Muslin Underwear Sale Promises Low Prices Now
Local advert promotes a large stock of muslin underwear for ladies and children at old prices. Shoppers urged to buy now to save from higher costs later.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
2
Local advert promotes a large stock of muslin underwear for ladies and children at old prices. Shoppers urged to buy now to save from higher costs later.
The notices describe two separate trusteeship sales in Winchester Virginia. First, a frame house at 632 Highland Avenue fronting fifty feet on Highland to be sold Sept 3 1918 at 11 am with one third cash and rest in two annual installments at 6 percent interest, secured by a deed of trust. Second, a tract of land of about 95 acres in Frederick County near 14 miles from the sponge seer oft er, with a new frame dwelling and apple orchard, to be sold Sept 7 1918 at 11 am with similar payment terms. Both sales are led by trustee Warren Rich and arise from deeds dated 1914 1916.
The Winchester & Western Railroad Co announces its annual stockholders meeting at Winchester Virginia offices on September 3 1918 at 10 2 m for director election and other business. The notice is signed by W W McClaine assistant secretary dated August 19 1918.
A Colier's Weekly inspired scene follows a parade of French Alpine troops marching past and stirring a man to work through a day of thrift stamps bonds and home tasks. He worries over war and contemplates staying out but resolves to endure.
William Gillette teases George H. Broadhurst about affection from sheep at his country estate. Broadhurst replies with a quip as they observe the sheep’s hunger and loyalty. A separate note shares a Des Moines man praising Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy after a fatal infant illness.
Advice column mentions working girls in Milwaukee and a physician named H. Doorey offering remedies. Fragmentary text references a Wis. address and multiple remedies or compounds, with unclear product details.
A front line tale from Pearsons Weekly notes a company sergeant major disliked for cold feet. While 20 miles behind the front in a rest camp, waterlogged ground forced a drainage trench, leading to a bold dig from the sergeants mess to the major’s dugout.
The German government installs military control at key postal hubs and stations soldiers at rail points to halt rising thefts in mail to front line troops. Youths blamed for shortages as war strains resources. calls to duty and liberty bonds feature in broader appeals amid wartime press.
J W Partridge, federal fisheries commissioner, urges Indianapolis housewives to buy sea fish. In a chat about sea trout versus lake trout, he dodges a definite verdict, saying taste decides.
A lawyer questions a witness about a nighttime disappearance. The complainant admits uncertainty about the hour, noting the thief had the watch. The exchange highlights doubt over the exact time of the incident and possession of the watch.
An advertisement touts a tiny bottle of Freezone for a few cents that claims to rid feet of hard and soft corn and calluses between toes without soreness or irritation, inviting readers to try it with assurance and no humbug.
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