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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
3
An advertisement touts a remedy by Dr F Maven for liver and bowel ailments claiming to restore health in women. It markets tonics at 10 and 25 cents per bottle, promising normal action and removal of waste and toxins.
Captain Louis McCoy Nulton commands the battleship Pennsylvania escorting the presidential party. About 25 destroyers will form the convoy with a rendezvous 25 miles from France’s coast as American battleships battle cruisers and destroyers await. Captain Nulton, a Winchester native, formerly commanded Annapolis Naval Academy. His wife and two daughters joined him in Winchester during winter at Mrs Evans’s home on North Main street. Vice-Admiral Gleaves arranged the voyage and is a familiar figure in Winchester.
J. W. Polk of Coraopolis Pennsylvania reports severe nighttime pain and inability to lie down. He states three doctors failed to help until starting Foley Kidney Pills three weeks ago, noting marked improvement for kidney bladder and back trouble. Sold everywhere.
Prayerful remembrance for Charlies L Stine who departed this life October 31, 1918 age one month. Though gone to the grave we sorrow not for the Saviour guides us with mercy and love. By his parents MR and MRS EDW STINE.
Mr and Mrs J R Stotelmyer and two daughters Evelyn Anita and Vivian living at 118 South Market Street narrowly escaped asphyxiation from gas leaking from a coal stove. Mrs Stotelmyer and Vivian Roberta were most seriously affected and for an hour appeared near death before revival. All family members fell ill but recovered by about 4 AM. Mr Stotelmyer works as assistant manager at Lewis Jones Knitting Company.
Secretary of War Baker was asked by the Senate military affairs committee to explain delays in casualty lists. He will appear before the committee tomorrow to outline why relatives and friends often learn of soldiers wounded or killed in action from other sources before government notification.
The ceremony honors Captain Conrad and suffering soldiers as Lieut. T. Russell Cather recalls his leadership and the respect of his men. He notes Conrad’s effect on disciplining and inspiring recruits toward soldierly life. The Star Job Office advertises its printing services.
Senator Cummins prepared a resolution to create a special committee of eight, four Republicans and four Democrats, to diligently inquire into all facts of the peace negotiations and report findings to the Senate. Other senators plan speeches on the President’s policy as sessions open next week.
Catherine Dempsey 39 of 834 West Fayette Street is hospitalized in Franklin Square after being found unconscious, soaked, near a pond off Franklin Road. Police suspect she jumped into the shallow pond, then crawled out, becoming exposed and despondent after losing her job at a skirt factory. She has no local relatives. a sister lives in Berryville, Virginia.
In Bearsville West Virginia M T Davis, a leading merchant, recalls a midnight croup case where Foley's Honey and Tar aided a small child. He notes the remedy was effective and widely sold. The item is marketed as a trusted cough and flu treatment.
An advertisement promotes Zemo as a safe antiseptic liquid to stop itching and clear skin. It claims Zemo treats acne pimples rashes and blackheads, with overnight improvement in minor cases. Available from druggists in 35 cents or 1.00 for an extra large bottle from The E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
Canton Ohio Mrs Marie Boyd writes that two doctors said she needed an operation for female troubles but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her, allowing her to do housework. She urges others to try the remedy before surgery and offers to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynch Mass.
A chronic woman shopper bought embroidery in a store and asked to have the item held until the next day. She later could not recall who waited on her and questioned a salesgirl who confirmed the sale.
Fragmentary text references a Bragieid regulator, a deteat Atlanta event, and a resting person named as a friend. The note mentions safety and a place, with unclear context and several garbled phrases about a mother and prison.
An 1918 decree in Middletown State Bank v. Johnson refers the matter to a Master Commissioner in Chancery to appraise the realty of J. D. Johnson of Frederick County Virginia. The commissioner will report heirs unpaid taxes and other pertinent facts and publish two weeks notice in Winchester newspapers before proceedings on December 11, 1918.
Fragmentary line reflects a moral reminder that time delays cannot avert future consequence. It hints at personal development and eventual accountability for choices made.
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