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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
5
When in perfect health and vigor, blood is free of impurities. A sluggish circulation shows in appetite and lassitude. Take S. S. S., the great blood purifier and strengthener, to cleanse the blood and build up the system. Sold by all druggists. Free information from Swift Specific Co., 24 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Local Board begins mailing questionnaires to registrants aged 19 to 86 who registered on September 12 1918. About 123 forms daily until all are sent. Recipients have seven days to respond. Legal Advisory Board offers free help at the Corporation Court House City Hall from 9 am to 6 pm. Robert M. Ward chairs the board. Also an ad offers Foley products with a trial package for 5 cents.
The Teachers Institute will bring Clarke and Frederick counties and the city of Winchester together for sessions October 11 and 12 at the Empire Theatre. School boards urge attendance. days count as school days and attendees receive per diem. Noted educators will discuss live school questions and raise educational priorities for the current session. The Star will publish the program and speaker names later.
An advertisement touts Dreco as a herbal remedy to calm overworked nerves and aid sleep in women. It claims rapid restoration of nerve tone, relief from dyspepsia and nervousness, and cites a testimonial from Mrs. W. R. Hicks of Staunton, Virginia. Dispensed by Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Ad copy touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as mild yet effective for indigestion biliousness bad breath and constipation caused by undigested food. Claims no griping or pain and promises quick relief with gentle action.
Read as a public notice stating that purchasing war savings stamps yields a return to the buyer rather than a direct payment, emphasizing the saving and investment nature of the program and its benefit to the purchaser.
The article outlines Liberty Loan campaign meetings across Frederick County with speakers including W. W. Glass M. M. Lynch Rev. C. D. Lambert W. D. Smith Herbert S. Larrick R. Gray Williams J. H. Lacy and John M. Steck. Notices urge all residents to attend to help raise one million dollars. Local sites include White Hall Whitacre Carper’s Valley Stephenson Welltown Brucetown Middletown Stephens City Mountain Falls Mount Airy School House.
A cheap skin beautifier mixes two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint lotion. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and whiten the skin. claimed harmless and low-cost.
Virginia announces 400 draft age men must report to the University of Virginia for a special auto mechanics course. Winchester and Frederick counties will supply 8 to 10 volunteers each. White volunteers only. deadline October 12. Entrains October 13 for Charlottesville. training at government expense after grammar school education.
A marriage license was issued in Cumberland Maryland for Iles Henry Sommerkamp of Union Pennsylvania and Annie Weicht of Winchester. Sommerkamp is described as a powder worker. Weicht is the former wife of John M Weicht of this city.
Refuge Notes reports several visits in the area including Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shuler with their daughter from Winchester visiting Mr. E White. Miss Bessie Orndorff visits relatives in Brunswick. Re Yamce workers finish wells for Silas Grim and Russell Ritenour. Master Lawrence Orndorff recovers from a severe cut. Miss Lyra White returns from a long visit with Mrs. Homer Shuler in Winchester. Rev C Sydenstricker tours Stephens City area.
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