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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
2
An advertisement touts Chamber Tablets as a remedy for wakefulness, indigestion, and constipation claiming improvement in sleep and daytime energy. It promotes relief with a dose and urges purchase from all dealers. It also oddly references a Liberty loan and ball in the same copy.
An ad touts Peptiron as a tonic combining iron with wax celery pepsin and other tonics to correct anemia paleness and nervousness. It promises increased red blood cells better digestion and restored health for daily duties. Pills are chocolate coated and easy to take.
Mr. Leslie D. Kline returned from the division school superintendents conference held Thursday and Friday in Harrisonburg. State Superintendent Harris Hart presided as matters were discussed including school legislation and the 1913 1919 session program.
A dog owned by Mrs Clayton W Hollis on West Monmouth Street was poisoned Sunday night. Health authorities were notified and a citywide lookout is in place amid fears of a new dog-poisoning campaign similar to a past event.
Springfield Massachusetts April 15 government orders dispatched a major motorcycle shipment from Hendee Manufacturing. One hundred thirty trucks in trains of about 30, unloaded in three days. Major George W Bailey led 300 men in transit with trucks driven direct from Buffalo to Springfield.
St. John's Sunday school in Rosenberger Virginia reorganizes with J B Snapp as Superintendent J A Bean as assistant superintendent H A Snapp as secretary J N Prye as assistant secretary Katie Miller as librarian Alice White as assistant C M Snapp as treasurer and Milton Williams as corresponding secretary Communion services set for April 21 with preachers April 18 19 20. Local residents P W Good M N Smaltz visit Winchester and Marlboro. Mrs C H Snapp visits relatives in Winchester. Rose Janney visits Washington and Baltimore.
The local exemption board has received application blanks for furloughs for soldiers to assist on farms during harvest. Farmers must specify the soldier’s name rank unit location farm type acreage crops and other farm data. The soldier joins the application and must approve it with the commanding officer. Furlough length equals the time needed for farm labor before returning to cantonment.
R Gray Williams a renowned Winchester lawyer accepts invitation from the Ladies Memorial Society to speak on the fifty fourth anniversary of the battle of New Market. The La dies' Memorial Society event is set for Wednesday May 15 1918 with Williams known as a popular public speaker.
An advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming they preserve vitality in old age by aiding body organs and counteracting incipient disease. The premium ether warns against imitations and guarantees refund if unsatisfied, noting worldwide use and physician endorsement.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid calomel for liver cleansing and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It claims the product cleanses the liver, reduces headache and dizziness, improves mood and digestion, and can be given to children with a money back guarantee.
The article promotes a lemon skin beautifier made by mixing the juice of two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It claims to whiten and soften skin, reduce freckles and tan, and advises straining pulp and daily application to face neck arms and hands for months of use at low cost.
Messrs Hodgson and Brown of West Water Street display a Wal tham chronometer in their show window. The precision timepiece is dust and waterproof with mahogany case and gold trim and can be carried on ships. It kept time to within sixty one hundredths of a second over three months.
Trustee announces sale of a 221 acre Frederick County farm on Parkinsons Mill Road near Winchester. The property, improved with a barn, is offered at public auction April 20, 1918, at 11 am with terms: one third cash and balance in equal annual payments or all cash. Trustee Blackburn Smith.
An old warned piece cautions against wearing high heels causing corns and suggests using Freezone drops to remove corns or calluses. It advises asking a druggist for a quarter ounce and claims quick relief without harming surrounding skin. Clip and pin for reference.
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and related disorders. Claims to improve appetite and banish dull lingering feelings and lists retailers selling the product.
In a reflective column the writer argues most people face consequences aligned with their choices while the successful acknowledge their fortunes. The piece uses anecdotes to illustrate how fate rewards foresight and effort, contrasting hardship with earned outcomes.
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