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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1919
Page
2
A rummage style notice details a July clearing sale with heavy losses on clothing items. It lists underwear sets, vests, men and women’s garments, hats, waists, skirts, dresses, and linen, including specific prices and dramatic discounts to clear stock. Stationery items and curtains are also offered at reduced rates as part of the house cleaning sale.
Bargain sale touts heavily discounted gowns drawers skirts corsets dresses and silk fabrics at a fraction of regular prices. It promises many items underpriced with dresses from 1.00 and 1.09 to 50 cents for some pieces and notes over fifty dozen handkerchiefs for ladies children and men plus other value goods. Sale runs through August 1 with no obligation to buy.
Calotabs promoters urge calomel as a safe remedy for lazy liver biliousness indigestion and constipation. They promise one nightly tablet with water yields a clean morning feel good appetite and energy as a guarantee refund if not delighted.
Mrs Eugene K. Davis formerly Miss Frances Yost and her husband returned home Sunday after a church ceremony last week. They spent several days in the city and will reside in West Piccadilly.
Pastor Geo W Stover of the United Brethren Church writes to The Star correcting a published tally for the Children’s Home Society of Virginia. He says the church did not donate $3 and clarifies a drive to raise $75,000 for Dayton School endowment, asserting no amount was accepted or reported until his church decides.
Mrs D W Seler of Tanfield writes that Chamberlain’s Tablets relieve dyspepsia and stomach disorders. The note encourages travelers with indigestion to try the tablets, claiming quiet relief and cure. Sold by all druggists.
Final preparations for a two week Boy Scouts summer camp are underway at Cedar Creek near Marlboro. About forty scouts will depart Winchester July 22 by truck, with leaders Jolliffe Cooper Rosenberger Brown and others in charge. Visitors welcome. donations of preserves and related supplies requested.
William J. Frickle of 311 South Scott street Mobile Alabama reports severe jaundice left him unable to work for two years. He describes yellowing of skin and nails, digestive distress, and dizzy spells that improved after taking Dreco, a herbal remedy sold by Millers' Drug Store in Winchester.
Ace Sergeant S R Harford of the Medical Detachment, honorably discharged from Camp Lee, now resides at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs B B Harford in this city.
Mexico City reports a waning St John the Baptist festival as June 24 observances fall short. Bath houses run at reduced capacity, holiday spirit weak, and Zocalo stalls line up sparsely. Observers cite fatigue and changing customs for the fading tradition.
The War Camp Community Service invites all soldiers' mothers in Winchester and Frederick County to a reception at the City Auditorium on Saturday night July 19 from 6 30 to 8 30. Mrs. Griffith outlines a musical program with ice cream and cake, followed by a short talk on the service and its aims for local soldiers.
Fragmented OCR note mentions gathering at night in the Auditorium from 6.39 to 8.0 with unclear committee reference.
The Herald of Asia notes a growing Japanese tendency to claim rights and study socialism amid rising strikes. It warns of violence due to unorganized labor voice and suggests reforms aligned with League of Nations goals, including improved labor conditions and democratic restoration.
Lieut. Edward C. Goss sends a radiogram from the steamship Frederick Wilhelm to brother J. Fred. Goss stating he will arrive at Hoboken next Monday. He served in Company M during the war.
The readable text mentions Twentieth Infantry and 30th Infantry with detachment duty and a division sent back home weeks ago. The passage indicates unit reassignment and return from active duty without full context or dates.
Red Cross investigators report one third of Czecho-Slovakian children miss school daily due to hunger. In seventeen Erzgebirge towns 90 percent of children were starving, undersized, and weakened by malnutrition with signs of tuberculosis, rickets, and anemia. Public kitchens will distribute food under American supervision as social workers Edith Hoyt and Ethel Earle describe widespread deprivation.
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