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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement offers Triumph Pills for irregular or suppressed conditions promising safety and dependability. It claims no drugstore sale and urges writing for details to National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin for free information.
An advertisement urges regular bowels and suggests taking one or two Chamberlain's Tablets for a gentle movement the next morning. It emphasizes the ease and reliability of the product as a daily aid.
Eastland Texas uncle Bill Edwards freed on pardon at age seventy on his birthday after ten years of a thirty six year sentence for the murder of neighbor G. A. Rogers. Oil discovery on his 820 acre hillside farm made him a millionaire. relatives managed land and profits during imprisonment. Edwards plans to use some wealth for humanity.
Stanley Waitkas twenty five and Martin Koleja forty were held in ten thousand bail each for examination on grand larceny charges. affidavit alleges they swindled Joseph Norwich of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars on May 18 by selling him a so called money making machine. detectives say they have defrauded about thirty seven thousand dollars from victims in several cities since August 1919 through similar schemes.
Olson a rancher spent 15 hours trapped under a horse that fell with him into a gulley near Concrete North Dakota. The horse could not rise and Olson's legs were trapped under the animal. he dug a hole to bury his head as the horse struggled to stand. John A. Dick sold a crop of works to Watts, packing 2.14 inches for four dollars.
Hon Henry Du Pont recalls a West Point friendship with Confederate General Ramseur, and the two men met again as foe and later in a joint dedication service. Du Pont describes Cedar Creek fighting in two engagements, Ramseur’s mortal wounding, and the reconciliation of old comrades at the memorial.
The article outlines methods for packing apples: spotters place and secure face apples, racking settles fruit to prevent bruising, and running moves apples from spotter to packing area. Ringtailing tunes apple alignment for the head, aiming to avoid overfilling and damage during barreling.
The text details barrel packing standards for fruit transit including center height relative to the outer ring, the use of corrugated caps, lace circles for attractiveness, and the importance of tight packing. It also lists railroad specifications for damages in transit, including headliners, rails, hoops, and embedding nails, and emphasizes grading and consistent packing to build reputation.
In Marion Ohio Senator Harding spoke to thousands of Traveling Men League members. He denounced Democratic business methods as meddling and autocratic and warned of industrial chaos. He touted a two party vision and pledged non suspicion toward national commerce.
Washington Sept 25 Huntington West Virginia reports a population of 50,177 reflecting an increase of 19,016 or 61 percent since 1910 according to a census bulletin.
The Cos mopolitant Trust Company of Boston was closed by State Bank Commissioner Allen. It held about 13.1 million dollars in deposits across commercial and savings divisions. Causes cited include slow loans and continual heavy withdrawal of deposits. The state treasurer said roughly half a million in state funds on deposit there were safe, encouraging depositors. The bank served foreign colony members and ran thrift and Christmas savings clubs for small earners with international correspondent banks listed.
William M. Lupton applies for deed for lot 531 North Market Street Winchester Virginia from the delinquent land sale of January 3 1916 at the Corporation Court of Winchester to be issued to Lupton as purchaser. He notes the parcel adjoins John Walters and others and will proceed at the term ending 1920.
Captain and Mrs George W Kurtz with Miss Lury Kurtz Mrs Mahlon Jason and Miss Sara Bell toured the Antietam battlefield at Sharpsburg Maryland on Thursday They followed the historic ground and located the spot where Confederate soldier Hi Groves fell in the battle.
The Winchester branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Virginia elected Mrs. D L Blake as its delegate to the annual convention to be held in Norfolk September 27 to 30. Mrs. T S Jollis was chosen as alternate. The Winchester circle is one of the state's largest and will send a strong report to the convention.
Mr Arthur S Wright of Indian Hollow Road four miles from Winchester fell from a tree he was trimming in his yard. He suffered injuries to his body and shock but no bones were broken. Dr W P McGuire from this city attended him.
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