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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1918
Page
3
The influenza epidemic disrupted stock and forced direct shipping to retailers in affected districts, but rising small parcel orders overwhelmed capacity. To restore efficiency the company resumes shipping through jobbers with two monthly shipments, offering double last year's quantity per jobber and urging continued small lot distribution.
The article notes Saturday as the shortest day with sunrise to sunset about 9 hours 12.6 minutes and contrasts it with June 21 the longest day at 15 hours 6 minutes. It records sun rise and set times, mentions a roughly 5 hours 53 minutes difference, and states winter began yesterday per the almanac.
General Groener, succeeding Ludendorff as first quartermaster, has sent an ultimatum to the Ebert government warning he will occupy Berlin unless order is restored quickly, according to reports from the German frontier.
Mrs. Emma Britt of Texarkana Texas reports being tired nervous and run down yet Virol restored her strength and eased nervousness enabling her to care for her chickens and work. The ad promotes Virol as a tonic using meats cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and phosphorus. Available from druggists nationwide.
The United Brethren Church will render the Christmas program on Wednesday evening at 7 30. It promises good music recitations and a strong children’s program. All are invited to attend all services.
In Winchester Corporation Court Mrs Laura Bell moves to appoint Stewart Bell as administrator of Dr Peter William Miller. Rev Dr G L Miller the late administrator had settled most accounts, leaving stock transfers to be completed. Bell gave bond for $3000.
Waldo M. Anderson of Company D, One Hundred and Twelfth Supply Train, writes from Weils bek e Belgium to his father John L. Anderson of 528 South Main street. He plans to return home by Christmas and describes travel through Bigla France and Belgium.
Paris Dec 23 Various developments strain the American peace mission as President Wilson grows anxious over proposals to have the United States police the Balkan states for the Czecho-Slovaks during the probation period and to oversee Russia. German propaganda seeks to sow rifts between American envoys and European representatives, but the propagandists’ claims are denied as baseless.
The forecast from the Weather Bureau covers December 23 to 28. For the Middle Atlantic states it predicts rain and warmth on Monday, more rain midweek, temperatures returning to normal, and likely fair conditions toward the weekend.
The Christ Church Christmas program by the Sunday school will occur at the parish house at 5 o clock tomorrow afternoon. Special Christmas Day services include Holy Communion at 7 30 a m and morning prayer with communion at 11 o clock with special music by the choir. Public invitation extended to all.
John H. Miller was charged by his wife Ethel Miller with failure to support her and their two children. In police court he was found not fully contributing during his absence from home and was ordered to post a bond of 150 dollars for one year to furnish 18 dollars every two weeks to support his wife and children.
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