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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
5
Cumberland Valley announces train arrivals at Winchester with schedules for weekdays and Sundays. The notice lists daily and Sunday variations, including morning and evening times and the superintendent and general agent signatures.
The notice lists train connections from Hagerstown and intermediate stations to Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with a connection at Shenandoah Junction or Washington. It details routing options for riders on the 9:32 a.m. board.
Advertisement urges a hot water phosphate flush to purge toxins from the liver and bowels, claiming headaches stem from self poisoning. A teaspoon of limestone phosphate in hot water is prescribed as a daily morning cleanse to prevent headaches and improve digestion according to the copy.
A Dayton Ohio woman reports relief from chronic constipation after using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The advertisement touts a safe gentle laxative with pepsin, claims no griping and suitability for children, priced at fifty cents, and offers a free trial bottle via Dr Caldwell's Monticelo Illinois address.
About thirty five neighbors and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs John Stiles home on Thursday evening for a surprise party. After a pleasant evening a sumptuous supper was served around 9 o clock with numerous attendees listed by name including the Stiles guests and friends from the community.
An elderly man reported a robbery at police headquarters claiming his money vanished while he slept. Investigating officers found the two purses with the money still under a pillow at his boarding house, revealing a mistaken claim.
J R Keller sells household and kitchen furniture on Berryville pike east of Winchester April 7. George R Green at Berryville stock yard Berryville Va auctions April 10 with 100 dead cattle 175 ewes lambs by side. A C and Brown Lovett Capon Bridge advertise April 12 offering 60 cattle 50 ewes and 20 hogs.
Henry Grady Webb, a self confessed train robber from the Webb Harrison Diez gang, escaped custody at Charlotte North Carolina while being transported to a federal prison in Atlanta. Webb and two deputies and two guards were en route to Atlanta when he fled at about 10 30 pm Wednesday. A telegram to Federal Marshal C E Smith in Martinsburg confirmed the escape and said the Justice Department was notified. No further details were provided.
The Woman's Civic League held its annual officer election with results announced for the new leadership.名单与职位未全文披露。
President Mrs Lucien Carr and officers listed present. Miss Nina B Shepard retires after delivering a positive annual report detailing the league's year long work.
Miss Bessie M Ambrose of Middletown and Alison B Kline of Vaucluse quietly married at the Southern Methodist parsonage in Middletown. The bride a trained nurse met the groom after nursing him post a motorcycle accident. She helped with small pox cases in Stephens City earlier. They will reside at Vaucluse.
An old advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength from a druggist. Apply nightly and morning, with an ounce often enough to clear the skin, and ask for the double strength under guarantee of money back if unsuccessful. The ad also suggests requesting Carter's Yeast from the grocer.
Eating meat regularly can cause problems from backache to kidney distress and other ailments. Try four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a few days to flush and stimulate kidneys. The preparation, from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is said to neutralize urine acids and aid bladder health.
Stephens City April 6 A Citizens League meeting in the schoolhouse hall discussed plans to compel the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to erect a new depot at this place. Various local notices follow about residents’ illnesses visits and relocations.
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