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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1918
Page
5
A vintage newspaper ad extols S S S as a reliable blood purifier sold by druggists for over fifty years. It offers free medical advice from the Swift Specific Co Medical Director and promotes maintaining pure blood with this “honest old medicine.”
The second annual Boy Scouts of America service in Winchester drew a large crowd after shifting from the scout cabin to the Empire Theater due to bad weather. Flags of France England and America adorned the stage while the Scout Band of Washington performed as the audience gathered.
An old advertisement touts Calotabs as the modern calomel substitute. One Calotab at bedtime with water cleanses the system by morning, removing cold symptoms without salts or nausea. Sold sealed for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
Scoutmaster L. Marshall Baker led an afternoon program with responsive readings and familiar hymns sung by the audience and the Washington Band. Speaker Gray Williams called the Boy Scout movement instrumental to youth character and praised Baker and his associates for their work with Winchester boys.
Mrs William A Merritt formerly Elise Oldham arrived in Winchester to visit her mother Mrs E C Oldham on West Piccadilly Street. She last visited since her marriage about a year ago to Commander Merritt of the United States Navy now pay director at the Charleston W Va naval armor plant. Capt James K McCann, confined at home in Stephenson by illness, remains seriously ill and weak due to age.
Irvinn Arnold of Standard Oil narrowly escaped drowning in Back Creek on North Frederick road when an undertow of water and mud trapped four horses. Two riders were pulled under by a flooded ford but resurfaced. Arnold freed the team, then rode a horse to shore as the oil wagon remained stranded in the stream.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia the estate of Nelson Ashton is referred to a Master Commissioner to report on realty and personalty value shares, division feasibility, creditor accounts, unpaid taxes, and any other pertinent matters. A listening date May 22, 1918 is set at the Commissioner’s Office in Winchester.
The Gainesboro graded school and local residents gathered at Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Holland's home to honor Rev. Co. V. Van Der Linden of the M. E. Church South on his retirement. They presented him with a gift and expressed appreciation for his service.
Mrs Luther Beckley and several couples from Martinabung visit the Falk and Yeakley homes on Highland avenue to attend the third Liberty loan parade. The event promotes rapid purchase of Liberty bonds with the slogan He who buys quickly buys twice.
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