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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia Post Office as second class mail matter, confirming its mailing status and eligibility for local distribution.
In a windy vignette poet Walt Mason recalls aging, townsfolk, and a weary world as he and graybeards sip cider under a fig tree. The piece laments modern habits, motor cars, cigars, and lively nights, ending with Mason’s signature tone and satire.
A large audience is urged to attend a free Citizens Rally at the Auditorium with prominent speakers and soothing music. The event aims to educate attendees on community opportunities and benefits for every resident, with no costs or obligations. Members from Winchester and Frederick County plan to participate.
The ad explains mixing the juice of two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint lemon skin beautifier. Strain through fine cloth to remove pulp and store for months. It claims lemon juice bleaches freckles sallowness tan and acts as a skin softener and beautifier. Obtain three ounces orchard white at a pharmacy and grocer to mix.
Public health notice promotes California Syrup of Figs as a remedy for biliousness in children. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful to relieve stomach, liver and bowels, promising quick relief and a clean, playful child. Warns against counterfeit syrups and advises seeking the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
A child safety warning from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad police. The verse urges kids to avoid crossing tracks at any time and to stay off freight cars and yards. It cautions against hopping trains and playing near stations, reiterating that trains can cause serious injuries.
London April 27 Premier Lloyd George declared at Guild Hall that the allies are winning the war. He cited British losses of 84 guns up to June 1915 and, since then, no guns captured by the Germans. He noted 400 German guns captured and a ten to one ratio of allied prisoners taken.
A continuation notes a flag made to create a better effect than a draped flag. The piece reflects on how display choices convey respect and solemnity at a public or ceremonial event.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy linked to improved appetite and skin tone. It claims the product is a substitute for calomel and was developed after years of patient study.
On Memorial Day the flag is half staff from sunrise to noon and full staff from noon to sunset. When mourning the flag is raised to full and, if lowering, raised to full again before final lowering.
The attorneys for the successful party James B. Russell challenged the commissioners over deleting most of a report and substituting talk of a preexisting contract with the railroad. The contract allegedly planned diversions of water on the Russell farm and lower property to benefit livestock, with the railroad claiming it would raise the award from 2000 to 4000 due to work and fencing costs.
A local ad touts Winchester as the world’s best corn remedy sold at Livick’s Drug Store. Franck Baker and Son promote the product, claiming it quickly removes corn pain with a simple treatment.
A list of early 20th century convention and excursion dates across multiple cities including Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Dallas Detroit Kansas City Louisville Minneapolis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Rochester St Louis and more. Organizations include Rotary, National Electric Light Association, B nai B rith, Eagles, Lutheran Church US, Presbyterian Church US, Baptist Convention, BPO Elks, and others with dates ranging May to September.
Readers urged to drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The routine allegedly cleanses toxins and sour fermentations, improves appetite, and brightens the cheeks, claiming quick health benefits.
Voters are urged to pay poll taxes by May 5 to participate in the upcoming primary and regular elections. The notice stresses civic duty and warns that delayed payments may bar many citizens from voting.
Descriptions from Paris report the West Flanders artillery duel between Allied and German forces has peaked with both sides firing all guns. Analysts expect a likely infantry assault as pressure grows in Monthy Gavrelle and surrounding sectors where German counterattacks have been most intense.
Health advice by W. M. Grantier M D suggests liver inactivity underlies fatigue headaches and poor appetite. He warns against alcohol tea and coffee, promotes hot water lemon mornings and outdoor activity, a vegetable laxative like Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and Anuric for uric acid buildup to ease rheumatic pains and gout.
Stockholm dispatches report famine and labor unrest across Germany as workmen lack sufficient food. Leading papers note expanding strikes despite official denials and warn labor troubles threaten the military situation. Demonstrations in industrial towns resemble pre revolutionary Russia unrest.
A fragmentary quote hints at illness affecting leadership as a business story is prepared for publication under a business troubles heading. The excerpt references public notice in papers and a candid view from an unnamed speaker about causagement and disruption.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician s prescription for kidney and bladder diseases. It claims long standing reputation and quick results with bottles priced at 50c and 1 00 available at drugstores.
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