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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
5
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims the remedy cleanses the blood to remove impurities and urges readers to obtain a bottle and seek full treatment guidance from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
The Local Board will mail questionnaires today to registrants aged 19 to 36 who registered on September 12 1918. About 123 forms go out daily until the total is mailed. Recipients have seven days to answer and return. The Legal Advisory Board offers free help at the Corporation Court House City Hall daily 9 am to 6 pm, with wardens urging prompt study of the form. Robert M Ward chairs the board for Winchester and Frederick County.
A Greenfield nurse recounts recovery from weakness after cough by using Vincl. She urges others to try the tonic, citing beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese glycero phosphates as key ingredients. Miller's Drug Store and druggists nationwide are promoting Vincl.
Farmer R A Pangle from Route 2 Staunton recounts his dramatic improvement after three Dreco bottles. He suffered liver and stomach trouble with headaches, giddiness, sour food, belching, and loss of appetite, then gained weight and regained vitality. He urges others with rheumatism stomach or kidney issues to try the herbal medicine at Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Dr. G Clyde Shuler a former Winchester resident died in Great Cacapon West Virginia from influenza and pneumonia with hemorrhages. Born in Pittsburgh 25 years ago he studied at Johns Hopkins and served as physician for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. He leaves a widow and one child. His body will be brought to Winchester for burial Wednesday.
Local notes record Walter McKee of Camp Oglethorpe visiting his parents in Cross Roads and a family gathering honoring his seven day furlough. Other visits include Mr. Charles Barr with family, Mr. and Mrs. Keller at Capon Bridge, and Mr. Cleveland Marple visiting from Monessen. A Gainesboro district Sunday school workers council will meet at Fairview Lutheran Church on November 10. Citizens urged to subscribe to another war bond.
Advertisement urges mothers to treat a child’s stomach upset with California Syrup of Figs, claiming quick relief and a return to playfulness. It warns to buy only genuine California Fig Syrup, and to beware imitators. It also promotes buying Liberty bonds to support war effort.
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