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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
5
An advertisement touts Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild alternative to calomel for cleansing liver and bowels. The copy claims they cause no sickness or unpleasant tasting aftereffects and promote better appearance and vitality after a week of use.
Fragmentary notice from New York lists train arrivals at Winchester station with multiple times and days. It mentions superintendent and general post details, indicating daily service with Sundays excluded and irregular afternoon slots. The garbled OCR includes references to Pasta, 910914, and A Rropi in vague context.
Mr. Robinson sustained a broken collar bone when the wagon coupling pot broke, throwing him headfirst onto the roadway near town on the North Frederick pike. He reached home, summoned Dr. Dovel of Brucetown and Dr. E. Stuart, who set the fracture, and he later spoke with Mr. Pitt H. Gold about the incident. He is progressing as well as could be expected.
Albin Virginia notes report Beulah Hartman from Clearbrook visiting friends in the area. Mrs J Yeakley hosted friends on Sunday. D H Hartman and family spent a day with friends. Nannie and Mabel Braithwaite returned from a week at Bunker Hill. J D Hartman and wife called on friends Sunday night. Mr and Mrs William Cochrane entertained several friends Sunday.
An old remedy promotes darkening hair with sage tea sulfur and alcohol to cover gray strands. It markets Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur compound as a ready tonic, sold 50 cents a bottle, claiming natural even darkening and relief from dandruff and itching.
An expert on colds promotes Scott's Emulsion as a tonic to enrich the blood and strengthen throat and chest. The ad urges avoiding substitutes and lists Scots & Bowne in Bloomfield New Jersey as the publisher.
Brucetown Virginia residents appealing for urgent action on a bridge over Opequon Creek at Whadesville and the county road from Clear Brook to Whadesville 4, asking authorities to inspect and deploy workers. Other notes report Annie Myers returning from her uncle Charles Boden’s funeral, Dr. Dover recovering from illness, and improvement for Mr. Jack Boden and Mrs. Mary Boden. Byrd Purcell visited Summit Point.
The report notes persons recovering from earlier illnesses in Richmond Virginia and Wilmington area relatives. It mentions Mrs S B Purcell Sr hosting a recovering patient and Mrs Joseph Stapp visiting Cherlestown. Services are planned Sunday February 4 at 11 am in the village church led by Rev O D Lagibert. Ernest Ta ar p at Winchester? is improving and hopes for a speedy recovery.
A letter from Mrs Johnn R Marston of Baltimore praises Dr Kilmer Swamps Root after a year of kidney trouble. Notary public Howerd A Sweeten certifies the statement dated June 16 1916. The notice offers a sample bottle and informational booklet and asks readers to mention The Winchester Star.
A truncated 1910s style classified blurb invites readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co at 2836 Sheffield Ave Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Advertisement urges subscription to The Star.
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