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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
5
Mrs L A Patterson of 1399 Kentucky St Memphis Tennessee writes that she has used Peruna for catarrhal complaints and finds it an excellent remedy. She lists a small family and tight finances but says she cannot do without Peruna especially during cough and cold season and recommends it to neighbors.
A long column reflects on a brutal marriage case and praise for a buried injured wife. It laments the law's failures, calls for a harsher whipping post for wife beaters, and urges care for children. It then shifts to Halifax Christmas sorrow, wartime 1917 woes, and a Saturday Night Thought praising hopeful resolve.
The number of men served daily by American Red Cross canteens in France has surpassed 15000 and with rapid expansion of facilities a doubling of this figure is expected within a month. The Red Cross scale also addresses tuberculosis and health promotion.
Members of the American Feed Manufacturers Association and feed producers agree to come under the control of the United States Food Administration. Forms to govern market handling of all animal and poultry feeds are being prepared.
Mrs Henry Catlett and her children received help from charitable groups in the city. District nurse Miss Strickler, through the Nurses Association, supplied twenty clothing items from the Needlework Guild and the Kings Daughters provided food and clothing. A milk ticket supported daily milk, and nurses visited frequently before the mother's death.
The United States Fuel Administration weighs a national plan for lightless nights, akin to wheatless and meatless days. Citizens would be asked to halve lighting in homes, apartments, and offices to conserve coal during the war.
Secretary of War Baker explains no general furloughs for soldiers in camps during Christmas as rail networks are overwhelmed. He cites distance from home, high costs, and the risk of breaking camp discipline with 600000 men away, plus already strained railroads from war freight and holiday rush.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and for years it was deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, from F J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, is a constitutional remedy taken internally through the blood to the mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars reward for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars J & Co Toledo Ohio.
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