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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1917
Page
2
Reading Pennsylvania resident B H Stone reports months of unable to work due to backache rheumatic pains swollen joints and sore muscles. After using Foley Kidney Pills the pains vanished and he regained his ability to attend to business describing the relief as worth erret gold.
The war tax on cigars and tobacco takes effect immediately and retailers in major cities have started raising prices. Some delay until new stock arrives. after November 1 prices are expected to climb with 10 cent goods moving to two for a quarter and larger changes across sizing and packaging. Manufacturers foresee a gradual industry revolution with smaller cigars and adjusted wholesale pricing.
The article describes new wartime rules charging lieutenants with training smaller units from individual soldiers to squads, integrating them into platoon operations and company schools. Regular review and test courses measure each man’s efficiency as a basis for promotion.
The toll gate case is dismissed after a magistrate court judgment of ten dollars. The turnpike company had appealed from the justice of the peace ruling, but the law allows appeals only when the amount exceeds ten dollars, so no appeal lies.
A ledger of illnesses including anemia appendix etc lists conditions such as anemia, arteriosclerosis, asthma, biliousness, bladder disorder, blood disorder, constipation, consumption, dropsy, head ache, rheumatism, stomach disorders, tuberculosis. It notes a free consultation and a fee range of eight to twenty dollars.
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