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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
2
A scanned text fragment lists numerous medical ailments including appendicitis arteriosclerosis asthma biliousness bladder disorders blood disorders indigestion nervousness neuralgia rheumatism and stomach trouble. It appears as part of a larger catalogue of conditions likely from a 19th or early 20th century medical or health advertisement.
A vintage advertisement promises a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. Readers are instructed to mail a cut out slip with 5 cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a sample.
Claude Piersol, tried at Marshfield Missouri for the kidnapping of Lloyd Keet, was sentenced to 35 years. The high‑profile case drew nation attention as officials pursued the abduction and investigation.
In a letter to The Star Wayne A. Byers secretary of the Hallowe'en committee in Chambersburg Pa says a Cumberland Valley Railroad special train will run for Winchester and other areas. Passengers may ride any daytime train at 2 14 cents per mile while return is at 12 29 goldck that night but 100 fares must be guaranteed. Cash prizes will be awarded for parade entries.
A Staunton reader testifies Dreco cured long standing stomach trouble and indigestion after three bottles. He gained seven pounds and feels well again, able to eat freely. The letter notes Dreco’s widespread salience and promotes Miller's Drug Store in Winchester as a local distributor and the Dreco Man's visits there.
An old fashioned household remedy ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims quick relief from constipation with a pleasant taste and warns to avoid counterfeit syrups while directing readers to ask their local druggist for the genuine product.
Mr J C Wilson of Red Cloud Nebraska warns of leaving his home after visiting Winchester and Opequon. He has built wealth in Nebraska. Miss Lyda Hendricks and Eva Lee Felker return to Shenandoah Junction after time with Mrs James Worth Hott. Mrs Boyd Read goes to Washington after visiting her father William F Rinker at Opequon.
An old grandmother’s remedy for gray hair returns in modern form as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores for about 50 cents. The ready to use product darkens hair, gives lustre, and conceals gray strands with a harmless routine, not for medical cure.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Winchester Virginia post office for the week ending October 13 1917. Callers must pay one cent for each letter. Names include Clarence Bland Robert Colvin Lloyd Dodson Charlie Hebbard A. S Jenkins R L Putman E W Whitlock J W Sibert Miss Ida and Minnie Baker left this morning for Rockville Maryland.
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a modern purified calomel alternative. One tablet at night with water cleanses the liver, purifies the system, and leaves a strong appetite next morning. It claims no dangerous effects and requires no dietary changes, sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents.
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