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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
3
A family notice from 1026 Madison J LaPorte features Master Charles Kern, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley, praised for using VapoRub salve to prevent colds and croup. It describes external application with a warm cloth and inhalation, noting continued use for susceptibility to croup. The ad lists three sizes and prices.
A 50 cent bottle claims to restore natural hair color and luster by applying Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. The remedy promises dark, glossy, youthful hair in mornings with repeat use and is marketed as a toilet product not a disease treatment.
Last night at 8 o clock Mr Harvey Yeakley and Miss Joanna Higby were united in marriage at the Christian Church parsonage 518 North Main street Rev Dr Walters officiated The bride wore Copenhagen blue taffeta silk and carried bride roses After the ceremony they plan to reside on Mr Yeakleys farm The couple are warmly commended by friends and relatives
The Staats Zeitung warns that if American public opinion sees the armament proposal defeated as Wilson’s program beaten, Berlin will misjudge the U S stance. It notes senators’ power to delay a bill has only postponed action for a few weeks and could shape war timing.
A health notice urges men to assess physical condition each spring to detect work spots and repair them before illness. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood tonic and Anuric uric acid solvent, advising plain foods, water, and medical brands, with contact from Buffalo NY.
The Austrian reply may strain relations as President Wilson asserts America has an unquestioned right to arm ships given current conditions. He intends to proceed despite Austrian views on legality, and a sinking of an armed American vessel could trigger a sudden break.
Captain Robert L Gray reports from Washington that his son Robert L Gray Jr arrived in Rotterdam Holland from Hanover Germany on February 26. The elder Gray had been serving as consul at Hanover and Brunswick before being ordered to relocate as the United States severed relations with Germany last month.
After the Grippe in Severy Kansas the woman saysVinol restored health strength and appetite after trying other medicines failed Vinol contains beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates. Miller's Drug Store Winchester Virginia towns carry Vinol.
The passage argues that healthy bodies enable each organ to perform duties without poisoning the brain and nervous system. It references the systematic lives of people, noting the brain is affected by overall health and temperament.
A fragment states that those who aided the fief are not properly representing Wisconsin and that the legislative gathering planned for tomorrow is anticipated to be the formal repudiation by the state.
A court case shows a defendant jailed for thirty days and fined $75 for liquor in excess of state limits. Officials stress strict enforcement to deter violations, noting ignorance is no defense and jail terms may be delayed for health reasons.
Announcement from Winchester reports the death of Miss Margaret Farrell aged about 78 in Baltimore at 11 30 last Sunday night. Funeral was held at 8 00 this morning from Edward M Clarke's residence with a requiem high mass at St Elizabeths Church. Miss Farrell long resided in Winchester with Mrs Mary Donaldson on North Braddock Street and was widely known.
Mark Alexander of Shepherdstown who went to England in 1915 and enlisted in the British army has been decorated by King George with a medal of honor and recommended for the Victoria Cross for valor in the Dardanelles. In a trench fight with Turks a bomb he held exploded after a bullet struck it, blowing off both hands and destroying his right eye, with eleven months spent in a military hospital.
Mrs Etta Dorion of Ogdensburg Wisconsin reports relief from severe female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits six bottles with curing her and urges other women with similar issues to try the remedy and seek free advice from Lynn Mass.
A health advisory emphasizes kidney care and warns that neglect can lead to Bright's disease, citing statistics in New York. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy and offers sample bottles by mailing ten cents to Minghamton New York with a Winchester Star request.
A fragmented clipping notes fishing methods and gear, mentioning suction devices, deep water movement, and a wall of gear for catching fish. It hints at gear effectiveness, bait choices, and a casual inquiry about improving catches.
The fragment presents a wartime monologue with lines about clearing water, sending reports to headquarters, and counting the cost. It features archaic phrasing and a narrator ready to confront the foe, interwoven with a wartime refrain for peace attributed to Walt Mason.
A Panamanian seed article notes seeds for potato and other vegetables rise due to reliance on imported European supplies cut off by war. Domestic seeds cost more due to labor, but growers expect profitable crops. officials warn prices will stay elevated until peace returns.
March 7 news notes report visitors from Gaylord Stephens City and Relief. Measles close public school. R S Smith improves after two weeks at home. Carey Jones attended the Washington inauguration. Floyd Chiles sale well attended. he moved to Winchester. Russell Robertson and daughter Louise visited the Warls.
Poetic depiction of a citizen torn between pacifism and duty as war looms. The speaker vows fierce zeal to defend country, fitting in bombproof gear and loading a blunderbuss, imagining battlefield toll and wartime sacrifices.
Washington March 7 readers are showing extreme restiveness under the Supreme Court eight hour law for trainmen a failure yesterday to announce decision in cage has stirred labor men's patience Only the delicate international situation prevents the men from striking They refrain from louder protest to avoid being unpatriotic and thus delay continues to test patience
dispatches received today describe aerial activity since the start of the Somme offensive. German retirement fogs hindered German retreat while British airmen pressed operations over the Ancre and surrounding fronts this week.
An old remedy advertises Hamburg Breast Tea as a fast cure for colds and the grip. It advises a tablespoon in boiling water, strained and drunk, claiming it opens skin pores, relieves congestion, and loosens bowels. The note calls it entirely vegetable and harmless.
A 25 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil is advertised to relieve backache lumbago rheumatism and sciatica by applying a small amount and counting to fifty to end soreness and stiffness, with a claim of rapid relief.
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