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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1917
Page
2
Mrs G H Smith of Brewerton New York says she has suffered stomach trouble for eight to ten years. One or two Chamberlain's Tablets relieve indigestion and heaviness after meals and act as a pleasant laxative. The tablets tone up the stomach and restore natural function.
Col. Robert M. Washington of Hampshire county, a retired farmer, petitions in Martinsburg bankruptcy court claiming $75,000 in debts against $45 in assets. He notes $45 exemption leaves creditors with nothing, though he was once well-to-do and has long engaged in farming, now retired.
Westmoreland Davis, a Democratic candidate, spoke at the Lynchburg fair urging closer cooperation between farmers and city residents. He said the Federal Bureau of Markets falls short of its duties and vowed to abolish the state bureau if found deficient, arguing bureaus must mediate disputes between dealer and producer.
Washington reports colored draftees will be trained in seven cantonments including Camp Meade. A regiment is planned for each camp with white officers above captain rank. Mrs Zora Penrod of Cumberland Md traveled to Winchester Sunday to visit her sister Mrs Joseph Cooley. accompanying were Mr and Mrs Ray Keagal and Mr and Mrs Defenbaugh. They stopped in Hagerstown for dinner before returning to Cumberland.
Dr W Ciraco of Mount Olive Orchards Quicksburg Va says he would not take $1000 for the good Dreco has done him after relief from kidney pain backaches and insomnia. He praises the herbal medicine and the Dreco dealer Miller's Drug Store in Winchester for headquarters and patient explanations.
The new war tax requires wholesalers to prepare a complete inventory of stock on hand as of the date of passage. Internal Revenue officials note a provision covering many items used by druggists and pharmacists, with blanks to report the inventory being sent to wholesale dealers.
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a single remedy for nose throat and lung troubles. It claims the portable inhaler treats catarrh croup coughs colds sore throats and bronchitis without narcotics and offers refills at 50 cents.
The article argues Babylon and Eden's plains fell into dust while Nebuchadnezzar's fame endures. It credits him not with conquests but with directing the era's greatest building effort, stamping bricks to prove he built more than any king before.
The article explains that rattlesnake venom mostly damages blood and tissue, about 95 percent, with only 5 percent affecting nerves and shock. It contrasts it with moccasin and copperhead venom, which it says is less damaging, and notes some authorities deem coral snake bites more dangerous, though its limited habitat reduces overall risk.
L A Swimley and H Sidney Rawlings announce the purchase of Harman Bailey drugstore in Staunton Virginia. Swimley, a veteran pharmacist, is the son of Mrs Swimley and the late Dr W A Swimley of Winchester and has worked with a major Staunton drug store. Rawlings, son of Dr and Mrs J B Rawlings, studied at Augusta Military Academy and Hampden Sydney College.
Mrs A Co Kirstein of Greenville Mississippi writes Chamberlains Cough Remedy has been used in her family for years and provides quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles. The reader says it is the most reliable cough medicine they have used. Sold locally.
Obituary recalls Mrs. Albert Bush passing eight months ago, praising her as a dutiful wife mother neighbor and friend. It notes her long life united with her husband for over fifty years and their death in close succession, now united in one grave. Canterbury notes follow with local news items from Canterbury Virginia including property sale and visits.
Fragmentary note shows a community notice about want ads promising results. The readable text mentions La Cheee Star and suggests advertisements lead to outcomes. No dates, places, or clear names beyond those two terms.
A fragmented passage muses on twilight and the fay turning to night and the daily fullness of living with nature. It contrasts light and freedom with humanity and hints at personal identity within a natural order.
An item lists a medical ad for various ailments and remedies and notes Mrs. L Po McKee bought a pebble dashed residence on North Avenue from Mr. B F Davis, with plans to move in soon. The notice ends with a subscription pitch for the Star.
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