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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
4
Old time ad copy promotes Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for rheumatic twinges and muscle soreness. It claims to ease rheumatism, sciatica, sprains, and other external pains without rubbing, with sizes 35c 70c and 1.40 available from druggists.
A detailed 19th century formula describes cooking a poison wheat bait using sulfate of strychnine, sugar, and hot water. It specifies batches of 1 to 2 pecks of wheat per mix, thorough stirring every 15 to 20 minutes, and drying the final product to a dry crumbly coating to ensure even distribution and effectiveness.
Mrs. Sweet Clary of Ante, Virginia, reports relief after taking two Foley Cathartic Tablets for a headache. She states her head stopped aching in a short time with no postuse discomfort or lingering effects.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that reseeding worn alfalfa fields is costly and usually ineffective. Best practice is to plow up the field, rotate to a cultivated crop for one or two years, then reseed alfalfa with proper soil preparation and fall planting to establish a strong root system.
Sunday school 9 30 a m sermon by Pastor 11 a m subject The Rejoicing Christian Epworth League 6 45 p m sermon 7 30 p m subject The Power of a Consecrated Life The church extends a hearty welcome.
Former Ambassador Henry Morgenthau urges Americans to aid Near East relief amid mass refugee suffering. He notes nearly a million Christians slain by Turkish oppressors and calls for disinterested American generosity as refugees face hunger and exposure.
An ad claims Cascarets end biliousness headache cold and constipation with gentle action. It urges tonight use Cascarets to rid the bowel and liver poison keeping you miserable and sick and notes the low cost.
A call to aid Armenians driven from their homes by war pleads for American relief. The author urges funding food clothing and money, arguing the United States cannot ignore the Near East refugees and must act before relief is too late. The piece frames the Armenians as worthy neighbors and cites past missionary aid as precedent.
Market page shows prices for wheat, timothy hay, mixed hay, oats, barley, eggs, creamery butter, and young chickens. Corn prices are listed as new cob yellow, with several daily corrections and regional notes including Virginia eggs and hens.
Auction offers a house and 15 acre lot on school house hill plus 1 2 acre bottom near W A Baker and Mrs Wm Oates. Property to be sold separately or as one with terms cash for personal property and 1 3 day sale with balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust. E L Hook Gore Virginia.
Real estate advertised by A. J. Oates at Fairfax Hotel lists eight room modern house with lawn and garden at 8500. seven room with utilities at 3500. six room with utilities at 1700. five room with utilities at 1450. Also a double six room house, seven room lot, eight room house, 80 acres with house and outbuildings at 1700. 25 acres with outbuildings at 700. 127 acres with house barn well at 1500. 283 acres with bark and timber at 7000.
An old advertisement urges women to write for relief and particulars about a pill claimed to be safe and dependable for irregular or delayed use. It promises not sold at drug stores and asks readers to request information by mail.
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