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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1915
Page
6
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable tonic is marketed as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation with a money back guarantee.
Washington reports the government cook book Oysters The Food That Has Not Gone Up by H. H. Moore deputy commissioner of fisheries. The book presents one hundred recipes and notes oysters as a low-cost animal food whose price has stayed steady for twenty five years with production keeping pace with population.
Richard Emmett formerly of this city arrived from West Virginia after a summer in New England and will teach for six months at Randolph Macon College in Ashland Virginia He will teach several branches then attend the University of Virginia to complete civil and mining engineering studies He is a native of Sussex England and has many local friends
Lyman Howe appears Thursday September 9 at Empire Theater in a travelogue on the Panama Canal and world expositions. The program includes Howe’s film presentations of San Francisco and San Diego scenes celebrating the canal completion.
The Union Sunday school picnic planned for last Saturday in Saunders woods east of Stephens City is moved to Friday September 3 due to rain. The event remains hosted by the Union Sunday school with the same location.
A letter to The Star dated August 28 1915 from O Miller Winchester Virginia argues for better city country cooperation over the new Winchester traffic ordinance. He notes farmers face harmonization issues with hitching horses and loading in town and urges practical adjustments to ease business travel for rural residents without breaking the law.
Beginning September first all traffic on the Valley Turnpike becomes one way due to identification and collection issues. Rates are Touring cars 6 per gate, runabouts 4 per gate, motorcycles 2 per gate each way with discounted 40 trip tickets offered to local residents through Shirley Carter, Director of Valley Turnpike Company in Winchester Virginia.
The Winchester post office is advised of new parcel post rules starting September 1. Fourth class mail may be insured up to its value with limits: $5 per case for 3 cents, $25 for 5 cents, $50 for 10 cents, or $100 for 26 cents, with no registration.
A dubious remedy text urges reliance on a bhottie of Chamber lain é lihiment and associated affections as a fast path to healing a sprained ankle. The source promises recovery in much less time than regular care and emphasizes faith over standard treatment.
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