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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Freezone a ether compound from a Cincinnati chemist that lifts corns or calluses with a few drops. It claims instant pain relief, no irritation, and that the corn loosens enough to remove by hand. Women are urged to keep it on the dresser for quick relief.
The Jacob Jones was torpedoed December 6 by a German submarine. Officers and crew attempted to save the ship but it sank eight minutes after impact. Two officers and 164 men were lost out of seven officers and 103 sailors. Survivors were picked up by the submarine after surfacing. Commander Bagley commends the crew's conduct.
Miss Virginia Anderson died at her home on South Market Street at 11 last night after a long illness from dropsy. She was 73 and leaves two nieces, Mrs. Patrick Dunn and Miss Lena Anderson. The funeral will be at 2 pm tomorrow at the house with Rev. F. M. Richardson officiating. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Her sister Miss Lucinda Anderson died recently, making the fifth death on the same block in weeks.
Shenandoah Valley National Bank directors at their meeting today elected John W. Rice president R Gray Williams vice president and chairman of the board W G Hardy cashier J Few Brown assistant cashier The same working force returns to service c M Smith W T Gore tellers A S Henkel note clerk C T Cather W A Collins E H Sni der bookkeepers Miss Susie Haines mail clerk Miss Lula Rush stenographer Kenneth Cromer runner
Mr Edgar R Hook of Frederick County attached to Company M 318th Regiment at Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia since early winter was sent to the reserve officers training camp now open at Camp Lee.
Christmas seals from the Red Cross are urged to fund tuberculosis protection for children. The campaign promotes public health through donations and community support during the holiday season.
Sworn to and subscribed before me by Lee R. Grim Cashier on January 10 1916 Mary J Brown N P. commission expires June 19 1918.
Page kept clothing and food items hidden on stairs to an upper room awaiting Page’s transport back to Bennyville with Sheriff Feltner. He had recently traveled from this city by freight to Winchester and had a lengthy criminal record for horse stealing across several Virginia courts.
Mrs. Lizzie Tyles of Henderson Kentucky reports that lagrippe lingered for three weeks in her daughter who was treated with Foley's Honey and Tar. She notes the remedy brought relief and recovery, with the product sold widely.
An advertisement extols Mother’s Friend as a reliable external preparation for expectant mothers. It claims to soften and elasticize the abdomen skin, relax expanding muscles, soothe breast inflammation, and ease the childbirth process. It urges writing to Bradfield Regulator Co for a free booklet on motherhood.
Russell A. Shryock cashier swears and signs before a notary public on a January Sunday in 1918. George A. Sameell administers. Commission expiry October 12, 1918. State of Virginia county records reference 206 Us 529 00 Ths 8G shows a financial or legal filing with figures 186 465 97.
The article urges drinking a glass of real hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to flush toxins from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this internal washing improves head discomfort bad breath dull complexion and constipation.
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