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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
4
The Morning News item reports consolidation with The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror creating a unified publication. Editors plan shared resources and syndicate content while maintaining distinct local sections for readers.
Reports from the District Nurse Association detail homemade infant and child garments sent to support Belgian relief and New York relief circles. A total of 456 garments distributed with funds remaining, while October influenza relief saw 4238 patient visits and 112 nursing calls.
Mrs H B McCormac reports on 77 schools in the county with 22 active units. Winchester High School devotes 700 hours monthly to home service, scrap books, quilts, and dolls for soldiers and refugees. Juniors produce scrap books, quilts, and relief bags. Welltown and others report strong activity and funds donated for orphans and convalescent care.
Special commissioners announce a public sale of four tracts of land located near Stan Tollary Post Office in Frederick County Virginia. The sale occurs January 15, 1919 at noon in Winchester County Court House. Terms require one third cash down with two equal annual installments, rest secured by deeds of trust and insurance.
C T Clift, a Portsmouth Navy Yard machinist, endorses the herbal medicine Dreco after relief from indigestion and fatigue. He reports “results” from regular use and urges others to try it. Dreco is available at local pharmacies including Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Marksville Louisiana resident Mrs Alice Johnson reports one year of constant back and side pain improved after taking Cardui. She states she regained strength and could straighten up after a full bottle and continued use to full health. Cardui advertised for female complaints. NC 133
Mr and Mrs Ray R Riser and their son John Riser moved from Harrisonburg Virginia to Brunswick Maryland this week. The husband will continue with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mrs Riser is the daughter of Mr Joseph Aithey of Winchester.
Private Herbert F. Tomlin of Berryville Clarke County is listed among soldiers wounded slightly in France in the War Department casualty list.
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