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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1917
Page
3
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to promote a youthful look by cleansing impurities and stimulating the liver. The message emphasizes ease of use and liver health with the olive colored tablets marketed by Ohio physicians.
Congress presses toward conscription with votes 397 to 24 in the House and 81 to 8 in the Senate. Wilson authorized to draft 500000 into federal service by Sept 1 and 500000 more within a year if needed. Exemptions cover farmers, essential war workers, ministers and teachers. registration to be set at local precincts with a draft appeals process.
Ken from the list notes that the first draft of 500000 will be drawn in a juror like manner. The comment suggests a random selection process to ensure fairness and transparency in the initial allocation.
The Star lists daily market quotations with limited liability for errors. Retail and wholesale prices are shown for winter wheat flour, corn meal, rye, butter, eggs, and chicken, including variations for retail or wholesale and country estimates.
These markets are corrected as of closing on the day preceding publication. Prices cover butter creamery eggs live poultry cattle hay corn and sheep with varied quotes for dairy products, poultry, cattle grades, hay and corn. Mrs W H Reed and child are visiting Baltimore for several weeks.
The American oil tanker Vacuum from New York was sunk by a German submarine. Captain S. S. Harris led 34 crew, including American gunners. a naval lieutenant and nine others are missing. Survivors say 18 men landed from a lifeboat. details released in London and Washington.
Private Willey of Company T, Second Virginia Regiment, was brought to Memorial Hospital with a foot wound from a revolver discharged accidentally by a comrade while cleaning the weapon. The injury is not serious. This marks the second guard duty injury in the company after Bugler Wood.
Mothers are urged to use California Syrup of Figs to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels of constipated children. The advertisement claims a sweet laxative effect, gentle for babies and adults, with a 50 cent bottle and warnings about counterfeits.
Mr. C P Denit clerk of Roanoke County Circuit Court was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash on the Valley pike near Edinburg last week. He is much improved at Memorial Hospital where he was taken after the accident and hopes for recovery are high.
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