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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia lists subscription options: one year in advance three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five, and one month twenty five cents. The paper is published daily except Sunday and consolidated with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times. It is entered at Winchester Virginia postal service.
The German War Office reports American operations in Lorraine near the Rhine Marne Canal with three killed five wounded and twelve captured. An official censored summary notes American batteries harassing enemy trenches as air activity increases and claims growing American combat effectiveness and persistence in the war effort.
Sanitary notice urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle inside cleansing for feverish children. Warns against counterfeit syrups and instructs to buy from CaliforniaFig Syrup Company, with full directions on each bottle. Also comments on road funding and local Virginia notes.
A dialogue of harsh winter conditions. The speaker laments shrieking wind, thick river ice, and a cold hovel stacked with snow. They note burning coal rapidly and shoveling as another storm approaches, yearning for a hot summer day.
Analyzing winter weather in the Mississippi Valley and eastern states, experts say heavy snow delays industry but may protect wheat, conserve moisture, and improve the spring crop. A stronger wheat harvest could lift national wealth as Allied success in war hinges on agriculture.
The DIT bill introduced in the State Legislature proposes turning over Valley Turnpike to the state and abolishing tollgates. It highlights two attractive prospects including a three-track extension north and south from the state line.
Marlboro Virginia notes recap social visits and local movements. Mr H E Shull and family spent Sunday with N Clagett. Mrs Mitchell Roux visited F H Shull at Middletown. J E Baker visited S G Jamison. Ethel Martin recovering from pneumonia. W H Shanholtz spent Friday in Winchester on business. H E Shull in Winchester on business. Raymond Long of Canada is mentioned in brief.
Fragmented lines describe a constitutional challenge and a coach of men women and children. A claim promises money back if the promised help is not received, tied to Miller's Church and a storm event.
Mr and Mrs James Boggs visited Mr and Mrs J W Lina bure while visiting his uncle William F Long on Sunday.
Four men from Winchester to Brownstown walk three miles atop deep snow after their Baltimore and Ohio train became stuck three miles from Winchester. They faced hurricane winds and subzero temperatures as they pressed on to reach the city.
Chief Engineer Walker M Ajond of the Winchester and Western Rail road and Fred Robinson of the Robinson Cold Storage Corp aided Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers to dig an inbound train out of drifts three and a hat miles from Winchester. Bond's fifty men and Robinson's twenty plus ice plant workers freed the track and the train reached Winchester by nine that night. Help Uncle Sam pay a Liberty bond through a wartime appeal.
Mrs. George C. Meade of White Post Virginia died January 29 at 10 30 p m Their family and the community mourn a devoted wife mother and helper Her funeral was at Meade Memorial Church with many friends and flowers all through the service Her faith and service were praised as she rests from her labors in faith and love.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use remedy that darkens gray hair evenly and naturally. It promises quick results with dampened brush application and warns it is not a medical cure.
A reader recounts chronic kidney trouble and relief after trying a remedy. The testimony notes previous illness and fatigue, with claims of improved energy and health following the treatment.
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