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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
2
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to arouse the liver and aid digestion to relieve stomach upset and poor appetite. The vegetable compound mixed with olive oil is a substitute for calomel and sold in 10¢ and 25¢ boxes at druggists.
The yellows disease attacks peach trees across parts of Washington County Maryland. Farm Agent T. L. Smith says the infection is severe this year. Growers in Smithsboro and Edgemont pull affected trees by the roots and burn them to stop spread.
With the yellows disease wiping out orchards and weakening levees, growers rally to take vigorous steps to control and eradicate the outbreak and protect crops and property.
The Post Office Department announced that American soldiers in France may receive Christmas gifts only in parcels of seven pounds or less. Parcels must be mailed by November 15. The French railways arrangement with the American postal authorities limits what the French parcel post can carry.
Rev. G. B. Palmer visiting brother in Bristol Tennessee will return home late this week. Rev. Mr. Grosscup conducts a prolonged meeting at the Methodist Church. Miss Mary Powers of Berryville serves as governess for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lee. Misses Jessie and Hallie Chrisman noted in the society column.
Margaret Kerfoot drove to Berryville on Saturday to attend a teachers meeting. Louise Meade visited friends in King George and Baltimore before returning home. Several others, including Mrs. David Meade and Mrs. J. Co. Lee, motored to Winchester while Mrs. P. W. Bowers and Mrs. J. Funkhouser shopped in Hagerstown. Additional locals visited Berryville, Warwhington, and Winchester for visits and shopping.
Article notes women of all ages suffer from back ache fatigue and related pains often caused by overworked kidneys. Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as relief for kidney trouble and are sold everywhere.
Questioning makeshift treatments for catarrh and urging Swift Specific S.S.S. as the cure. Claims the remedy drives catarrh germs from blood and offers medical advice through a Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta GA.
Local enterprise financed by fruit growers opens modern storage facility offering apple insurance at storage rates as low as competitors. iptf announces readiness for business.
WashingtonOctober 26 No better way for patriotic service for the women of the United States has been suggested than the combination slogans Do your Christmas shopping early and buy Liberty Bonds said Mrs W G McAdoo The purchase of a Liberty Bond as a Christmas gift is an excellent investment and a testimony of patriotic interest The woman who can afford to buy a bond is doing a service for her country and helping to win the war
A fragmented note warns that high heels may cause corn discomfort and lockjaw. It cites a drug called freez one applied to the corn for quick relief and shriveling of the corn without inflaming surrounding tissue.
Major General Adelbert Cronkhite, commanding troops at Camp Lee, endorses the Winchester and Frederick County Library Fund aiding libraries for military commands. He urges support to provide healthy recreation for soldiers and notes camps are placed away from large cities for better control. The letter, to H. R. Mclwaine, stresses value of uplift activities and urges success of the campaign.
An Omaha Nebraska reader reports Foley's Honey and Tar cured her daughter of a bad cold and praises the product for coughs and colds, noting it is sold everywhere and widely endorsed by neighbors and the family.
A public notice explains that Liberty bonds can be sold anytime through banks or brokers with a ready market. Borrowing against bonds is possible, offering favorable terms, and interest at 4 percent is paid semiannually on May 15 and November 15 via engraved coupons.
Apple Grove Virginia residents record visits from Mrs. Legh Nossett and Gertie Tevalt. Relie guests of H. M. Manuel. Ash Wigginton visits M E Wigginton family. Sylvia Boyce returns home. Strosniders in Winchester. Braynard Campbell and Mary Tevalt visit Melvin Manuel. Chestnut crop described as very good this season. Help Uncle Sam buy a Liberty bond.
A speaker denounces disloyal talkers as traitors everywhere from blacksmith shops to the senate and forum. Some mean harm, some seek attention, but all are accused of promoting unpatriotic lies and sedition while the speaker urges punishment.
A close study of sodium and tropa shows the relation is purely natural. Crops favor specific soils due to demands for water and warmth. Plant food is secondary and can be supplied by man, solving the problem.
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