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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
3
Harry Ransom, a colored restaurant keeper and manager of Ransom's Dancing Academy, invites everyone especially draft eligibles to a dance Thursday evening with free refreshments in honor of the boys leaving Friday morning for Camp Lee.
Winchester native George T. Harford, 24, now serving in the United States Cavalry, trained in gas drills at Fort Blair Arizona before transferring to duty in Manila and later returning to the U.S. He joined Troop D and boasts he can don a gas mask and fire a weapon within four seconds. He is the nephew of Louis E. Harford of Winchester.
An advertisement claims Danderine cleanses dust oil from hair and scalp and stops itching while promising new hair growth after weeks of use. It urges buying Knowlton's Dandeline at a drugstore for a few cents and shows dramatic soft hair results.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla before meals with Peptiron after for quick relief of spring ailments. Claims iron-rich combination strengthens blood and nerves, supports cleansing and up-building effects during busy seasons. Recommends Hood's Pills as a safe, vegetable cathartic for biliousness or constipation.
A marriage license issued in Rockville Maryland lists Florence March Rogers 26 of Norfolk Virginia and Paul Louis Bromley 28 of Winchester. The ceremony was performed by a local minister and the couple returned to Winchester where Mrs Bromley trained as a nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Bromley is an Adams Express Company agent and son of Louis and Mrs Bromley of South Washington Street.
A Boston dispatch reports Rt. Rev. Charles Henry Brent, former Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Philippine Islands, appointed major and senior Protestant chaplain of the American expeditionary forces in France by General Pershing. Bishop Brent has many Virginia friends. Bishop John N. McCormick of Winchester is also noted for Episcopal Church war mission work in France.
Promote a healthy action of the liver and relieve biliousness with Chamberlain's Tablets. They are said to restore relish for food and banish dull, stupid feelings. For sale by all dealers.
Fruit growers in Frederick County oppose a national apple grading bill endorsed by Hon. Lucien Lupton. They warn mandatory color and size grading could force many apples into unclassified or No 2 grades, risking harvest and raising labor issues. A protest meeting is planned at Painter Hill Schoolhouse in Stephens City Saturday at 2 PM with likely follow ups in Winchester.
John J Pershing urges wartime support for the third Liberty Loan. He says every dollar subscribed is an investment in American manhood and partnership in the hardships of the trenches. He frames the loan as a patriotic test of national resolve to sustain civilization and a victorious end.
A testimonial filled ad for Peterson's Ointment claims to cure eczema piles and skin blemishes with statements from readers like Mrs. Mary Hill of Pittsburgh and A B Ruger of Racine. It urges use of the ointment priced 25 cents and notes a December 11 guarantee.
The Rev. Peter Miller a veteran Lutheran pastor died at 90 at the Wardensville parsonage after a ten week illness. He served Virginia and neighboring states, preached three to four times weekly, and led Woodstock Virginia area churches for years. Surviving sons and daughters include Dr. M. Miller of Charles Town and Mrs. Frye of Wardensville. Services were held in Woodstock beside his wife’s grave. Rev. Dr. Hutford officiated.
City Council meets tonight to settle budget and several disputed appropriations from a recent session. Engineer Hopkins will report on sewage disposal beds and may propose installing a sprinkler system to handle sewage, replacing filter beds.
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