claims the Diamond Dyes package includes simple directions for dyeing worn garments and textiles at home. It guarantees perfect results for any user and notes a color card available from the druggist.
Farmers in the Shenandoah Valley fear frost will injure corn despite a Richmond forecast praising a record statewide crop. Wet cool weather left corn stagnant in late August and early September, remaining green with limited ripening, making warm day and night temperatures through mid October crucial.
A fragment titled Daily Thought quotes Ronbec urging self sufficiency and perseverance. The archaic phrasing notes heaven does not aid those who rely on others, emphasizing personal effort and virtue.
Train times list Bristol Roanoke Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton Shenandoah and Philadelphia connections. Pullman sleepers to Williamson Winston-Salem Philadelphia New York and Washington. Cafe car Shenandoah connects at Roanoke with Memphis special. Saunders and Revile noted as officials.
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