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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
2
A health note urges using ordinary refined coconut oil to cleanse hair instead of commercial soaps. It warns soaps strip moisture, dry the scalp, and make hair brittle, while a small amount of pure greaseless coconut oil creates a rich lather and rinses clean. The advice cites cocoanut oil as inexpensive and suitable for regular use.
In healthy days blood is pure but a subtle circulatory weakness can show as poor appetite and fatigue. The ad promotes S S S as a blood purifier and strengthener. It urges readers to consult Swift Specific Co for information and notes S S S is sold by all druggists.
The War Department announced 44 names on the American overseas casualty list. Four were killed in action, 10 died of disease, nine of wounds, and four by accidents. Private Murray Smouse of Cumberland, Md was wounded. Also reported is 114 American wounded soldiers arriving in the U.S. with eight landed May 10 and 106 in May 17, distributed for reconstruction.
Stephenson VA farmer Cloud endured ten years of stomach agony before finding Dreco the herbal medicine praised in his public statement. He reports relief after early doses and plans to enjoy Thanksgiving meals again, recommended by Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Mrs Georgie Grove reports a letter from her son Bernard Grove in France with the Ambulance Corps. He describes bad weather, long hours, 45 ambulances sent to a front, possible transfer to Italy, and pride in home letters while tending wounded during Easter.
In a closed session the House military affairs committee heard Secretary of War Baker press for a provision in the $11 billion army bill granting the President unlimited power to draft. He sought registration of the entire manpower pool and authority to draft men of any class and age without Congress approval when needed.
The speaker reports receiving five boxes and thanks friends for sending them, then closes with a note that this is all for now.
Local ad quotes David A. Seymour of Buffalo praising Peterson's Ointment as a guaranteed remedy for bleeding and itching piles. The 30 cent box is offered with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure.
An advertisement touts calomel as the best medicine from world experts. It promotes Calotabs as a modern liver cleanser with no nausea, claiming one tab at night purifies the system and restores health by morning. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with money-back guarantee.
Norfolk and Western Railway officials send letters to mill and warehouse owners near the system urging strict fire precautions. Employees and engine cinders near mills and stations have caused the greatest fire losses, prompting heightened warnings and efforts to reduce damage.
M W Tafflor of Calvert Alabama praises Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy for kidney and bladder relief. The note also reports a tax ruling by the Internal Revenue Commissioner that penalties will be waived until June 1 if satisfactory explanations are given to collectors after returns were due April 1.
A notice highlights a failure to report payments of $800 or more as required by the income reporting rule. The text stresses compliance obligations and potential penalties for entities that do not file these payments with the appropriate tax authority.
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