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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
5
An old time remedy revived for fading gray hair using Sage and Sulphur. The 50 cent Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound is now sold in drug stores with added ingredients to darken hair naturally. Users dampen a sponge and apply strand by strand to fade grayness by morning. It’s advertised as a cosmetic, not a disease treatment.
Backache and rheumatic pains attributed to disordered kidneys and bladder. Mrs. Thos. H. Davis of Montgomery Indiana reports her improvement after treatment, noting relief without fancy measures.
An advertisement claims four ounces of Arvon liquid dissolved in a night treatment will remove dandruff by morning. It promises to stop itching and leave hair fluffy and glossy, noting the product is inexpensive and widely available.
The Common Council orders a special election on April 16 1918 to decide whether the city shall tax to acquire land needed to widen Water Street from Loudoun to Indian Alley. It outlines condemnation, property parcels, ballot wording, election procedures, and publication duties.
Funeral services for B F Gruver were held Thursday at 11 in the United Brethren Church conducted by Rev R N Young. Speeches by Rev Dr A S Hammack and Rev J C S Myers. Eight Gruver children attended. six sons served as pallbearers. Attendees included relatives from Marion Pa Inwood W Va Martinsburg Va and Washington DC with others from Strasburg Front Royal Stephenson City White Post.
A mass meeting in Clarke Opera House Clarke County on Saturday launched the third Liberty Loan drive and formed the Clarke county central war relief committee. Rev Earle Wilfley and R Gray Williams gave stirring talks as patriotic decor and posters were arranged by Mrs Province McCormick. Local notes mention residents A B Tucker studying in Washington and others returning from Baltimore and North Carolina visits.
April 12. The national war council of the Methodist Episcopal Church issues an appeal by Bishop Theodore S. Henderson urging Methodist funds and prayers for the third Liberty Loan. The message cites two hundred thousand Methodist men under arms and notes twenty thousand pastors đã been reached by the church campaign.
A wartime appeal urges universal display of Liberty bonds in American households. The message emphasizes patriotism and financial support for the war effort, urging citizens to participate through local bonds and public campaigns.
The ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural laxative with no griping or unpleasant effects. It claims a 17 year research background, targets bowel and liver issues and bad breath, and recommends one or two tablets nightly for a week. Prices listed 10 and 25 cents per box.
Market report shows winter wheat flour retail at 11.00 and spring wheat at 13.00 per unit. Corn 4.50 per barrel, cracked corn 2.00 per bushel, middlings 2.76 per 100, bran price unclear, barley feed 3.40, No 1 timothy hay 27.00 per bale. Butter and eggs priced. live poultry values listed. hay values include No 1 timothy 32.50 and mixed 31.59.
A state food administrator telegram urges Winchester’s city administrator Shirley Carter to strongly promote potato eating to relieve the wheat shortage. The message cites Hoover’s request to use potatoes where possible for the potato campaign and notes potatoes can help sustain the army navy and allies.
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