Berryville Guard Mustered Into Virginia State Service
Captain Logan R. Fay of the Winchester State Guard inspected the proposed Berryville infantry unit. One hundred eleven signed, ninety-two present mustered in. eighteen absent but to join after swearing. Governor Davis and Adjutant General Stern plan October 15 review. Captain Burk commands, with George H. Levi as first lieutenant.
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Logan R. Fay
Winchester
Aptain Fay
Westmoreland Davis
Jo Lane Stern
Berryville
Harry Burk
Berryville Guard
George H. Levi
Young Sailors Visit Parents in Winchester
H. C. Boyles, among Winchester's youngest US Navy representatives, visits his parents at 505 North Main street after a stint at Norfolk VA. He expects to enter foreign service soon and is urged to give up luxuries to support his ambitions.
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H. C. Boyles
Winchester
United States Navy
Many New Jomo will Home will Have a Little Sunbeam Brighten
An old advertisement promotes a product called Mother’s Friend by Bradfield Regulator Co. It claims the cream eases pregnancy pain by making abdominal muscles elastic and reducing strain. The copy urges women to prepare for childbirth and “brighten the heart” with the Sunbeam tonic.
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Pen & Cent
Bradfield Regulator Co
Soldiers from Camp Lee to pick apples in Frederick County
Ninety eight soldiers from Camp Lee Virginia were sent to Winchester and distributed among major apple growers to pick and pack the crop. Under Sergeant Hennessey the squads will work under military discipline and receive standard fruit-grower wages but not army wages while away from camp. Some men were taken to Memorial Hospital after inoculations and a few anticipated smallpox concerns were eased by distance from habitation.
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Frederick County
Camp Lee
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Hennessey
Messrs
Melvin Green
William S. Heitt
Memorial Hospital
Soldier Lanham Dies of Pneumonia at Camp Lee
James William Lanham of Clarke county near Boyce died at Camp Lee from pneumonia. A 1918 registrant who turned 21 in April, he left for camp September 6 with his comrades. He is survived by his mother Mrs Lanham, three sisters Molly Ella and May, and four brothers Charley Phillip Herman and Edward, all of Clarke county.
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James William Lanham
Lanham
William Lanham
Boyce
Clarke County
Camp Lee
Molly
Ella
May Lanham
Charley
Phillip
Herman
Edward Lanham
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mothers
This medicine is praised as an efficient cure for coughs colds croup and whooping coughs and is pleasant to take especially for young children. William Scruby of Gillicothe Missouri reports three children were treated with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it proved best for coughs and croup for both adults and children. The remedy contains no opium or narcotics and is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Wm. Scruby
Gpillicothe
Chamberain
Ship Building Records Shatter As U S Tops Output
On September 27 the United States announces a world shipbuilding record with 1,966,455 tons launched in the year ending yesterday. For the ten months prior British yards produced 1,512,640 tons, pushing total world output to 3,459,095 tons, surpassing the 1913 global record of 3,332,882 tons.
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Washington
United States
United States Shipping Board
Notice to Registrants On September 12 1918 Questionnaires
Local Board begins mailing questionnaires to registrants aged 19 to 86 who registered on September 12 1918. About 128 questionnaires are mailed daily until all are sent. Recipients have seven days to answer and return. Legal Advisory Board offers free help at Corporation Court House City Hall 9 am to 6 pm. Registrants should study the form promptly to ensure quick accurate responses.
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Corporation Court House
Legal Advisory Board
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