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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1918
Page
4
In a patriotic scene, neighbors knit and sew at home while discussing the war effort. Walt Mason laments the noise of needles and chatter, praising thrift and loyalty as families, wives, and aunts contribute to support, each amid playful jab and social critique.
Winchester story credits Dean's Kidney Pills for curing chronic back pain and kidney trouble. C H Botwell Sr. of 302 North Main says years later he still relies on the remedy, purchased for 80 cents at dealers. The ad urges asking for kidney pills from Foster Milburn Co.
Mrs W Lee Fisher and her children traveled to Charlestown West Virginia to spend the weekend with her brother Robert Hamilton who is preparing to depart for military service in France.
An old advertisement advises women to use Mother's Friend during pregnancy to reduce childbirth discomfort. It promotes the product from Bradfield Regulator Co of Lamar Ridge, Georgia, urging strict adherence to directions on each bottle.
Dr Jerome T Quirk received his commission and was assigned to the Mayo Brothers clinic at Rochester Minnesota before a posting to the base hospital Camp Pike Little Rock Arkansas He previously served as assistant surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital New York under Dr James I Russell and Mrs Quirk plans a brief New York visit then to Little Rock to join Captain Quirk
A historical reminiscence recalls a reformer pressing harsh views on southern Black people while northern critics claimed concern for equality. The narrator argues for uniting northern and southern strengths, stressing personal friendship over racial stereotypes and urging restraint from both sides to improve Black welfare and race relations.
Mr Joseph B Newlin connected with the war risk insurance wires that he has returned to Washington today after spending the weekend at the Pasadena on South Marse.
Purebred beef bulls should be used to grade up native stock for early summer finishing. Emphasizes good pastures, selecting top heifers, eradicating ticks, and using coarse fodders and stalk fields for wintering. Wean calves as pastures shorten and finish on the same farm with a mix of cottonseed products and alfalfa hay. Silage favored over hulls for fattening. corn stover limited. hulls often better value when costs favor them. Finishing on pasture plus small corn enhances gains. dressing early summer is more profitable.
A historical advertorial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health to women suffering from displacements irregularities inflammation and backache. It cites Miss Haze of Chubbuck Potterville Pennsylvania and urges readers to seek the remedy with contact to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
An old style calomel reformulated as Calotabs is praised for liver cleansing and system purification without nausea or griping. One tablet at bedtime with water activates the liver by morning, with no diet restrictions. Genuine Calotabs come in sealed original packaging, price thirty five cents.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges every household to grow a backyard garden for World War I support. It notes soldiers at the front cannot enjoy the produce, but civilians benefit now and help send more meat and wheat to France.
The article reviews raspberry varieties Sunbeam Obta Superlative King and their regional adaptations in North America and Europe. It notes hardiness productivity and use as key selection criteria and mentions Mrs Jamison visiting Frederick Maryland.
John Brown of Berkeley county was fined 100 dollars and costs in Wheeling federal court for violating the espionage act by making remarks detrimental to the draft. H A Lockhart of Jefferson county received a 500 dollar fine plus costs for a similar offense. Brown is listed as a new home. Mrs George Bowly returned from Savannah Georgia where she has been visiting the winter and early spring with her in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Beck.
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