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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
4
A blended digest from Morning News, Weekly News, Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror presents brief items across local events. The consolidated page highlights community notices, brief sports notes, and small classifieds, reflecting a snapshot of regional life.
Rates listed for varying advance periods include three and six month plans. One year in advance costs $3.00, six months $1.50, three months $0.75, and one month $0.25.
The piece quotes Walt Mason and recounts a post office unclaimed letters listing for the week ending Saturday April 13 1918 in Winchester with recipients including Mrs G M Bacer Mr and Mrs G W Banks and Scott White. Postmaster J W Sibert notes 1 cent per letter.
Sherwin-Williams celebrated dry powdered lime and sulfur arsenate of lead and Insecto for all spraying. These are the best most reliable and economical orchard preparations made. They save paying freight and profit on water. Sold under a guarantee by MDSE. & Oll, CO.
A period ad notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to loosen coughs and ease expectoration and states it is excellent and available for sale by all dealers.
A woman's committee on publicity authorizes a Liberty Loan appeal urging grief and resolve as the nation undertakes a world war. It cites President Wilson's call to make the world safe for democracy and stresses personal duty to pay the loan without solicitation, defending liberty and national honor.
Winchester and Frederick county food administrators Shirley Carter and Leslie D. Kine report from the Federal Food Administration that the rule prohibiting licensed dealers from handling live or freshly killed hens from February 11 to April 13 is amended to end at midnight April 19. The special rule requiring fish be sold by weight does not apply to dealers in salt and preserved fish.
A loan of 3 000 000 dollars dated May 9 1919 matures September 15 1928 with first coupon for 129 days payable September 15 1918 and interest semi annually on March 15 and September 15. Bonds are convertible and not subject to redemption before maturity. Tax exemption same as second liberty loan. Campaign closes May 4.
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