Elks Entertain Wounded Soldiers at Thanksgiving Dinner
Sam Haines, Winchester apple exporter and Elk Lodge member, sent a telegram from New York praising Winchester Lodge and New York Mother Lodge No. 1. He notes Thanksgiving Day dinner and entertainment for over 200 wounded soldiers and sailors, with music by leading stage stars and pride in Elkdom.
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Sam Haines
New York
Winchester
W. L. Fultz
Winchester Lodge
Mother Lodge
No. 1
Nobie
Elks
Brother Pershing
Stars and Stripes
Folys Honey and Tar Promoted for Influenza and Coughs
Mrs M E Smith of Benton Louisiana reports an awful cold with a dreadful cough and credits Folys Honey and Tar with curing her. The ad claims the remedy is effective for influenza grip coughs and colds, contains no opiates, and is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.E. Smith
Benton, la
Foley
War Chest Subscription Urges Extra Funds for Reconstruction
A plea urges continued War Chest subscriptions beyond the war’s end to secure more money for postwar reconstruction work. The appeal emphasizes the ongoing need for funding to rebuild infrastructure and support returning soldiers.
The Secret of the Storm Country Promoted By Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge headlines discussion of The Secret of the Storm Country, asserting the film upholds home sanctity and teaches sacrifice. She argues the melodrama portrays mother love, loyalty, and a choice between husband or child, with showings at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. admission 14 and 17 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Talmadge
New York
Tess
Miss Talmadege
Rhodes Comerty
Thinley Kaye at Empire Tomorrow Star Ad
Clara Kimball Young presents Thinley Kaye at the Empire tomorrow night. The tale follows an infirm aristocrat and a blunt western financier as his daughter saves the family fortune and answers social prejudice with love and resolve.
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Thinley Kaye
Clara Kimball Young
Empire
Great Union Central R. A
Shirley Kaye
Miss Young
Put Return Address On Soldiers Mail
Washington December 2 under instructions issued by Postmaster General Burleson no letter will be accepted by post offices in the United States for delivery to members of the American expeditionary forces without a return address on the envelope. The order was issued at the request of the War Department so that proper disposition may be made of mail reaching France for members of the expeditionary forces returned to the United States.
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Washington
Postmacher
Burleson
United States
War Department
France
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Robert Rees
S. H. Hable
Shenandoah Valley
Bank
E. Bruce Capper
Savings Bank
The
Commercial & Savings Bank Safety and Service
Grace Miller White
Norma Talmage
Clara Kimball Yourg In
Cara K. Young Empire
Geo. Fawcett
Corlis ‘Giles
Woodward’s
Jones’ Creamery
W. Miller Fletcher
Union Bank of Winchester
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers and Opticians
West Water St
Gray & Sheetz
Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank
1918
America
Virginia
W. P. McGuire
John Keating
H. D. Fuller
H. M. Sartelle
East Piccadilly Street
Bath
Fred L. Glaize
Majestic
Bramback & Bro Stephiens
eCity
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