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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
4
A regional blip notes consolidation of Morning News Item with The Weekly News The Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. Local editors plan shared editions and cross publication partnerships to streamline coverage.
A midweek analysis argues Germany’s military authorities face difficulty selling war to its people after publicly accepting the terms of peace. It notes the Hohenzollerns resist until dire threats, and warns continued fighting and bond purchases are likely as Germany contends with surrender conditions.
A humorous WWI era poem praises American wartime effort and industrial vigor. It compares war to baling hay and selling goods, celebrating industriousness, bold action, and U S resolve under Wilhelm’s command as the nation ships troops to the front.
The Munich socialist convention called for the abdication of the kaiser and the German crown prince. Reports from Munich state the speaker urged all Hohenzollerns to abdicate. The item mentions a German socialist push for monarchy removal amid World War I context.
President Wilson appeals to Americans to Subscribe to the utmost of their ability for bonds of the fourth Liberty loan. He warns that German replies to his note do not lessen the need to finance the war and urges immediate patriotic action to ensure victory and peace on American terms.
Bunker Hill West Virginia reports widespread influenza with one death, 59 year old W H Cockrell, plus several pneumonia cases. Doctors work ceaselessly, apples picking hampered by labor shortage, schools closed, Page Cline returns with body of Raymond Price from Camp Miracle Md.
Washington reports the War Industries Board clarifies shoe price and quality rules for retailers. Orders for factory surplus items not within new regs may exceed the $12 maximum until June 1, 2019. High priced shoes may be sold to liquidate stock, with no restriction on purchase.
The War Industries Board announced limits on soft drink production. Manufacturers of fruit juices syrups carbonic gas must base output on 59 percent of 1919 soft goods. Consumption rose as dry communities seek soda as a substitute for alcoholic beverages.
R. E. Neff, former principal of the Old Dominion Academy, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County asking that the corporation be dissolved. An investigation into the corporation’s affairs is now under way in Berkley Springs W Va dated October 16.
A brief question contrasts two wartime funding options, Liberty bonds and German taxes, inviting readers to consider their financial support choices during the era. It presents a tease of patriotic finance without detailing policies or outcomes.
Readers are urged to oppose enemy messaging by boosting Liberty Bond purchases as a countercampaign to German propaganda during the war.
Washington October 16 news brief garbled text reports on citrus and root crop duties with scattered references to agricultural policy and a public notice era. The readable fragments mention phosphate and beet roots alongside unclear directives and local names.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that hundreds of thousands of bee colonies in log gums and box hives waste honey and lose earnings due to crude methods and swarming. Moving to movable frame hives could add millions of pounds to national honey production. five transfer methods are outlined and a free Farmers Bulletin No 961 offers detailed guidance.
George Parker a solitary resident eight miles west of Winchester was found dead on a platform extending from his hut high on North Mountain. He had suffered influenza and pneumonia after working in an apple orchard near Clearbrook. He died from heart exertion while delirious according to neighbors. He leaves a mother, sister Rebecca, and brother John. buried today in the Parker family burial ground on the mountain.
An advertisement claims a tablet provides instant relief for stomach acidity indigestion after meals. It mentions belching, acids, undigested food, lumps in the stomach, gas, heartburn, and distress with quick action once the tablet is taken.
The pleasant tablets of Pape's Diapepsin end digestion discomfort and upset stomachs quickly. They are harmless and inexpensive, sold at drug stores.
Speaking in Staunton and while in London, Herbert Hoover spoke of receiving fifty five thousand letters from children thanking the United States for keeping them from starvation. He said the relief kept alive fifty five thousand children, strengthened armies, and gave new life to workers at home.
An urgent appeal urges readers to buy Liberty bonds to aid Virginia soldiers fighting in France. The message frames the purchase as a patriotic duty and a key wartime contribution.
Winona Minnesota woman Mrs Albert Sultze testifies how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her nervousness restored sleep and daytime strength after years of distress The advertisement touts the remedy as a standard over four decades for displacements irregularities backache and dizziness and nervous prostration among women
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