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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
5
The wartime reclassification by the legal advisory board led by Hon. R. M. Ward and assisted by Hon. John M. Steck directs local boards to accept committee recommendations or escalate to the district board. Emphasis on Class 2A and B 3A B C and 4A.
Invitations have been received from Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Chauncey Abbott of Brandy Culpeper county Virginia for the marriage of their daughter Maude Naomi Abbott to Mr Benjamin Louis Durrett. The ceremony is set for 8 30 o clock on Wednesday evening June 26 at Christ Protestant Melecopal Church at Brandy. Miss Abbott is a niece of Mrs. Mary Sibert and Miss Ella Abbott of Winchester and has many friends in the city.
Calotabs are advertised as a liver cleansing laxative with a single nightly tab and water. The ad claims no nausea and morning recovery with purified system and appetite, sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with money back guarantee.
Navy yard in Norfolk Virginia seeks 1000 laborers to back up the fleet. Pay is 4.40 dollars for ten hours of work with free transportation and sleeping quarters. Information available at the local post office.
A late 19th or early 20th century promotion extols Mother's Friend as a trusted external remedy for pregnancy. It claims to relax muscles, ease the crisis of birth, reduce nerve strain, and help mothers stay healthy and graceful, urging purchase and regular nightly application.
A Washington dispatch reports Henry Ford would accept the nomination for United States senator from Michigan if it were tendered to him after urging by President Wilson.
Public auction set for Winchester Virginia on June fifteenth 1918 under a Frederick County Virginia chancery decree. Twenty shares of the Jefferson Sugar Company stock valued at one hundred dollars per share to be sold as part of a court ordered distribution with payment due upon court confirmation. Special Receiver R Gray Williams authorized. clerk Phil H Gold attests bond is executed.
May 23 notice amends regulations for classes 1 2 3 and 4. Local boards must report idle registrants and withdraw deferred status if unproductive. Provisions cover food service hospitality entertainment and retail workers among those deemed nonproductive, with hearings and evidence options.
Squeeze two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of freckle and tan lotion. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to reduce blemishes and brighten skin. Harmless and inexpensive, available from groceries or drug stores.
The funeral for Mr. A. J. Showalter, who died earlier this week at his son Claude Showalter’s home, was conducted yesterday at Weachurch in Rockingham County by the Rev. A. W. and other clergy.
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