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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule for the Cumberland Valley line lists departures from Winchester and Martinsburg with daily and Sunday exceptions. Superintendent HA Rippee and General Passenger Agent are noted in the timetable.
The notice lists Train No 1L departing at specific hours for Bristol Roanoke and intermediate stops with Pullman sleepers dining and parlor cars. It notes connections to the Memphis special and a second service No 27 for Shenandoah and intermediate stations with a Shenandoah or Washington connection.
An old notice urges readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Tolay's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The missive notes the product comforts stout persons and that Mr J B Cochran recently visited the Greenawalt family in Adkin and travels to Scottdale with Cyrus Greenawalt.
Advert reads that Pape's Diapepsin digests any meal and relieves sour stomach indigestion gas and heartburn within five minutes. It claims no belching, no undigested food, and no nausea or headaches and suggests a fifty cent case for family use.
A historic three story frame house named Burgundy, located two and a half miles west of Alexandria and owned by George S Zieler and wife, burned down after a Civil War shell on the porch exploded during the blaze. No one was seriously injured though a firefighter narrowly escaped when ceiling plaster fell on him.
An advertisement claims Vinol strengthens blood and improves symptoms of anaemia. It features a Kansas City man’s testimonial, asserts beef and cod liver peptones plus iron boost iron levels, and promotes a money back guarantee through George F. Miller's Sons and Leading E Stores in Virginia towns.
In St Louis on October 20 delegates to the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church urged using deficiency systems in church affairs and increasing publicity for propaganda. Rev James Wise of St Louis proposed a permanent church publicity commission noting that newspapers and periodicals reach many outside the church. He said the church must use organized publicity to influence public sentiment.
Richmond Virginia The State Board of Health issues a school placard warning children not to put fingers or pencils in their mouths to prevent disease including infantile paralysis. The placard supports infection control and is being sent to public schools on request.
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Mrs Alfred Du Bois of N J testifies Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the most effective constipation remedy she has used for her child Earl. The gentle laxative, free from opiates, acts without griping and restores regularity, aiding healthy growth and comfort in childhood.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touted for its pleasant taste and wide use by mothers. Druggists sell it for fifty cents a bottle and offer a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell at 455 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
A large order of scrambled eggs was served at a site west of Pennboro by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A freight engine struck a train with force causing three carloads of eggs to be mussed. Miss Annie Russell of Fairmont West Virginia visits and leaves for New York City.
Mr and Mrs H E Moore of German town Pa motored through the Virginia Valley and registered last night at Hotel Evans. J C Recher returned from a business trip to Washington and Maryland. Mr and Mrs George P Comey Mr Robert Coihey and Mrs Johnny Scott of Cleveland Ohio were among motorists registered last night at Hotel Jack. Mrs Richard Russell and Mrs Alice Rissler have returned to Charles Town West Virginia. Biters short Visit to meet at their.
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