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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
4
An old advertisement lists subscription options for multiple newspapers including The Evening Star and Morning News. It shows annual, half year, quarter year, and monthly rates, with prices like 3.00 for one year and 1.50 for six months, indicating a Winchester Virginia post office entry.
The Star announces it will cut space for communications and only publish signed letters. Writers must include their full name at the bottom of the article to be printed.
The New York Times urges rapid subscriptions to support national loans with 4 1 4 percent interest on prime security. It frames lending as a civic duty, praising cities and towns for waking up, and promises biannual repayment, framing the United States as fighting for its cause.
Fragmentary wartime sentiment urges focus on ending Prussian aggression and condemns distracting politics and personal gain. The speaker prioritizes decisive action over campaigning, commerce, and culture.
Scouts press on with activities amid rough weather and a tight schedule, led by local organizers seeking to maintain camp and event momentum for members including leaders and early participants.
Copies of a wartime prayer found in the pockets of a British Army colonel killed in Flanders on October 11 are circulating in the United States. The prayer asks for divine guidance for leaders and crews at sea and on land, comfort for the wounded, and courage for soldiers facing danger, with calls for mercy and mercy for children and families left behind.
To Merchants Jut received a car load of sugar, a car load of salt, corn meal and hominy, and a tank car of 8000 gallons water white oil plus another 8000 gallons gasoline. The firm also announces the largest stock of general merchandise groceries provisions dry goods to be found this side of the Eastern markets.
A vintage beauty note explains making a lemon skin lotion by mixing fresh lemon juice with three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint. The mix acts as a softener and brightener for face and neck, claiming to reduce freckles and tan when massaged daily.
A strong Liberty loan meeting was held last night at Bryarly School House with the Citizens' Band in concert. Troop 1 Boy Scouts led singing while Mrs. H D Fuller spoke for the women's viewpoint. Hon S Lucien Lupton urged every American to buy Liberty bonds, with additional subscriptions collected. Tonight Gainesboro hosts a rally with H S Larrick as speaker.
An advertisement from The E. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland Ohio promotes Zemo 2 by any ist as a quick eczema cure. It claims rapid relief, non greasy formula that won’t stain, with an extra large bottle offered at $1.00.
Local growers are urged to use Sherwin-Williams celebrated dry powdered lime and sulfur arsenate of lead and Insecto for all orchard spraying. The ad touts reliability economy and freight savings as reasons to purchase.
Freder ick county War Savings Stamp campaign director L R Fay says postmasters delay reports hindering totals for Richmond and headquarters. He sent weekly return cards. only ten posts replied. Fay urges all postmasters to report sales or non sales. figures include C E Wright 399 stamps and 236 thrift stamps by April 13, and Steele 24 stamps and 50 thrift. emphasis on prompt reporting to support war effort.
Cumberland Valley Street trains arrive from the town at 9 20 p m and 7 27 p m daily with Sunday service only on select routes. Gully train except Sunday. Signed by H A Riddle General Passenger Agent J H Tongh Captain.
Norfolk and Western timetable lists morning and evening trains to Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with Pullman sleepers and parlor cars. Connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Washington and Harrisburg designed for intermed iate stations and southbound special service. Information available from W C Saunders general passenger agent and R P VIII passenger traffic manager.
The timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains from Strasburg and Harrisonburg to Washington Alexandria and beyond. Key departures include No 23 daily to Harrisonburg arriving 9 30 am, No 49 daily arrives 2 00 pm, No 21 Saturday Sunday to Harrisonburg arriving 10 40 pm, No 14 daily to Washington arriving 10 50 am, and No 28 daily to Washington arriving 9 15 pm with buffet parlor cars. Also an 24 daily local from Harrisonburg to Strasburg arriving 7 30 pm. Debutts, Div Pass Agent, Washington. DC.
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