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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
3
An ad-style claim contrasts Dodson's Liver Tone with calomel a dangerous mercurial laxative. It argues calomel shocks the liver, causes sickness and lost work, while Dodson's Liver Tone is a vegetable remedy that cleanses the system without griping and keeps the family well.
Mrs Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois reports relief from indigestion and constipation after using Chamberlains Tablets. The ad mentions Mountain View Nursery Williamsport Maryland and offers products on short notice with a price reference of 531-2wrop.
Report notes that the majority of mail, articles, and posts are written in English and directed to readers who speak the language, underscoring English as the dominant global medium.
Winchester Boy Scouts council discussed national guidance from New York City on civilian service during wartime. Members, including Rev. W. D. Smith and Dr. Smith, reviewed policies prohibiting military action while stressing valuable home front service and distribution of a wartime pamphlet to around 100 local troop families.
A wartime pamphlet outlines avoidance of public expression on Boy Scout policy and adherence to the fourth scout law. It calls Scouts to friend a brother to every scout while not bearing arms and describes mobilization of troops to offer service to local authorities during war time. It urges parental support to encourage loyalty to the pledges and resilience during the crisis.
Sunday gatherings include Miss Gardiners of White Post visiting in a Buick with Mr. and Mrs. W Huber. Mrs R L Petrie and two sons and Mrs S J Violette spent at Meadow Brook farm. Mrs Frank Shenk and Clarke Shenk traveled to Hagerstown Maryland and Chambersburg Pennsylvania to visit friends. Mrs W R Richards visiting in Stephens City. Mrs FE Shenk of Boyce stayed with her son at Bartonville. Charles High to move into Frank Shenk's tenant house. Mrs Gruber of Strasburg visited sister Mrs Russell Bates. Mr and Mrs Charles Legg of Middletown visited near Boyce. William Perry to move from Winchester to near Stephens City.
An old advertisement claims a reward for Catarrh cures it cannot provide. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a 35 year proven remedy that works through the blood to heal mucous membranes. It urges immediate use, promises health improvement, and offers free testimonials from Toledo Ohio makers EF. F. Cheney & Co.
Health Officer J Frobert Doran ordered the jail quarantined after Arinel among the inmates contracted measles. The jail’s residential section remains separate from the forced-cell area, but space remains adequate due to a shortage of offenders. Disturbing reports note earlier theater fires and mass casualties in past centuries.
Local market prices for grains, flour, butter, eggs, and livestock are listed with retail and wholesale quotes in a brief market report. The document also contains a chancery notice in Frederick County Virginia, detailing an executor’s account, real and personal property assessment, and instructions for publication and date of the master commissioner’s proceedings.
Disjointed remarks suggest Josh is training privately for a future role while remarks about a mysterious management create curiosity. References imply secrecy and speculation about progress and identity.
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