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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
3
Mrs Pearl Patrick of Meadowsville Kentucky reports severe constipation sour stomach and discomfort before trying Thedford s Black Draught. She says it was an easy laxative gentle on digestion with no griping and she recovered quickly. The tonic is praised for treating stomach liver and bowel troubles and for its easy dose.
Peace riots erupt in Berlin with mobs shouting down the war Kaiser and Hindenburg. Police clash with marchers. Hohenzollern statues toppled and the burgomaster’s residence stoned. Mutinies reported among German troops in Limburg.
Continues from page one shows members including Ira Capper Clarence Cooley Mrs Fannie Cooley Mrs M M Browning Mrs Salie Poliver Frances DeVancey Pliner E Wingfield Charles L Hewitt P Feinberg Seorge Howard Ritter Calvin Malone and Florence A Rice with individual shares mainly 50 and a total of 526 459 dollars reported.
The committee postponed any notice of the plane arrival and canceled the trophy train celebration last night to avoid crowds. Officials cited the influenza epidemic as under control and praised the health improvements from preventing public gatherings.
Perry M Catlett of near Chambersville WV died after his auto left a steep Martinsburg pike embankment near Ridgeway nine miles north of Winchester. He died at 430 this morning after the wreck left him pinned with a crushed chest. Survivors include his mother Mrs Virginia L Catlett two brothers Clarence L Catlett Smith Catlett and sister Lela Catlett. Funeral arrangements were not yet set.
The article promotes a morning regimen of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this internal bath cleanses the body of waste, prevents toxins entering the blood, and improves overall health, urging readers to buy limestone phosphate.
The article cautions that catarrh can progress downward to affect the lungs and cause consumption. It criticizes sprays and inhalers that only treat symptoms and promotes S. S. as a blood remedy that removes germs from the blood. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle and can request free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mrs. H. D. Fuller, president of the District Nurse Association, requests volunteers to aid in mild influenza cases in Winchester. The effort aims to relieve the overworked local district nurse Miss Mary K. Strickler. no experience is required and Mrs. Fuller will provide guidance. Communicate with her promptly for orders.
Trustees offer public auction of a two acre six room limestone home with outbuildings in Rest near Ridgeway Virginia. The property includes a two story residence with fine porches and a cellar, fruit land, cistern, and carpenter shop. Sale is October 19 1918 with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance.
Winchester citizen David Hamilton of 120 E Cork St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his weak kidneys and nocturnal symptoms. The ad touts a 50 year history and 60 000 endorsements and lists a 50 cent price at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo is named as manufacturer.
Thomas and Messer Co. advertises wallpaper at 7 cents each, gilt at 10 cents each, and window shades starting 50 cents. Located at 1015 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore Maryland with a May 29 year date implied.
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