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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
4
The Evening Star informs readers of postal service details in Winchester Virginia with subscription prices set: one year in advance three dollars, six months one dollar fifty, three months seventy five cents, and one month twenty five cents.
The Boston Globe discusses Cuba joining World War I after declaring war on Germany a day after the United States. It notes Cuba’s friendship expressed through plans to build steel freighters for the merchant marine and highlights trade figures with the United States totaling 450 million dollars. The piece contrasts imperial trade costs with freedom, recalling U.S. earlier actions in Cuba.
Walt Mason recalls a budding acre embellishment for a wartime plot yet faces neighborly cautions about roaming hedges and hungry animals. The humorous verse paints a gardener’s toil, pest worries, and rustic encouragement with playful dialect and rural scenes.
Representative De He Otro heads the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and has refused to grant hearings to Irishmen on any phase of matters, signaling a cautious stance on allied questions.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a preparation for pregnancy, claiming it eases nausea nervousness and pains. It argues the product strengthens and softens abdominal muscles and ligaments, easing birth with less danger. The copy promotes a booklet and a drugstore bottle as a guide to motherhood.
The Richmond Times Dispatch reflects a view that Ireland’s home rule dispute threatens British security and risks American interference in another nation’s affairs. It notes American sympathy shifts to Britain as the ally in a struggle for existence and urges postponement of Irish settlement until civilization’s cause is resolved.
Representative William Atkinson Jones of Virginia's First district died in his Washington apartment on Tuesday after a second stroke of paralysis. He was 69, served 391st in Congress, and was long prominent in Winchester and area.
Washington April 19 officials expect a solution to the aircraft problem and a related Shipping Board action within 48 hours. Edward Stetinius will take a post on the Aircraft Board similar to Charles M Schwab at the Shipping Board, with Howard E Coffin likely remaining as chairman but sharing authority.
In Trone Virginia on April 17 a series of social visits unfold. Lehring Hook and E L Hook plus J W Herrell from Gore attend Camp Lee family day and return by Monday. Local couples Chapman and Cooper host and visit friends while Madeline Muse returns to Stephens City after Easter.
Peterson promotes Ointment to clear pimples blemishes and skin disease promising a clear soft complexion in a week. The ad claims a 25 cent box or 30 cent price after December 1st and offers money back if it fails with pharmacist backing.
An advertisement touts Dr Eds Olive Tablets as a calomel free laxative for quick constipation relief. It claims they soothe the bowels and liver without forcing unnatural action and notes a pleasant taste with sugar coated olive tablets sold at 5c per box.
An old ad offers a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Cathartic Tablets. Readers are instructed to enclose a five cent payment and their name and address to Foley & Co. at 2835 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, Illinois.
A locally funded food administration sign over the county courthouse front door draws attention. Painted by a focal artist, the extra large sign contains pointed slogans on food conservation and inspires observers to comply with the messages.
Washington April 19 Congress hears frequent calls for less talk and more action in war plans. Leaders hope to clear key items within sixty days including army draft reform sedition sabotage and wheat price measures. The draft bill moved by the House shifts quota bases to class one manpower.
An advice column warns against soaps and shampoos due to high alkali that dries hair. It recommends plain mixed coconut oil as a pure, greaseless, inexpensive alternative available at drug stores. To use, dampen hair and rub in about a teaspoonful for lasting softness.
Conrad Cannon, 23, committed suicide at his parents home in Green Spring West Virginia by shooting himself through the breast with a 32 calibre revolver in his bedroom. He had been ill for about six months and his poor health is believed to have driven the act. He was engaged to be married and would have left for camp soon.
Train notices list multiple westward and southbound departures from Norfolk and Western on January 27 1918. Details include Pullman parlor cars brimming through Bristol Shenandoah and Roanoke with connections to Memphis and Philadelphia. W C Saunders is the general passenger agent and B P VIII is the traffic manager.
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