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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
2
An old advertisement extols Gets-It as the world’s best corn remedy. It claims two drops end pain and allow peeling the corn with a finger. Sold by Lawrence & Co in Chicago and by Miller’s and Livick’s Drug Stores in Winchester.
The Rev. C. V. Van Der Linden of Gainesboro has arranged a 3 o clock Sunday service at the Gainesboro church featuring Rev. J. R. Jacobs of Woodstock Va and the Woodstock male quartette. Talks by several pastors will follow a special program. Visitors will also tour Judge Frank S. Tavenner’s old homeplace nearby. Tavenner is a leading Woodstock attorney.
Major and Mrs. C. M. Boram hosted a reception for Mr and Mrs. Charles J. Borum returning from their honeymoon. The event at Matin Hill featured green and white decor with guests from Bar tonville Baltimore Winchester Kernstown and Woodstock. Fifty percent of men rejected for military service were deemed unfit for service due to minor defects and may join ion camps pending proper physical standards. Senator Pomerene announced the figure after talks with War Department officials as a campaign for new legislation to establish ion camps. President Wilson supports the proposal and Baker will push it in December.
Chambersburg firemen plan a monster Halloween celebration and have invited many Cumberland Valley fire companies. The Sarah Zane Wire Company of Winchester offered to attend if return arrangements could be made the same night. George Bitner was appointed to present the plan to the Cumberland Valley Railroad. Miss Florence Weems left this morning for a stay in Gettysburg.
An old newspaper advert urges Americans to curb kidney problems by using four ounces of Rad Salts daily after breakfast. It claims the mixture of grape acids lemon juice and lithia flushes kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and relieves bladder weakness and related ailments.
Mrs. Mary Catherine Slonaker mother of Arthur C. Slonaker died at her Valley Avenue home after many years of illness. She was nearly 80, an invalid for 27 years, and bore suffering with fortitude. Funeral at 9 a.m. Saturday from her home with Rev. H G Spencer of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Burial at Christian Church Cemetery Timber Ridge. Oscar Cornwell returned from a business trip and will stay at West Cork Street home.
Classic ad copy touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for sour stomach gas heartburn and indigestion. A fifty cent bottle claims relief in five minutes and promises to keep the whole family free from stomach acidity for months.
Cooing mothers urged to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser for children. The ad claims a coated tongue, feverishness, loss of appetite and stomach aches signal the need for cleansing. It promises quick relief and a well, playful child, recommending a 60 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Washington reports quote E. M. House denying rumors he plans a headquarters gathering of peace data and enlistment of noted men for a large organization. He says headquarters will be under his hat and that he is quietly gathering data on economic and political conditions in European countries after a conference with President Wilson.
Advertisement promotes Hyomei as a lasting remedy for catarrh with yearly sales to surpass records. It promises a full outfit including inhaler and bottle at little cost and claims relief from catarrh coughs bronchitis and asthma with simple breathing use.
New York Nationals defeated the Chicago Americans 5 to 0 at Polo Grounds. Fernand Schupp held Chicago scoreless, Bennie Kauff hit two home runs, boosting New York into a 2-2 series tie with seven games possible.
In Des Moines Iowa Mrs Blanche Jefferson says her husband opposed an operation but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. She urges other women to try the remedy noting its roots and herbs basis and decades of reported effectiveness.
Mrs. Fred S Anderson and her daughter Miss Lucille Anderson left this morning for Anniston Alabama to visit their husband and father Lieutenant Anderson who is on duty with the Virginia troops at Camp McClellan.
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