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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
3
Advertisements claim Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases and carry out constipated waste. The 10 cent box is said to keep the stomach liver and bowels regular and head clear for months, with children loving the taste and never getting sick.
An advertisement claims tonoline can convert thin people to a stout, muscular physique. It cites F. P. Smith of Pittsburgh reporting weight gain and urges readers to request a free 50 cent trial package to prove its effectiveness without drastic creams or emulsions.
A free Tonoline coupon with 10 cents in silver helps cover postage and packing. The offer shows good faith by delivering one 50 cent package. Addressed to American Proprietary Co in Boston Massachusetts.
Farmers near finishing seeding and ready to shuck corn. Travelers and visitors from Baltimore Chicago Hay Market Winchester Clarke County and Capon Bridge appear in routine social notes. Local illnesses and family movements include Miss Margaret Funk breaking her collar bone and Mrs Barr improving from asthma. Reverend Stickley to preach nightly next week with services Sunday.
The list details Sunday services at Centenary Reform, Christ Protestant Episcopal, Sacred Heart, First Baptist, Grace Lutheran, First Christian, and Methodist churches. It includes service times, pastors, Sunday schools, and weekly meeting schedules for each congregation.
Pentecostal Mission at High Land Avenue with pastor EB F Ashley holds services 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. High Land Avenue Presbyterian offers Sunday service 7 30 p m and Sunday school 8 p m with Thursday prayer 7 30 p m. United Brethren on North Bradlock Street led by Rev G W Stoyer preaches 11 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday school 9 45 a m and Young People Society. midweek prayer 7 30 p m.
A historic Boston church built in 1810 has been thoroughly cleaned, removing years of yellow and gray paint to expose finely laid masonry in better condition than its former coverings.
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The Star lists daily market quotes for winter and spring wheat flour prices, cracked corn, timothy and mixed hay, middling and bran, creamery butter, butter variants, butter fat, poultry, and potatoes. Values reflect retail and wholesale figures with occasional illegible entries.
Markets noted as of close the day before publication list Butter-Fancy Creamery at 36 cents and Choice Creamery at 24 cents with Virginia and nearby dairy prints cited.
The listing shows live poultry prices for chickens and hens with weights and quotes for roosters. Lambs and sheep are priced by weight, with fat and choice grades noted. Calves vary by condition and head, while pigs are priced per animal by size and condition.
An ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel with mild action. It claims benefits include relief from sickness, constipation, and dull facial appearance. Sold in 10 oz and 25 cent packages at druggists.
A listing of farm sales around Winchester with dates and buyers. Items include horses cattle hogs implements harness household goods furniture poultry fodder chickens buggy wagon and farm implements. Locations include Swimley Station Clearbrook Stephenson White Post and Broom with sale dates in October 1916 and early November 1916.
A vintage ad promises fast relief from nasal congestion fever sneezing and sore throat with Pape s Cold Compound taken every two hours up to three doses. It claims prompt opening of air passages no stuffing and no inconvenience with a 25 cent price at any drug store.
Trustee Herbert S. Larrick announces a public auction of a 6 acre 3 rood 8 pole lot in Frederick County Virginia near Hite Road. Located 112 miles west of Stephens City the property features a high grade limestone site and an apple orchard. Terms require one third cash day of sale with balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy.
A Notre Dame woman advertises a free home remedy for rheumatism and related pains claiming to banish uric acid, loosen stiff joints, purify blood, and improve vitality. She invites sufferers to write for proof and to address Mrs. Summers at Box R, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Bedford County forms the states only Federation of Women's Clubs. The first annual meeting was recorded by Miss Rhett. The county federation emerged from the Bedford Community Club to create a rest room in Bedford. Since then up to 125 women have registered from various parts of the county.
At the federation annual meeting twelve resolutions were offered with four of major importance. They aim to exterminate flies, promote medical amputation care for district nurseries, advance anti tuberculosis campaigns, and plant nuts and fruit trees along highways. Mrs Caldwell of Roanoke, state federation president, Mrs Dexter Otey of Lynchburg, and Miss Agnes Randolph of the state health board spoke.
A health note warns that a cold can lead to serious illness and advises taking Chamblain’s Remedy to recover quickly. The ad claims the medicine is non narcotic and has long standing use. It mentions Mr. George S. Bailey’s return from a business trip through West Virginia and Maryland.
Mr. H. J. Hofmann of Wheeling West Virginia is staying in the city on business and registered at Hotel Evans. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bryant of New York were registered last night at Hotel Jack.
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