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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
3
The Harrisonburg News-Record notes Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Sencindiver and their two children will move from the city to Calverton Fauquier County after visiting Winchester relatives. He leaves nine years as Chesapeake Western Railroad train dispatcher, to be replaced by his brother J F Sencindiver.
Erastus Baker aged 74 from Whitacre walked 15 miles from his home to Winchester to purchase 3000 in Liberty bonds. He practices bread made only from cornmeal and buckwheat, saving his wheat for the allies. He is a longtime Whitacre resident and precinct registrar who plans to invest more when crops improve.
Subscriptions to the third Liberty loan were approaching two billion dollars with official tallies from twelve federal reserve districts reporting 1 837 868 250 dollars in subscriptions.
Mrs. A J Sager of 210 North Kent Street touts Dreco as relief for indigestion rheumatism and run down health. She claims two bottles cured her and invites inquiries at her home, noting broad Southern reports of similar benefit. Dreco is described as plant based and sold at modern drug stores including Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Fifty privates and non commissioned officers assigned from various units left for the United States to speak in behalf of the third Liberty loan. They were chosen for speaking ability and commanding appearance as part of the Army in France April 25 report.
An old advertisement touts Peptiron iron tonic as easily absorbed and fully assimilable. It claims benefits for anemia, paleness, nerve debility, and brain fatigue, with chocolate-coated pills and two tablets after meals suggested for rapid results. Prepared by C. L. Hood Co. Lowell Mass.
A crowd gathers at Round Hill School in Chambersville for the third Liberty loan drive led by John W. Larrick Jr. and speaker T. Russell Cather. Subscriptions rise after songs and recitations, with finalizing pledges by the ladies’ committee. Next event set for Willite Hall with Leslie D. Kline. further meetings listed for Winchester Branson's School Fawcett's Gap Gore and Mt. Williams. Thrift stamps teach one to save.
Trammer W Splown of Stephens City waived his draft exemption to let a close friend, also exempt, go to camp on May 2. The case arose after a physician urged exemption for Splown to care for his destitute mother in New Jersey, but Splown chose his friend’s front line duty over his own exemption while his brother serves in France.
The notice highlights Moling and Seal offering white materials advertised on the south page. It notes product availability and potential contact or order details implied by the advertisement.
Free of charge sample bottle of Green's August Flower available at Miller's Drug Store. The medicine claims digestive relief and gentle laxative action after fifty years of use, with the note that indigestion and stomach disorders stem from stomach issues. For sale in civilized countries.
An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Dandeliche as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It asserts the product cleanses a neglected scalp, stops itching, and then after a week shows new downy hair growth and glossy, abundant hair.
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