Draft slacker turns up here in Winchester
Willie Green, a colored man posted as a deserter, has reappeared in Winchester and was certified by the local draft board for service. He left June 5 and was later found to be working at a DuPont powder plant in Delaware. Relatives in Baltimore informed officials, and he returned to Winchester to face possible further action. If not turned down, he will join the colored contingent bound for Camp Lee at Petersburg next Saturday.
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Willie Green
Winchester
Willie
Beece
Baltimore
DuPonts
Delaware
District Board
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Hungry Women and Children Shot Down Riots in Austrian Cities
Uprisings over food shortages erupt in Austrian cities including Budapest and Vienna. Official dispatches from Rome report civilians killed and wounded as 1917 recruits fired on women and children in an unnamed city, killing 40 and wounding 50.
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The
Star
Washington
Rome
Budapest
Vienna
Strasburg Engineer Dies After Wreck Near Orange
Strasburg engineer Frank Larmand and his fireman James Johnson died at University Hospital from injuries after the New York New Orleans limited sidewiped northbound No 16 near Larmand two miles north of Orange at about seven Sunday morning. Baggagemaster James Pollard was injured and many passengers were shaken up as sleepers were thrown from berths.
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Charlottesville
Frank Larmand
Larmand
Southern Railway System
James L. Johnson
Colored
Alexandria
University Hospital
New York
New Orleans Limited
Orange
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promised Quick Croup Relief
Parents are advised to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup with the plain printed directions followed during attacks. The ad claims quick relief to observers.
An Old Man's Song and the Dreco Medicine Promotion
A local verse extols Dreco a herbal remedy advertised by Miller's Drug Store in Staunton. The piece claims Dreco cures rheumatic pain indigestion and coughs and promises kidney and liver benefits. The Dreco Man promotes the medicine at Miller's Drug Store and invites public discussion.
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Chester
Miller’s
Miller’s Drug Store
Kaiser Planned to Take Mexico
Paris reports a sensational claim by the Mafin that Bolo Pasha, alleged German agent, plotted to enable Germany to seize Mexico. The report cites Baron Guerin’s testimony at the ongoing preliminary investigation into Bolo Pasha.
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Kaiser
Mexico
Sation
Mafin
Bolo .Pasha
Germany
Baron Guerin
Bolo Pasha
Dandruff Remedy Promises Hair Growth in Days
A vintage advertisement urges readers to buy Knowlton's Dandeline to combat dandruff and hair loss. It claims the scalp will revive quickly, hair regains lustre and softness, and after a week new fine hair appears across the scalp.
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Knowlton
Court to appraise Graybeal estate in Winchester
In The Corporation Court for the City of Winchester Edith V. Graybeal admix of Thomas P. Graybeal requests a master commissioner to report on estate assets liens taxes and rental value. He shall identify heirs and distributees settle Edith V. Graybeal's accounts and consider whether sale of a real estate interest benefits the infant Walbert Marshall Graybeal and invest proceeds. A notice of publication for four weeks follows with November 20 1917 set for proceeding.
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Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Edith V. Graybeal
Thomas P. Graybeal
Walbert Marshall Graybeal
Virginia
Kindness Wins and Social Notes from Worth Braddock Street
A Philadelphia resident Miss Elsie Moore visits Dr. and Mrs. A Swimley on Worth Braddock Street. The column opens with a proverb about kindness to animals predicting harmony among people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Moore
Philadelphia
Mrs. A. ©.Swimley
Worth Braddock Street
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Winchester Resident
Mrs. W. E. Harlee of 720 S Braddock St Winchester praises Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. The ad notes fifty thousand testimonials in home newspapers and urges buyers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills at 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Doan
W. E. Harlee
S. Braddock St
Jame
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proclaimed Most Reliable
A letter from Mrs. A. C. Kirstein of Greenville Illinois praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles used for years in her family and her mother's home. The ad notes it is sold by all dealers.
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Cpikidius
Castoria
E Pistex Co
Ft. Wayne, Ind
A. C. Kirstein
Greenvill
Chamberlain
Deaters
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Weiget
Mises Ftta and
Anna Grim
Nicodemus Farm
Lenore Va
Battletown Inn
Berryville
Ft.Myer
D. Lemon Fries
Eeee
Royal ’Pike
Nineveh
P. O
F. K. Weaver
Virginia Silver
Onlton
Mary Baldwin
Fletcher
Diana Abe
Senune Castoria
Wrisley
MS Riches
Strasburg
Boatwright
North Augusta St
Staunton
Paris
la Vallieres
Denny-Clowe Co
T. Russell Cather
Harry R. Kern
Martinsburg
Martinsburg Business Men’s Association
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Army, Navy and Marine Service
U. S
D. L. Wyndham
West Water Street
Esmodel
Baitimere, M
City
Miles Road
Hichesters
Giran Ladteat
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