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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1918
Page
2
The Virginia State Horticultural Society warns shippers that the federal food and drug act requires interstate and foreign fruit and vegetable packages to show quantity. Only the US standard barrel and its subdivisions are legal for barreled goods, and barrels must be marked Standard Barrel.
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a purified calomel tablet that cures colds overnight. One Calotab at bedtime with water is said to remove nausea and salts while not disrupting daily life. Beginning next morning the cold is gone and the body is refreshed. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents with druggist guarantee.
Walter Anderson and family of near Winchester and Ollie Larrick and family of Jericho W Va visited H D Whitacre on Sunday. Amanda Kline and daughter Bertha of Ridgeway W Va visited B F Keller family. Sallie Oates and children Annie and Ruth visited J B White. A J Manple and J B White spent Friday in Winchester on business. G W Parish of Winchester spent Friday on his farm here. J R Oates is rebuilding a barn on the same foundation as the one destroyed by fire last winter. Elmer Whitlock of Highview W Va visited his parents James and ? Whitlock on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Page of Brooklyn Connecticut says pneumonia left her weak and coughing. A Virginia friend recommended Vinci, which cured her cough, improved appetite, and restored sleep and energy. Vinci credits beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese and gly cerophosphates. Miller's Drug Store promotes it.
Local Red Cross urges collection of pits from peaches apricots plums cherries and prunes and shells of hickory walnuts and butternuts to make carbon for gas masks. Campaign stresses daily 300 tons need with steps to collect dry pits ship to Washington and return shipping bags.
George Coleman, a Newport News contractor with Coleman and Company, says a severe indigestion kidney and liver disorder left him miserable. After taking Dreco, he reports rapid relief and a seven pound weight gain, praising the remedy sold by Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
Notice states the group will meet on Friday September 6 at 4 o'clock at Bike Clay corner location. Correlation by secretary confirms venue and time for members.
The ad asserts skin troubles stem from impure blood and touts S S S as an unparalleled blood purifier proven in hundreds of eczema cases. It promotes a fifty year old remedy as safe and effective and invites readers to write for complete treatment advice from Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Georgia.
Public notice-style advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a remedy for a sick child. It emphasizes a coated tongue indicates sour stomach and bowels, promising quick relief with a teaspoonful. Warns to buy only genuine California Fig Syrup Company product and avoid counterfeits.
Room available in a central house with possession October 1. Apply at Star office.
Miss Agnew state assistant director leads a series of food saving demonstrations by Lizzie A. Jenkins district negro home demonstration agent at Hamp ton Institute. Shows run September 4 5 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Friends Meeting House annex inviting all colored women to attend with church and ministerial support to promote the program.
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