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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
5
J. H. Hillyard of 606 S. Kent St. reports severe backaches and kidney trouble improved by Doan's Kidney Pills. He confirms positive results after five years and endorses the remedy, noting relief during damp weather and continued satisfaction.
A wartime appeal urges strengthening girl character and housing for soldiers, pushing YWCA involvement, and raising 4000000 for war work through the South Atlantic field. Virginia’s share is 50000 with six weeks to fund, plus ongoing Red Cross and library drives and youth joining leagues to support homefront defense.
A brief health note advises a diet tailored to one’s ego and occupation to keep bowels regular. It suggests taking Chamberlain’s Tablets when feeling overfull or constipated, and notes they are sold by all druggists.
A brief item highlights a call to buy Liberty products to show patriotism. Public figures or organizations are referenced, urging support through purchase, with emphasis on national pride and civic duty.
The ad touts Hood sarsaparilla as a forty year trusted blood purifier and appetite booster, Peptiron as a reliable tonic, and Hood s Pills as a gentle family laxative. It suggests using all three for complete relief or choosing the needed single remedy now.
AYFIELD VA November 1 Mr and Mrs Hunter Davidson Miss Mary Bush and Carroll Bush and Mr Harold March of Winchester motored to Highlands farm last Sunday and gathered chestnuts. Master Carroll bagged a large nut, Mr Davidson works at a bank and Mr March with The Evening Star Publishing Co. The secretary urges Sunday school superintendents to report and contribute for the Middletown district convention. Rev H E Sloop will preach at Fremont next Sunday at 3.
Cure for eczema Tingwee rashes and skin troubles offered. Zemo from E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio sold at 35c for small bottle or $1.00 for extra large bottle. Applied instantly relieves itching and soothes skin without greasiness.
Mr. Kerfoot Affleck of Winchester has arrived at a French port after serving in Washington. He left his business to take a clerical role in the military service. His sister Madge Affleck works in the government in Washington and brother Charles Affleck is on duty at the Norfolk customs house.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound to relieve stuffed nostrils and head congestion from a cold. It claims rapid relief after dosing every two hours for three doses and notes a 25 cent price. Also mentions Mrs Kremer and family traveling to Ridge Spring South Carolina to visit relatives for several weeks.
Miss Rogers of Memorial Hospital nursing staff left yesterday for her home in Richmond.
Public health advertorial extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable liver remedy safer than calomel. It claims calomel causes bone damage and salivation while Liver Tone cleanses bile and constipation without side effects, with a money back guarantee and family use.
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