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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
3
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe pleasant laxative for children and adults. It invites readers to request a free trial from Dr W B Caldwell at 8 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
The article explains ongoing sugar limits through early 1919. It notes two pounds per month and half a pound per week per person, with a possible adjustment after New Year. It highlights U S and Allied needs for army, navy, allies, and civilians, plus reduced crops and shipping shortages curbing supplies.
Reports reaching the United States Food Administration say German occupation has left French sugar mills ruined and most sugar land in German hands. The ration is about pounds per year for home use and half a pound monthly, with annual consumption at 600000 tons. Before the war France produced about 750000 tons for domestic use and export.
Blanche Bowers and Miss Dorothy Hodgson with Miss Nell Hughes have spent the past year in Detroit visiting their parents in White Post. They were joined by Mr. Joseph Smith of Detroit for a weekend at White Post.
Middletown resident Miss Emma Howard Wight is registered at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The note records her stay at the famed hotel, highlighting the social routine of travel and lodging for Miss Wight.
The United States urges a voluntary sugar allotment of two pounds per person per month while Allies face scarcity. France and Italy ration heavily and prices rise. England imposes minimal domestic sugar use. Germany retains ample home sugar though exports shrink. US wholesale price stays around 7.5 cents while allied prices climb to 10–26 cents per pound.
The article asserts women's wartime contributions prove their capability beyond traditional roles. It notes parliamentary support for voting rights, millions of women entering economic ranks, and expectations of equal pay. It mentions a training initiative for women in business and cites a humorous wartime hash anecdote. It closes with church notices for Sunrise and Mount Pleasant services by Rev. W. H. Samp.
Mrs F H Catlett of Hotel Jack receives a cablegram from her son W H Catlett in Winchester saying he has arrived in Egypt and had a fine trip. Another son, First Lieutenant J G Catlett of Fort Keogh Montana, now assigned as inspector of mounts and stockyards with headquarters in Washington.
Dr T Sutton aged 12 from West Newton Pa died of heart disease after collapsing in a skiff on the Potomac near Shepherdstown. He was rescued from the river by Dr N Burwell. Mrs Marie Roberts of West Newton and her father attended Sutton in the boat.
Visitors adopt the English practice of carrying their own sugar to cope with household limits. A two pound household allowance remains, with administrators tracking visitors to ease the sugar shortage. Carrying sugar is seen as a ready emergency measure.
In the Shenandoah River near Millville Clarence Snapp and fellow Northern Virginia River Company workers battled a whirlpool. Snapp nearly drowned during the struggle while another man from Winchester, Charles Henry Grim, also escaped with a narrow outcome.
German spy Keomi Knoppa was arrested by Swiss police in Geneva for sending girl epics into France to locate American troops. Swiss investigators also found that Knoppa was rifling the mail of French soldiers interned in Switzerland.
Secretaries Baker and Crowder set compensation for local and district draft boards. Monthly pay ranges from 500 dollars for districts with up to 1 000 registrants to 200 dollars for districts with 6 000 or more. They noted pay is a minor consideration and not equal to the value of patriotic service in running the draft.
Donald McFadden returns from a five day furlough at his parents home on South Washington street to Camp Lee Virginia. The McFadden family now has four members serving in the armed forces. Annie McFadden is in nursing service in California. John McFadden serves in the signal corps and P J McFadden Jr in the telegraph division.
A vintage ad urges girls to mix lemon juice with orchard white to create a cheap freckle and tan lotion. It claims daily application will lighten skin tones on the face arms and hands, with assurances of harmlessness and fragrant properties.
Mrs. Fannie B. Lewis of 11 Market Street Winchester says Dreco, the herbal medicine, cured her chronic stomach and bowel trouble. She gained five pounds, sleeps well, and reports improved digestion and regularity after using two bottles. The testimonial notes numerous similar reports from the area and advertises Dreco at Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Arthur N. Ritter, connected with the Funk and Son furniture and undertaking firm for fourteen years, will leave Tuesday with a local group of registrants for Camp Humphreys, Virginia. Ritter is a licensed embalmer and has had deferred classification due to dependents and a previously fractured arm.
A historical note observes English predominance in mail, noting that two thirds of letters pass through post offices and are written by writers to recipients who speak French. The fragment hints at language dynamics in communication networks of the era.
A dramatic sales appeal touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle, vegetable alternative to calomel. The ad guarantees relief from sluggish liver and constipation, promises renewed energy, and claims the product prevents salivation and bone necrosis associated with calomel.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corpora tion Court of Winchester Virginia on August 7 1918 Robert G Gibbens Administrator et al plaintiffs vs Robert G Gibbens et als defendants seek to construe the will of the late C M Gibbens administer his estate and obtain general relief Defendants Charles Gibbens Florence Gibbens Ruth Gibbens Minnie Engle Gibbens Florence Fox and John B Fox not Virginia residents must appear within fifteen days after due publication A notice to publish weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Star and post at the courthouse is ordered to protect interests final judgment by Beverley Clerk posted as required.
Winchester reader Patgte nationary engineer of 128 S Market St says Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back pain and kidney trouble. He reports powerful relief after use and recommends the product, claiming it always gives good results when kidneys are out of order.
A terse notice reports young volunteers offering aid to the government as it moves to end an ongoing crisis. Details remain fragmentary but the involvement signals broad civic backing.
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