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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
2
Local store advertises large sale items including bed comforts at reduced buy cost, white spreads, hundreds of children's books, 25c to 35c paperbacks, fancy china, ladies coats at 4.19, and Xmas cards and ribbons. Customers urged to visit to see deals and participate in profit sharing.
Wm. G. Hardy as cashier swears to the truth of a bank statement totaling 2 815 258 42 dollars for the State of Virginia Frederick County. The document bears attestations from Directors John W. Rice W. S. Hiett Lewis F. Cooper and is sworn before Notary Public Hilda B. Dean on November 28 1917 with commission through March 20 1921.
A local appeal explains bridge grafting as a free, patent unrestricted method to save orchards damaged by field mice and rabbits. It urges farmers to contact the Department of Agriculture for information and to protect trees with their own material at no cost. The author stresses food production and American resolve in a national peril.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla before meals and Peptiron after meals as improving blood purity and nerve strength. It claims the combination yields fourfold benefits for those with impure blood and weak nerves, endorsing Hood's Pills if a laxative is needed.
Mrs A J Sager of Winchester Virginia testifies that after two bottles of Dreco her indigestion rheumatism and run-down condition disappeared she sleeps better and gained weight. The note invites others to visit Miller's Drug Store for the Dreco advocate and health evaluation.
An examining physician for a major life insurance firm warns that kidney trouble is common and many applicants are rejected without realizing they have the disease. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as an herbal remedy, with sample bottles offered for ten cents by Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY.
A testimonial letter praises Peterson's Ointment for healing a running sore after three weeks of use. The ad extols quick relief for eczema and other skin issues and notes a price of 30 cents after December 1st with claims of broad effectiveness.
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