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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1919
Page
2
Advertises a February 1 removal sale near the storeroom on Farm Street next to a crenery. Lists low prices on coats hats muslin underwear and socks, with items like ladies handkerchiefs and dresses marked down. Promises spring goods and special bargains, urging readers to see Wednesday ad and note the sale.
A sled carrying 15 youths collided with a car on Plocatti street in Dover. Allemony suffered arm injuries and facial bruises but doctors say not seriously hurt. initial reports of fatality were denied as crowds gathered near the scene.
A munitions worker seeking wartime medical exemption catalogs ailments from lung and liver disease to gout and neurasthenia. The paper also notes a dramatic “Last Request” scene with lynching talk and a condemned man, plus a retraced return of a Baker to the Hannah More Academy with her mother visiting Baltimore friends.
The Martinsburg city council discussed street lighting as the Potomac Light and Power Company contract nears expiration. It decided to accept sealed proposals from both firms and have the recorder notify each company head when bids are ready for consideration.
An old advertisement touts Pape is Cold Compound to relieve stuffed head and runny nose every two hours with three doses. It claims to open passages relieve headache feverishness sore throat sneezing and restores ease. Sold for two cents at Graig store.
Note the unclear advertisement text discussing rheumatism and possible remedies. It mentions soreness stiffness and weather exposure effects, with an unclear instruction to consult a druggist for a Steen product. The garbled source provides no clear names or dates.
Special Commissioners announce sale of the late C. B. Cordner dyeing and cleaning plant on Winchester Avenue Martinsburg. The two story brick building with boilers tanks and modern equipment will be sold at public auction at 1:30 PM at the county courthouse front doorBerkeley County. Possession after court confirmation at the January term. Inspection allowed before sale. R H Boyd and Allen B Nol Special Commissioners.
An old-time testimonial from Mrs C A Hall of Salem Virginia endorses Nerv Worth ton ic sold at Miller's Drug Store in Winchester. The ad promises a money back guarantee if the tonic fails to help nerve sufferers.
William G Cooper filed a bill through attorney J C Snyder to annul his marriage to Mary V Cooper. He alleges Mary was already married to John D H Ramsey when they wed in Winchester Virginia in 1904. Cooper married May 30 1968 and says she abandoned him in 1914. Ramsey is alleged to be still living.
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit court of Frederick County on December 23, 1918. Wy withers and A L Withers are listed as plaintiffs in the record.
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