John M Steck Commissioner in Chancery Notice
John M Steck serves as Commissioner in Chancery with M M Lynch as personal assistant dated 5 23 4.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
John M Steck serves as Commissioner in Chancery with M M Lynch as personal assistant dated 5 23 4.
Classic ad copy promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for infants and children. It claims to ease constipation, stomach upset, and feverish symptoms with a tasty formula, warns against counterfeits, and instructs to buy only the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Miss Anna L. Carson assistant superintendent at Winchester Memorial Hospital and her sister Miss Bella McNeill Carson left Riverton for New York to join the National Red Cross overseas unit. Ten Virginia nurses were selected to serve in base hospitals in France and the sisters were among those accepted.
Lynchburg Virginia reports indicate the wheat harvest will begin soon. Farmers in country districts note a stronger crop due to a fine season in the past two to three weeks, turning expectations from failure to potential high yields.
A quoted physician urges drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the liver and bowels of indigestible material. He warns against calomel and claims the remedy is harmless, inexpensive, and tasteless, improving digestion and overall health.
War registration returns show 9 649 938 men aged 21 to 30 enrolled for the country's service. An additional 6 001 Indians were enrolled by states or on reservations. Including 600 000 plus in Federal service not required to register, the census estimate of 10 275 604 eligibles was nearly correct, and draft regulations are expected to be published in a few days.
A physician authored freckle removal formula promises a clear complexion. The ad claims ethine in double strength speeds fading, with refunds if not satisfied.
Miss Beatrice Virginia Crawford daughter of the Rev Dr and Mrs Angus Crawford of the Theological Seminary of Virginia is engaged to Merritt Todd Cooke of Norfolk. The couple will marry soon as both are at Fort Myer Virginia with war conditions delaying the ceremony. Miss Crawford, noted in southern society, is sister to Mrs Randolph and part of a distinguished Virginia family.
On Sunday evening at 8 o'clock a notable service will be held at the Baptist Church. The PIO WO Wilelleve will lead the service with an illustrated sermon on Bible study. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Misleading term skin eruptions signal blood issues. Swift’s S S S tonic claims to cleanse and invigorate the blood, aiding body organs and waste removal. Readers urged to contact Swift Specific Co for information at 304 Swift Building Atlanta Ga.
The Wigginton Bridge Grafting process is touted as a proven method to save girdled trees by rerouting sap through grafts. Demonstrations claim trees damaged by mice and other causes stay healthy, with examples from Harry F. Byrd of Winchester Virginia showing years of fruiting since grafting. A $100,000 guarantee backs the claim.
The pamphlet extols Bridge Grafting as a method to save trees and boost profits for fruit growers. It notes bearing trees are valuable and cites an orchard under 70 acres that produced over 1 000 barrels of merchantable apples after grafting for three years following girdling by mice and collar blight.
Old time remedy blends Sage Tea and Sulphur now marketed as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. Aimed at masking gray hair, it darkens evenly when applied with a sponge, returning gloss and youthful look. Not a medical cure.
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