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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
4
A distorted fragment notes Martin Luther critiquing Germany, describing its people as boasting and insolent, and lamenting decline in virtue. The garbled text mentions German strength and morality in a world context, with references to courage and national character.
A satirical verse by Walt Mason criticizes loud wartime rhetoric and displays a calm, confident stance supporting Woodrow Wilson. The speaker mocks flamboyant language while praising steady leadership and resolve in facing the Teuton foe.
Relatives and friends mourn the death of Oscar Peck at his Martinsburg home last Sunday. District visiting delegate Yeakley spoke at the local school, and Florence Feltner has returned home after a illness.
Mr and Mrs J M Fishpaw attend the funeral of Mrs Snapp at Rest on Sunday. John Carver is named in connection with the service. A valuable young mare died last Monday after a day of work and illness, likely acute indigestion. Sunday school was reorganized at this place last Sunday with J M Fishpaw as Superintendent and a full slate of officers and teachers listed.
The ad asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be taken internally. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as affecting the blood and curing the disease, with a testimonial style urging use of the remedy and Pills for constipation.
State Food Administrator Sproul orders fixed prices for mixed feed at 1.65 per hundred pounds, brand 1.60, and standard middling 1.70. Mills may not mix bran and middlings without written permission, granted only for extraordinary reasons. Report overcharges or shortages to local administrators Shirley Carter and Leslie Kline.
Community drive seeks tin foil and discarded valuables for the Red Cross melting pots. Donations accepted at Boyd's Drug Store Asco Drug Store and Hotel Jack with appreciation for all contributors, including boys urged to save tin foil for melting.
The annual convention of the King's Daughters of Clarke County will meet at Christ Church Milwood on Tuesday May 28 at 2 20 p m.
May 11 dispatch notes the Internal Revenue Service delaying tax collections until bills are issued. Clerks review accounts, bills prepared by accountants, and payments due by June 15. Taxpayers are urged to await bills to avoid audits, misfiles, and extra clerical work.
Philadelphia May 11 Employed on the Pennsylvania Railroad system surpassed expectations by subscribing to a third Liberty Loan. A total of 201 workers pledged 12 061 900 dollars, with more than 80 percent of the 249 795 system employees participating. Purchasers include native born Americans and over 30 nationalities.
In Paris on May 11 United States Marines in France are gaining new sobriquets. Germans call them Devil Dogs while the French nickname them the millionaires due to Marines sharing their pay with local women and children. Marines even give up whole months pay to feed destitute families and take pride in both titles.
An ad urges readers to treat kidney and bladder troubles by taking Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims uric acid from meals poisons the body and that the kidneys and bladder must be helped to expel it. The copy pressures prompt action and guarantees money back if not satisfied. The notice ends with a civic appeal seeking help for Winchester to become a clean town.
Mrs Pearl Patrick of Meadoraville Kentucky credits Thedford's Black-Draught with easing her constipation sour stomach and digestion after doctor prescribed pills failed. She reports an easy laxative action no griping and eventual normal bowels. The ad extols Black-Draught as a long trusted remedy for stomach liver and bowel troubles.
Daily market reports show prices for winter and spring wheat flour corn middlings bran and barley feed. Butter creamery prices and fresh country butter are listed. Chickens, eggs, rye, and potatoes priced. Baltimore butter and poultry figures noted. hay timothy and mixed hay values included.
A short note highlights thrift stamps as a tool for teaching saving habits. It emphasizes simple steps for children and families to start saving with small, regular purchases and watch savings grow over time.
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