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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
2
A wartime list shows what a single thrift stamp can purchase such as silk trouser laces toothpaste garters shoe laces legging laces a knife fork spoon gasoline for vehicles and ships navy socks towels handkerchiefs soap tobacco a pipe toothbrush and other basic items.
Mrs. Effie H. Kleppe of Averill Minnesota recounts severe rheumatic and kidney pain. After weeks in a sanitarium with no relief she began Foley Kidney Pills and found immediate relief. a half bottle completed the cure and she now uses them whenever back pain returns. Sold everywhere.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated June 18 1918 the sale is at William Butler residence near Frederick county on Saturday June 29 1918 at 10 am. Items include one farm horse one two wagon one buggy five barrels of corn oats and mixed feed a lot of carpenter tools harness plows farming and household items including beds and kitchen furniture.
Ten of twelve members attended the Winchester council meeting held three weeks late. May treasurer showed 5122.67 balance, receipts 21464.64, expenditures 16331.97, with a city manager deficit of 7623.18. Health reports noted 61 cattle slaughtered, 155 calves, 2 sheep, 24 hogs, and 56 cattle tubercular tested. measles and diphtheria reported.
Local market notes list winter and spring wheat flour butter and dairy quotes, corn and bran per retail unit, and hay and poultry prices. Baltimore market corrections show creamery butter at 41 cents, eggs, corn, hay, and live poultry rates with regional distinctions.
Frederick County forecasts a fall apple crop not exceeding 550 000 barrels versus 1916’s 650 000 and last year’s 350 000. Secretary William P. Massey of the Virginia State Horticultural Society cites heavy June drop and interstate factors while growers prepare for high quality fruit and higher prices. Virginia producers pool barrel orders and railroad shipments of cooperage material, with over 1 000 carloads needed statewide.
A terse promotional line urges readers to invest in Thrift stampa to “make your quarter a fight.” The message emphasizes value and action without additional context or details.
An old advertisement claims facial pimples and body eruptions signal impure blood. It promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable remedy to purify blood and treat skin issues without chemicals, urging readers to obtain medical advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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