Early buyers urged as lot sells fast
Advertisers warn readers to arrive early because the parking lot or sale area is expected to sell out quickly, prompting a swift turnover of items or spaces and a rush of customers.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
2
Advertisers warn readers to arrive early because the parking lot or sale area is expected to sell out quickly, prompting a swift turnover of items or spaces and a rush of customers.
An advertisement touts a 30 cent bottle of St Liniment to cure backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatic pain. It claims rapid absorption, one use ends misery, gentle on skin, and can be bought at any drug store.
In Winchester an opened probate shows the death of Rev George Washington Randolph a well known colored minister and former body servant to Confederate leaders. His will liquidates his estate to relatives and a $400 bequest to George B Tokis with Tokis as executor. If the nephew predeceased him, residue goes to Storer College Harpers Ferry.
Newark resident Miss Filo Kelly credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of nervous breakdown and restored health. She says immediate improvement followed use and recommends the remedy to others suffering similar symptoms.
Archie Pennington aged 16 or 17, son of Mr and Mrs John Pennington, died at his home in Greenwood after a brief illness from pneumonia. He leaves four sisters Cora Elsie Daisy Madeline and one brother James. Funeral Friday at 3 pm at Market Street M E Church with burial at Green Church cemetery. His sister Cora Pennington is seriously ill with influenza.
Mrs David Henry of 65 S Lincoln Ave Washington NJ reports kidney pills removed dreadful soreness from her limbs. She says after taking Foley Kidney Pills she can walk well and move with ease. The notice highlights kidney health and relief from backache and rheumatic pains.
Mrs. Harry Wall, recently guest of her parents at The Old Mansion near Claremont on the James River, plans winter concert work in New York before returning north. Her husband Captain Weil is in active service in France and she will not resume Virginia home life until after the war.
An advertising notice invites readers to clip a slip and mail it with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package. The bundle includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup along with Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
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