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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1917
Page
2
An old remedy extols Jad Salts as a harmless effervescent drink made from grape and lemon acids plus lithia. It is said to neutralize irritating acids, flush urinary waste, and prevent backache and rheumatic symptoms by cleansing the kidneys and bladder.
A historic remedy promotes Hamburger Brust Thee as a potent cold cure. Instructions advise boiling water poured over a tablespoonful of tea, yielding a drink that opens pores to ease congestion and loosens bowels, claimed to rapidly drive out a cold and be inexpensive and safe.
Soothe backache and lumbago with a 25 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil. Apply to the area and pain supposedly eases quickly. The ad claims it calms and soothes without harming the skin and ends misery in minutes.
Mrs Rose Allen Seldon 25 wife of Abraham Seldon died Monday night at her Kernstown home after a brief illness She was Miss Larrick daughter of Morgan V Larrick of Rock Enon This county Funeral was held at 10 AM today from the Christian Church at Highview Rev W T Walter Winchester officiated Survived by husband her parents two brothers Blondel and George Larrick and four sisters Ida Brill Mude Lockhart Ethel Morris Pauline Larrick
A major blast on the new Winchester and Western Railroad cut near Winchester was described as one of the largest in the area. East of 200 tons of stone were removed after eighteen drill holes were filled with giant powder and dynamite and set off by electric current at the Thomas Neill Lupton farm. the hill seemed to lift as the blast occurred.
Dr. Roy K. Flannagan longtime assistant state health commissioner has been chosen as the city health officer of Richmond succeeding Dr. E C Levy who resigned. He is a well known and energetic health officer with strong ties in Winchester and nearby communities and served here during the Stephens City smallpox outbreak last summer.
A historical health note recommends plain refined cocoanut oil as a gentle shampoo alternative to commercial soaps. It advocates rinsing with water to produce rich lather that cleanses scalp and hair without drying, leaving hair soft, glossy, and easy to manage.
In Richmond area a pair of elderly Confederate veterans inspired a local scene by declaring war on Germany amid rising tensions. They charged two German men in a store, shouting for US declaration of war, the veterans driving the Germans to sue for peace as the village barroom crowd watched.
A Winchester drugstore ad features Roy F. Bird praising Vinci as a remedy for run down weak nervous conditions. The testimonial claims a hotel clerk recovered energy and complexion after using Vinci containing beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates with a satisfaction guarantee.
Evangelist Morton Harloe of Winchester began revival meetings at Willow Chapel in Capon Springs on March 18. The campaign shows strong early results as more souls respond to the Spirit, with Harloe praised for clear intellect, energetic preaching, and dedication. His return to his boyhood home is warmly welcomed and fellowship grounded in love and salvation.
Stonewall Jackson College of Abingdon Virginia plans a Stonewall Jackson Rotunda memorial in the administration building. The project seeks support from living southern army veterans and asks for contributions via college president J R Dobyns at Abingdon Virginia through the Winchester chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
A large class of young women telephone operators were instructed in long distance work in the exchange at Chambersburg by Engineer Hay. Those under his teaching include Grace Beck Mary Baker Lydia Wonders Beulah Mahon Carrie Maugans Bertha Sauders Margeret Meyers Amelia Pick Viola Kepner Dorothy Buhrman Mrs Grace Hollis Mrs Gordin von Witt Velva Ebersole Myrtle Seiders Jane McGrath Mildred Carl Gail Schaff Gertrude Houser Catherine Houser all of Chambersburg. All these young ladies are operators of the Cumberland Valley Company.
Thousands of bushels of potatoes flooded West Virginia markets last week causing prices to plunge to as low as one dollar per bushel. The glut stems from farmers storing potatoes through winter instead of selling earlier.
Gainesboro graded school plans an old-time spelling bee and a short play next Saturday evening March 31 at 7 30. Admission is 10 cents. Rev V Van Der Linden travels to Roanoke for the Southern Methodist Conference in session. Howard Scruggs and wife visited Violet Farmer. Eltha Kline, a school teacher, spent the weekend at her Middletown home. Bessie DeHaven visited Delphia Ritter.
Former U S Senator Charles J Faulkner purchased the Decatur Hedges home farm near Martinsburg on the Hedgesville road. The 200 plus acre property sold for 21700 dollars and is noted as a productive desirable Berkeley county asset.
A vintage ad promises clear skin after a few nights of Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. Claiming to cleanse the blood bowels and liver as a safe substitute for calomel the vegetable formula is sold in 10c and 25c boxes with no sickness or pain.
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