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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
2
There will be no more towels at this price and these prices are much lower than cost. One lot Turkish bath towels 60c value 35c. Another lot 25c value 45c. Towels 15c worth 25c. Huck towels 14c worth 25c. Huck towels 12c worth 20c. Huck towels 10c worth 20c.
Officials in Frederick county and Winchester report cases of idle able bodied citizens under the compulsory work law. Some are warned to work or face jail, while others claim illness as excuse. Exemptions include ages 16 to 60 and students during term. non exempt cases will be pursued by authorities and placed in jail if no steady employment is found.
The text notes that officials may not devote all time to their office duties and must seek other work if their official role does not require full-time employment. It mentions Minebank action and implies varying enforcement that may require officials to find additional employment or face legal action.
The Star's staff express gratitude to John J. Smith of the Virginia Fruit Juice Company Norfolk for a case of Apple 0 beverage. The gift was shared among the force and praised for its quality. Mr. Smith is noted to have connections in Wingheaster and formerly represented the American Tobacco Company.
A quiet May 20 wedding at Rev. W. H. Spigghe's home in Meadow Mills joined Miss Margaret Bana Carver, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Carver of near Middletown, and Mr Clarence Eugene Tewalt. The ceremony's details reach only a few readable lines amid the damaged text.
A Cumberland coroner’s jury found Romney Virginia suspect Lowrey responsible for Amby Everett’s death after a car crash on the National Pike near the Narrows. Everett died from a crushed skull while Geliner suffered ribs and chest injuries. Lowrey was jailed after the crash and witnesses cited high speed. Everett’s family reportedly cannot travel due to smallpox quarantine affecting the father.
Cure claim offers free sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup for adults with cough cold or bronchitis. Presented as a thirty year standard remedy with a five year sale history promising rest and morning expectoration. Available at Miller's Drug Store for free.
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