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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1917
Page
5
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound credited with avoiding surgery
Louisville woman reports four years of severe headaches nervousness and inability to work improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She gained strength returned to house work and gave birth to an eight pound daughter claiming the remedy saved her from a dreaded operation. The notice touts free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and urges women to seek guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
P. Lepette
L E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Fishback
Christy Ave
Pinkham
Made Old Hen Got Sixty Days
Two Cedar Creek men were tried by Squire Paskel in Moorefield for disorderly conduct at the Wardensville camp meeting and for making Old Hen. They pleaded guilty and received a $100 fine and 60 days in jail each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek
Moorefield
W. Va
Squire Paskel
Wardensville
West Virginia
Virginia
Three Couples Sail Through County Clerk Marriage Licenses
Three couples received marriage licenses from the county clerk on Saturday afternoon. Silas Edward Fanver and M Lillian Boyce, both of the county, plan to wed. Thomas D Carlyle 22 and Misay Mildred Walters 21. Robert Edward Reed and Mary Willis 19, of Frederick county and Rockingham county roots. George Barrie left for the University of Virginia to study chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Edward Fanver
M. Lillian Boyce
A. B. Fanver
James Boyce
Thomas D. Carlyle
Misay Mildred Walters
Alexander Carlyle
Edward Walters
Robert Edward Reed
Mary Willis
Frederick County
Rockingham County
McCauley
W. Va
James H. Willis
George Barrie
University of Virginia
Chemistry
With the Fingers Corn Lifts Corns Without Pain
An authority claims Freezone can lift corns of all types with a few drops applied directly to the corn. The product, costing about a quarter ounce per drugstore, purportedly removes corns and calluses without pain or irritation while drying. The notice notes high heel footwear stressing women’s feet.
Public Sale of A Valuable Limestone Farm at Berryville
The executor offers for public auction a limestone farm near Berryville Virginia on October 20 1917 at 1 30 pm in front of the courthouse. The 208 acre property owned by the late Jacob H Rinker sits near Charley Town Road and Wadesville with a residence barn and other buildings. It will be sold as a whole or in two parcels 113 acres with buildings and 90 acres without improvements. Possession March 1 1918 with crop shares allocated to buyer. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance. John M Fishpaw executor. St Severin Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Virginia
Jacob H. Rinker
Charley Town Road
Wadesville
John M. Fishpaw
Jacob H. Kinker
St Severvitis
Warning Against Insurance Fraud Repudiates Stock Promotion
State Insurance Commissioner Joseph Button warns Virginians to beware of salesmen promoting Washington City Life Insurance Company stock sold at twice its par value. He notes $8 of each $20 share goes to promoters, with dubious promises and no guaranteed returns for years. Authorities urge reporting solicitations to local officials or the commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Button
Richmond
Virginia
Washington City Life Insurance Company
Federal Finance Corporation
Washington, D. C
Maryland
New Life Insurance Company
Commissioner of Insurance
Joseph Button
Pheasant Season Closed for Three Years in Virginia
Governor Stuart signed an order closing the pheasant hunting season in Virginia for three years. The action takes effect immediately to protect pheasant flocks as the state steps up efforts to increase their numbers. Violations carry heavy penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Virginia
Miriam Jones Admitted for Treatment at Memorial Hospital
Mrs Miriam Jones is a patient at Memorial Hospital Winchester and will remain there for an extended period. Front Royal Sentinel reports the local stay and hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Jones
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Front Royal
Mother’s Friend Promises Aid for Expectant Mothers
An advertisement extols Mother’s Friend, a preparation for abdominal support during pregnancy. It claims to ease tension, prevent tenderness at the crisis, aid natural muscle expansion, and preserve form after birth. It is sold by Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta with a free booklet offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Dept. C
Lamar Building
Atlanta, Ga
Banana cantaloupes exhibit impressively large sizes
C. W. High of Kernstown displayed remarkable banana cantaloupes. Two melons measured 5 feet 6.5 inches in circumference and weighed 14 pounds 7.5 ounces. Mrs. Joseph Milton of Washington visits her brother William Buchanan on Sharp Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. High
Kernstown
Joseph Milton
Washington
Willian Buchanan
Sharp Street
Nurse trainee Daisy McKay enters Memorial Hospital
Miss Daisy McKay has gone to Memorial Hospital in Winchester to begin nurse training, as reported by the Front Royal Sentinel in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy McKay
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Front Royal
Sentinel
Pennington Couple Welcome New Baby
A short notice reports the birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. John Pennington. The family celebrates this new arrival with happiness and good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
John ‘Pennington
Heonan
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