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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1918
Page
2
David Hamilton of 120 Be Cork St reports kidney trouble with nightly awakenings and back pain. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing him, noting relief from weak kidneys and reduced urinary issues. Price 60 cents. available at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
Miss Pmama Howard Wight from Middletown spoke to Fort Loudoun Seminary girls about Red Cross work. She highlighted nursing sacrifices and the aid to France Italy and other affected countries, urging contributions and knitting for soldiers and sailors.
The annual Disciples of Christ convention scheduled for Charlottesville next week is postponed because state health authorities banned such gatherings. The piece urges continued support for Liberty bonds to help end the war despite French victories.
The funeral of Mr W D Chipley who died October 14 after illness of several weeks was held Wednesday at 3 p m near Stephens City. Rev Hoge Smith and Rev C Sydenstricker officiated with pallbearers listed. Interment in Green Hill Cemetery. He was born December 22 1840 and served four years in the Civil War. Survived by widow Martha McLeod a son H D Chipley and three daughters Bett Chipley Willie Chipley and Rebecca Chipley.
J J Haines an old time Baltimore wholesale merchant died at his home in Relay at 82. A Confederate Army veteran he rose from private to captain. After the war he moved to Upperville Virginia then 1874 to Baltimore where he founded Hanes and Co with shop at Hopkins Place. George S Bailey of Winchester represents the firm locally.
A wartime appeal urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing another Liberty Bond. The plea emphasizes reducing casualties through increased funding and national defense, framing bond buying as a patriotic duty and direct contribution to soldiers in harm’s way.
telegram reports Miss Lucy Miller of this city died in Washington after influenza complications. her mother, en route to be by her bedside, learned of the death upon arrival. she had worked in washington since spring as a clerk at woodward and lothrop. she earlier served at ramshore s bargain store in winchester and was active in the presbyterian church and sunday school. she leaves brothers in service in france and the navy and three sisters including mrs. j t taylor.
Roy W. Richards of the Medical Corps was wounded in France on September 23, struck in the thigh by shrapnel and recovering in a hospital. He enlisted young, becoming one of the section’s youngest volunteers. The notice also mentions Navy yeoman Harry Grim returning to Norfolk after visiting his parents in town.
Dr. Walter Cox, secretary of The City Board of Health, reports a letter from the Volunteer Medical Service Corps urging thorough cleanliness in homes and surroundings. It calls for emergency hospitals, medical staff, public guidance, fresh air, and restrained medical treatment to support influenza defense.
A vintage health ad urges readers to stay strong with age by keeping kidneys and bladder healthy. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to drive poisons from the system, claiming renewed vigor and a sharp mind, with a guarantee and refunds for the original imported capsules sold in sealed packages by druggists.
Some Liberty bonds are already selling above their face value in the bond market. Analysts say prices will rise further after the war, signaling strong demand and investor confidence in wartime financing.
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