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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
4
A narrator describes a routine of hard labor from dawn to dusk. He hates the Hun, joins in village gossip, and roams the town dump to vent, claiming honest work earns his wages and a place to air resentments before evening. He vows to loathe until the trump sounds.
New York reports dire typhus conditions in eastern Europe including Brest-Litovsk Kobryn Pinsk and Premysl with scarce food clothing medicines and disinfectants. The American Jewish Relief Committee notes wartime relief efforts led by Louis Marshall and ongoing monthly aid approaching two million dollars to Poland and Galicia amid population shifts and wartime devastation.
Mr and Mrs J Ambrose of Middletown receive word of the arrival of their son Char din Ambrose from overseas. He is reported to be stationed in Camp Mills New York and is welcomed home after service with the Third Troop.
A Brooklyn mother reports her daughter suffered backache dizziness and weakness for three months. After five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the girl improved in weight and pain relief. The letter urges others to try the remedy and write for information.
A well known local man tells how Nery-Worth cured his stomach troubles after doctors failed. He reports improved appetite digestion sleep and relief after three bottles and endorses the tonic with a dollar back guarantee. The message appears in a Newcastle Pennsylvania ad column.
Call Red Cross Home Service Section in Winchester Virginia or contact Philip Williams at 42 Rouss Avenue or on Bell phone 443. The notice requests locating Minnie Porterfield Taylor and provides address options Gen Del Rosenberger Hayfield Virginia and contact details for Williams. No further details or dates are given.
The piece urges workers to protect kidney health during influenza and grippe outbreaks. It promotes Dr. Pierce products Anuric Iron tonic Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets noting no alcohol in the formula and advising hot water or hot lemonade and occasional May-apple purgatives.
A fragmented market listing shows wholesale and retail prices for hay timothy and clover mixes, butter, poultry, potatoes, cornmeal, middlings, and various meats. Marks indicate price ranges for dairy butter, creamery options, and livestock items like steers, lambs, hogs, and chickens with quantities and unit pricing.
An advertisement promotes Mother's Friend by Bradfield Regulator Company claiming it eases the pregnancy crisis and preserves a mother's natural grace. It urges readers to write to the company in Atlanta for more information.
Governor Davis announces delegates for the second reconstruction congress to be held May 11 to 14 in Knoxville Tennessee. Delegate Miss Mary K Strickler of Winchester prominent district nurse among appointees.
A historical notice lists candidates for various county positions including Commissioner of Revenue for the Northern District, Sheriff, and Board of Supervisors. Names include Robert Shade Hugh DeHaven Isaiah Roe Marshall Lewi ges Will D DeHaven Elon ShenK William E Smith A R Rinker Luther Pannett John M Massie with outcomes contingent on the Democratic Primary in August 1919.
Annual cleanup week under the Women s Civic League of Winchester invites residents to place trash on ash day for removal by city carts. Emphasizes cleaning back yards to curb breeding places for flies and improve city beauty. Apr 28 to May 3.
T Russell Cather announces his candidacy for re-election to the office of wealth’s attorney of Frederick County subject to the GOP primary. He seeks to continue legal work amid county prosecutions and public service.
Candidate Pete H. Gold declares run for County Treasurer of Frederick County subject to the Democratic Primary on August 5 1919. He seeks party support from fellow citizens and requests votes in the upcoming election.
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