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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1917
Page
2
An advertisement touts a home made cough syrup costing about one fifth of ready made remedies. It promotes Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract claiming fast throat and lung relief, with directions and a money back guarantee from Pinex Fort Wayne Indiana.
The District Nurse Association reports 335 visits on November ninth including tuberculosis patient care and infant welfare. A note requests donations of tooth brushes soap wash cloths and towels to meet daily needs. M. K. Strickler District Nurse lists office hours 2 to 3 pm at the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building Room 9.
A Columbus Ohio man reports relief from itching piles after using a single 25c box of Peterson's Ointment. The maker boasts cures for eczema and skin diseases and offers a 30c price after December 1st with a money back guarantee through druggists.
Washington December 11 The Food Administration asks retailers to price potatoes by the pound not the bushel Hoover supports small merchants Also notes some markets misquote prices by bushel causing confusion and reports of high costs stem from the shift to hundredweight and pound pricing
A Tokyo magazine hails the Ishii Lansing agreement as ending fears of a US Japan war. It says ominous warnings were like mosquito voices, and credits statesmen with clarifying conditions and guiding fairness on immigration without discrimination.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe long trusted blood purifier with over 40 years of use. It claims general satisfaction and remarkable results for weak and run-down people of all ages and promotes it as a tonic that aids digestion and enriches the blood.
Deported Belgians report that in Flanders women and children are drafted into labor brigades under military supervision. They build roads load trains clear rubble and houses ruined by air raids work in airplane camps and at defensive works. Boys age twelve and thirteen are taken from homes to work near the front.
Diphtheria outbreak hits the Henry family near Hallstown. Mrs Henry and three children are ill as five year old Hunter dies after catching the disease. Mr Henry, lacking household help, handles nursing and chores alone.
The judge's room in City Hall will host the Advisory Board session from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for registrants needing help. About 1400 registrants must return the questionnaire within seven days of mailing, with some mailed on December 15. Registrants should study the questions upon receipt to answer accurately when meeting the board.
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