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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
2
Mrs. Frame of 1121 N 18th St St Louis credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending monthly pains weakness after a fifteen year old onset. She urges other women to try the root and herb remedy and notes the company offers confidential advice from Lynn Mass based on forty years of experience.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adds a morning passenger service from Winchester to Harpers Ferry to serve eastern-city travelers. The train departs Winchester at 5.45 am, stops on signal to pick up passengers, and discharges at Summit Point and Charlestown. It reaches Harpers Ferry at 6.55 am, joining eastbound No 8 to Washington by 8.45 am and on to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York later.
A fragmented wartime list shows what one thrift stamp could purchase such as silk trouser laces toothpaste garters shoe laces gasoline and various small goods including shoes, soap, tobacco, a pipe toothbrush and yardage of cloth for uniforms.
The Common Council failed to hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night due to lack of a quorum. Six councilmen attended: Cooper, Sheetz, Gray, McGuire, Hable and Grim, with A T Jones W E Jones Goss Ryan Ramsburg and Glaize absent. The smoke ordinance modeled after Washington DC law was to be discussed, along with the city manager's May deficit of over seven thousand dollars and planned sewer plant improvements near twenty five thousand dollars. The council urged absentees to attend next Tuesday's session.
Mrs Mary C Johnson of Washington DC performed at the Presbyterian Church in a crowded Tuesday night recital marking the first on the new organ. The program included works by Lemmens Guilmant Buck Dvorak Thomas MacDowell and national tunes La Marseillaise God Save the King Star Spangled Banner among others.
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a new purified form of calomel that avoids nausea and danger. It claims one tablet at night cleanses the liver, restores appetite, and allows normal activity with a refund if unsatisfied. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents, with druggist endorsement.
Mr W K Routt Jr representative for American Tobacco Company in this territory has enlisted in the army quartermaster camps. After spending a few days with his parents in Kentucky he will report to Camp Joseph E Johnston in Jacksonville Florida for training.
A terse, fragment-like line notes supporters rallying for a cause. The wording hints at a recruitment or morale effort with informal dialect and missing context. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are identifiable from the readable text.
City progress depends on organized business leadership and active chambers of commerce. Across America towns like Olean Poughkeepsie and Minneapolis invest per capita sums to guide public welfare, proving that united business and professional effort accelerates prosperity and urban development.
A dated advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle internal cleaner for children and adults. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and promises quick relief from foul waste, bile, and indigestion with a teaspoonful. It warns against counterfeit bottles and urges buying the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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