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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1922
Page
2
The Centenary Reformed Church Men’s Bible Class seeks full attendance for Sunday morning at 9.45 as Old Testament lessons are studied and members are urged to join the church’s class and work. Pres. John McDonald emphasizes attendance and invites all men to participate.
A German scholar claims Shakespeare was German, named Jacob Speer, and asserts the war is over. The assertion lacks mainstream scholarship and presents a controversial theory as fact.
The article reviews care and storage for orchard oil and coal heaters to prevent frost damage. It covers emptying and storing oil heaters, brushing and repainting, cleaning residue, and safe disposal methods. It contrasts coal and oil heating, lighting methods, and emphasizes fuel storage logistics and cooperative oil storage.
Daily market sheet lists prices for corn, wheat, butter, hay, flour, cotton seed meal, and other staples. Includes Baltimore and local entries with ranges for butter fat, hay, chickens, steers, sheep, calves, and hogs, noting figures corrected for the day.
Miss Julia Roe's classes in art nature study and geography will present an exhibition of their work on May 1 at Equity School Portab Building Room 15 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. The public is invited and county teachers are also asked to attend. Parents can see what their children have accomplished this year and nonparents can view the department's work.
A Glasgow paper notes the epidemic shows humor as elderly men rush for doctors and medicine instead of church. The piece highlights unusual public reactions and the lighter side of a health scare.
Virginia sees widespread frost damage with 50 to 75 percent losses in several regions. Authorities note heavy losses in the Piedmont and Roanoke areas while Middle Virginia escapes serious harm. Federal statistician Henry M. Taylor projects over 7 million dollars in losses for 1921 fruit growers.
A brief daily thought quotes Euripides praising a company of just and righteous men as better than wealth and a rich estate. The line emphasizes virtue over material riches.
An 132 acre farm eight miles from Winchester with dwelling barn and commercial orchard offered for 4000 dollars. A block of four dwellings on Main Street with six rooms and a half each described as a good investment for a quick buyer. Mention of excellent bargains in city lots and offers to communicate with the firm for improved or unimproved city property farm or orchard lands.
By virtue of an execution in my hands I will offer for sale for cash on Saturday May 6 1922 at 4 p m the electrical supplies in storeroom of N R Quensenberry W Water St or enough to satisfy these executions 2861 Adam Forney City Serzt
A wealthy retired pawnbroker stays at a fashionable hotel and endures fits of absent-mindedness. A visiting conjurer performs and abruptly asks for a loan of $107, prompting surprised reactions from the audience.
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