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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
8
All City Hall offices will operate from the council chamber for ten weeks under a saving fuel order. The fire proof vaults must remain accessible, and the revenue and treasurer offices begin essential duties. Citizens above 21 must visit the council at least once to file 1918 assessment returns, making the chamber the town’s busiest place.
An early 20th century ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh and related constitutional ailments. It claims to treat the mucous membranes and mentions sending for the product from Toledo Ohio. Also references Ark constipation pills.
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City officials announce a controlled fuel plan as one coal car arrives and further deliveries are uncertain. Water will be shut off citywide at noon Saturday except in basements to prevent pipe freezing. Office spaces will be restricted to essential business only and outsiders barred from gathering in small rooms.
Fatty Arbuckle draws crowds with riotous comedy in A Country Hero after At Coney Island. Shown with Mollie King in The Seven Pearls a Pathe News segment. Admission 10c children 15c adults plus war tax matinee and night January 19. Craighton Hale leads opposite Mollie King with The Seven Pearls.
The Rev. George W. Stover has traveled to Staunton Virginia to assist Rev. A B Mann in conducting revival services at St Pauls United Brethren Church. He will spend time there aiding the revival effort and promoting Liberty bond support.
The Empire will remain closed Friday night January 18 due to insufficient justification for nightly openings. Saturday offers a full program at 10 plus s.c. showing Fatty Ar Buckle in his latest, The Seven Pearls with Mollie King, and the Pathe Hearst News segment.
A late 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Cascarets for Liver and Bowels claiming a 10 cent box will cleanse stomach bowels and liver and leave a person feeling better by morning. It also notes benefits for children and cites local residents Mrs. Scott Fuller and Private Harry Butler with brief hometown references.
January is the month to have your watch overhauled, oiled, and cleaned. As a delicate piece of machinery it deserves attention to ensure dependable service in 1918. High grade watch and jewelry repair available at moderate rates.
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