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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1918
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows a travel note listing trains and connections including Parlor car to Bat testown, Pullman sleeper to Philadelphia and New York. It mentions general passenger agent Ww Saunders and the passage of routes South Shenandoah and 71 a.m. times.
Train times for Saturday and Sunday show departures to Harrisonburg and Alexandria with parlor car and buffet service. Local routes from Barrisboro to Strasburg arrive at 7 30 pm. D H Debuts, Pass Agent, Washington DC.
Camphest and Valley timetable entry dated December 16 1917 lists passenger times and fares with daily and Sunday operation notes. Signatures H A Riddle and P A J Tonge appear as general agents.
State of Virginia Winchester notes a bank report dated December 31 1917 with totals for resources and deposits. J H D Fuller as cashier swears the statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Richmond report says Colonel Thomas B. McAdams aims to have every Virginia business display WW. 6 8S signs. He argues making stamps easy to buy will boost sales and turn customers into thrift card holders and sav ing certificate owners, benefiting merchants.
Breaks a cold in just a few hours by taking a dose every two hours for three doses. It opens nasal passages, relieves headache feverishness and sore throat, and stops stuffed up feeling. The remedy costs only a few cents and tastes pleasant.
Official Belgian advices detail 58 Belgian executions in recent period and 170 for 1917, including ten girls aged 14 to 16 and three boys under 20. Torture preceded deaths as Germans forced confessions and two Liege shopkeeper daughters witnessed their parents’ executions.
Mr. Dave Prince bought the Ewan property and will build this spring. Walter Binning purchased land from John Schlack to erect a dwelling and blacksmith shop, aiming to move by April 1. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyles moved their household goods to Mrs. Boyles’ parents’ home near White Hall. E S Rubeck spent the weekend with his mother near Clearpring Maryland. Rolang Kibler of Duffields spent several days with his brother Milton Kibler of Ridgeway.
An article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, non gripping laxative for constipated babies. It highlights ease of use, pleasant taste, and absence of narcotics, advising readers to obtain a trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell at 456 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
An advertisement touts a home remedy named freezone for corns claiming the agent lifts and dries the corn instantly. It promises painless removal without cutting, and urges readers to clip the notice for use.
The paragraph lists residents and visitors including Mrs Ju Man Steele in Stephens City, Mrs J F McKay visiting Baltimore relatives, Mrs Joseph A Mitter's guest, Miss Virginia Weaver with friends in New Jersey, Mr Robert L Miller returning from Baltimore, Chamblin Funkhouser improving from pneumonia, Levi Vault moving to Armel, and John Tobin visiting at his son Charles Tobin's home.
Miless es Edna Whitacre Bertha Keckley Hilda Hawkins Ruby Moore and Roy Hawkins visited Mr John Legg last Sunday Edna Legg spent time with Hilda Irene Hawkins Eula Moore returned to Forest Glen Md Round Hill Graded School reopened Several residents visited Strasburg Winchester and nearby homes including Miss Edna Whitacre Miss Lillian Cooper and Miss Eva Hawkins were seen visiting and hosting friends.
An advertisement touts Petersons Ointment as effective for eczema salt rheum ulcers sores and skin pimples with a money back guarantee to druggists if customers are not helped. A testimonial from John Scott of Buffalo cites cure of eczema and piles and the product priced at 30 cents after December 1.
Mr and Mrs Daniel Lynch of Pennsylvania, who had been visiting Mrs Lynch’s father James Elkins at Nineveh Virginia, have returned to their home. Mr and Mrs F K Weaver are not further described in the fragment.
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