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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement touts Nerv Worth a tonic for rheumatism and stomach troubles. It includes a signed endorsement from Geo W Williams of Richmond Indiana and notes a Day Demonstrator in Winchester. The ad promises a dollar back if Nerv Worth does not benefit the user.
A farmer near town earned about $550 from five and a half acres of field cured alfalfa hay. The 1915 seeding thrived through 1918, yielding three and a half tons of baled hay at times, replacing feed costs and improving milk, horse, and cow production. The article notes high demand, soil benefits, and growing interest despite limited supply.
Doctors endorse the new Calotabs as a refined calomel brand that purges the liver and cleanses the stomach bowels and kidneys. One tab at bedtime with water is said to cause no nausea by morning and a strong appetite for breakfast. Available in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee.
In Suresnes near Paris President Wilson addressed the American cemetery while General Pershing spoke at Romagne near the Argonne to mark Decoration Day. Graves of 1562 American service members were honored in the United Kingdom with wreaths by Knights of Columbus. In Washington memorial services were held at Arlington National Cemetery and other sites under the Grand Army of the Republic to honor veterans from prior wars.
Old time recipe smugglers claim Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. The ad promises hair reluster, thickness, and youthfulness after regular use, with simple application by dampening a sponge and combing through strands.
The article notes Ted Spanish War Veterans and allied groups participating in a daytime parade. A special committee decorated the tomb of the unknown dead at Arlington in tribute to American soldiers who fell in France. Exercises were held at the USS Maine mound.
Happy testimony from Mrs. W E Harloe of Winchester praises Doan's Kidney Pills for back and kidney relief with two dated statements from 1915 and 1919. The item also includes a memorial verse for Ellen J Carter, marking a year since her burial on May 30 1918 with a family note of sorrow and remembrance.
A newspaper notice touts a freckle removal remedy promising a money back guarantee. It urges Miss Freckle Face to obtain an ounce of ethine double strength from her druggist and apply it to achieve a clear complexion with no cost if ineffective.
Special Commissioner announces sale of a house and lot in Stephens City Frederick County Virginia abutting the Valley Turnpike and Dudley Miller estate containing about one and a half acres. The property formerly owned by the late Mrs Hannah Vandiver. Sale set for June 7 1919 at 12 noon on the courthouse steps Winchester. Terms cash. Certification by Clerk Phil H Gold.
An advertisement touts Peptiron as a real iron tonic that restores red blood cells and boosts health during spring epidemics and hot weather. It claims nine of ten people feel run down and promises renewed strength and energy.
Decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia in the 1919 Boyd heirs case offers for sale the 101 acre farm owned by the late John W. Boyd. The property lies five miles east of Winchester near Opequon Creek with creek bottom land and a comfortable house. Sale at public auction in Winchester on a Saturday at noon. terms require one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
In the Clerk's office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia May 15 1919 Lida A Harper and John Lewis Harper seek divorce mensaer The order requires John Lewis Harper resident outside the state to appear within 15 days of publication The notice will run weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester Virginia Also Mary B Kenzel assignee notes a four month wait to apply for deed to Lot 14 Wolf Street Winchester in the name of Alice Briscoe Briscoe deed filed for delinquent taxes 1914 Verified May 19 1919.
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