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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
5
An old advertisement claims eczema and related skin conditions arise from blood infection. It promotes 8 8 8 as a permanent cure by cleansing the blood, boosting vigor, and addressing the disease at its source. Readers are urged to consult the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta for free advice.
Charlestown West Virginia May 14. Mr and Mrs W B Davis announce the engagement of their daughter Ethleen to Amos B Schlack a Clarke county farmer now employed by the government at Newport News The wedding is planned for August Schlack is son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Schlack of Winchester Virginia.
Dr Navy former president of the Hungarian Reichstag was assassinated on a train from Vienna to Budapest while traveling Monday according to a dispatch from Milan May 14.
Lansing Michigan woman describes severe back pain after birth and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash helped her recover. She urges other young mothers to try the remedies and notes the company offers guidance from 40 years of experience.
The article warns soaps and shampoos with high alkali dry the scalp and ruin hair. It recommends using ordinary refined coconut oil, pure and greaseless, as a gentle cleaner. Moisten hair with water and rub in to cleanse.
A returning sailor grants furlough to attend his nephew Winfred Reddish’s funeral after a fatal backyard fire. The May incident blends joy at homecoming with sorrow from the boy’s death and the family’s loss, as relatives thank friends for support.
Helsingfors dispatch says Petrograd may fall to allied forces within days. London reports twenty British warships have reached Helsingfors as allies contemplate action against Petrograd.
Rome May 14 The Catholic party controlled from the Vatican joined the Socialists in asserting that compulsory arbitration of disarmament is impossible.
Richmond Virginia May 5 1919 bids invited for two sections Virginia Project 21 Winchester to Opequon Creek 5.3 miles waterbound macadam and Project 24 Wilson Creek to Longdale Furnace 8 miles slag road. Completion limited to 70000 convict labor hours at 20 cents per hour with free labor option. Plans cost 5 dollars refundable, bid bonds 500 dollars. Public viewing at offices in Winchester Clifton Forge and Winchester with site tours May 16 and 17. Bid right reserved to reject all.
The weekly list of unclaimed letters includes Elizabeth Goven, C A Harris, Edward Jenkins, W M McCarmel, Walter N Ritter, Mag Gy S Shawan, Sterling Pire Agency and others awaiting pickup. Readers are advised to present identification and pay any outgoing mailing charges.
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