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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
4
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Friday April 9 republicans in Congress plan to leave Washington in June returning the first Monday in December. The piece lists President Wilson’s requests not yet acted on including a federal budget, income tax reforms, veterans’ land programs, road building, forest policy, tariff readjustments, and regulatory controls on transport and food profits.
A reflective piece laments rising prices for tires gas and oil as well as sparkplugs and maintenance. The speaker cites higher costs per mile and jokes about the old mare Shanks as a symbol of limited travel options due to spiraling expenses.
Mr. and Mrs. Elon Henkel and aewortha Henkel of New Market traveled to Winchester to spend the day with their brother Dr. A D Henkel. Editor of the Shen Malley at New Market, he called at The Star office and was a pleasant visitor.
Mr D Brill, manager of the Winchester Cooperative Company, returns from Miami where he has spent the winter and notes property interests there. The Winchester Cooperative Company will soon reopen its factory near the Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Snow on the mountain stands at fourteen inches as flurries blanket Staunton area. Mr and Mrs W Marshall have visited their son at Ensign Shore Maryland.
Guards with shotguns patrol Pine Woods in Shenandoah county as twenty two smallpox cases are found in a quarantined settlement three miles from Mt Pann. No other county cases are reported.
An order in the Corporation Court of Winchester appointed Purcell Plank as deputy commissioner of the revenue. He qualified by bond and will assist Commissioner J. L. Maphis in making the 1920 tax assessments.
On motion of Clerk J B Beverley of Winchester Corporation Court an order is entered appointing Frances W Beverley as deputy clerk of the court. She has acted in this capacity for years and the prior term expired necessitating a new reappointment.
The stock market opened higher but soon faltered as reports of widespread railroad strike suspensions hit western industrial centers. Prices rallied for oils, shippings, and equipment before noon, with sugars driving some advances, yet overall volume lagged. Steels, equipment, and motors held gains into an uneven close after about 1.2 million shares traded.
Commissioner of the Revenue J L Maphis has received the personal property interrogatories after a delay due to changes in taxation by the recent legislature The forms will be distributed quickly and taxpayers may file returns soon The Reverend George W Stover of Winchester spent five weeks indoors with the flu and attended the funeral of Wm B Hamrick in Staunton Virginia fire insurance agents plan a drive to cut fire losses with Commissioner Button supplying literature on fire prevention Bead superstition and a tale of ebony beads from sulfolk England are noted with a witch and a child’s ill health mentioned
A dialogue questions where a man should be laid to rest and how the dead influence visitors. The talk touches on hospitals parks and libraries as suitable final refuges versus a tomb that draws fewer people.
A montage of light humor and cartoons on marriage, work, money, and everyday snags. Jokes about shopping, spouses, petty quarrels, and social quirks appear in short vignettes and captions framed as a humorous column.
A judge prompts the prisoner for a final offering before sentencing. The inmate replies with a terse denial and references a lawyer and a last dollar. A humorous aside mentions a slush fund used to clean up the streets.
A humorous dialogue contrasts farmer work with that of the average person. He acknowledges hard labor but notes farmers must buy what they raise, reflecting a rural economy theme in a comic panel.
A reflective verse recalls a wealthy man who cannot light a cigarette without begging a match from the speaker. The anecdote casts irony on riches and small necessities. The tone is nostalgic and gently humorous.
In a terse exchange, Hewitt declines to rent the flat citing the applicant's bowlegs making him likely to rub the nails on the paper. Jewett counters with a denial, noting the bowlegged claim.
The clippings mix quips about laziness and hustlers with terse exchanges on work and stability. A London answer hints at ancient crafts and fine needlework, while a Dallas widow reports a questionable marriage proposal from a student claiming to paint nymphs by a river.
A fragment describes how locals in Montenegro measure distance by cigarette smoking time. It notes smokers light one cigarette roughly every half hour, creating a rough rule of travel where eight cigarettes equal about one and a half to two miles.
New York April 12 The Salvation Army reports total expenditures through January 31, 1920 at 13 297 552 with 910 140 on hand for May. The 1919 balance sheet notes 8 919 528 spent on new buildings and facilities and mortgage relief, aiming to wipe remaining debt with the 1920 Home Service Appeal.
A reflective note notes that a man is fortunate if his father was noble before him. The line, attributed to Switt, echoes lineage and virtue across generations.
Mrs D J Shelley of New York testifies that Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured her daughter Anna of a severe cold and cough years ago. The letter claims the syrup contains no narcotic and is safe for children, noting its pleasant taste.
Mrs. Fred Arter of Zanesville Ohio praises Cihtamberlains Cough Remedy in letters saying friends and acquaintances commend it and claim it is excellent medicine for coughs and colds. Try it and see for yourself.
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