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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1924
Page
8
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Company completed its automatic signal system from Shenandoah Virginia to Shenandoah Junction. It went into use Saturday at noon with the latest electric signal tech. Engines are being equipped with parts to place trains under better control.
GERARDSTOWN W Va Sept 24 John Watson and Wesley Hull residents here suffered broken arms when the crank of a truck they were trying to start kicked as each was trying to turn it They were treated by a physician It is not known whether the truck was finally started
An advertisement touts Kojene as a nonpoisonous antiseptic that destroys pernicious germs and mucous in catarrh. It claims the spray or snuff can clear nasal passages within a week, with a money back guarantee if it fails, and lists Franck Baker and Son as sellers at 60 cents a bottle.
Gertrude and Frank Faircloth, children of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Faircloth, were injured when dynamite caps exploded at their Martinsburg home. They will recover. The accident occurred while playing with other children. the boy had asked his mother for caps earlier, and they may have come from a road construction store.
A 34 hour battle near Creek Virginia ends with 31 killed in an assault on the Shak Tian hold. W M Miller and Garber led the attack as two men escaped unharmed. Snakes were slaughtered during the engagement and the area remains under investigation.
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