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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1917
Page
4
The piece is a satirical poem by Walt Mason mocking wartime food shortages. It describes a narrator following faddists to eat only meatless days to aid the front, listing each day with exaggerated hunger and curdled wit. It targets Prussia and Wilhelm, ending with a punchy lament over hunger and morale.
Loyd Ritter awarded an absolute divorce from Edna Ritter by a Circuit Court decree in Frederick County. The marriage was declared null and void on statutory grounds.
An advertisement touts Dreco as a natural cure for nervous prostration and indigestion. It claims sleeplessness, heart palpitations, and muscle weakness improve with Dreco, which is available at Miller's Drug Store in Winchester where the remedy is explained to the public.
Funeral services for John L. Cooper of T. J. Cooper and Sons were held at his parents home on Fairmont avenue. Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers led the service at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial followed in Mount Wicbron Cemetery with Winchester Hiram Lodge Masons overseeing the grave rites.
A Winchester carpenter J H Hillyard confirms five year old experience with Doan's Kidney Pills. He suffered backaches damp weather kidney disturbances and shoulder pains but relief came and he now endorses the remedy. Also notes a Berryville High principal denies a pupil was injured playing football and a resident returns from Sparrows Point Md.
Miss Frances Hardy has returned after several days visiting relatives in Washington.
An old advertisement promotes S S S as a blood purifier for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims skin troubles stem from impure blood and urges readers to write for treatment advice to the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
Berryville notes list visits and travels of local residents. Mrs. William Wattles of Alexandria stayed with sister Mrs. E. G. Hatchell at Elmington. Several residents, including H. W. Baker, H. W. Whiting, and Marshall McCormick, went to Washington last week.
Public notice-like advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick, certain remedy for sour stomach, gas, and indigestion. It promises relief within five minutes and claims millions of sales due to its soothing acid neutralizing power. Get a fifty cent case at any drug store.
A new local cold storage facility offers insured apples at no extra cost and storage rates rivaling other providers. The enterprise, funded by local fruit growers, presents a modern, fully equipped operation now ready for business.
A Nebraska mother shares how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health and enabled her to bear a daughter after years of infertility. The testimonial claims the remedy helps other women become healthy and capable of motherhood.
Dr Edwards notes these olive colored tablets banish heaviness without calomel’s after effects. They supposedly brighten spirits and don’t injure teeth. Sold in 10c and 25c boxes by all druggists.
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