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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1922
Page
4
The Evening Star list shows publication at Win-Gheater Ve with second class mailing and carrier delivery. Rates are cited for yearly, six months, and three months in advance, alongside mentions of Weekly News and other papers in the periodical listings.
Obituary tribute notes Lord Northcliffe as a strong ally of Anglo American aims and a pivotal figure in press history. He owned many newspapers and periodicals, guided The London Times, and fostered cooperation between England and the United States for civilization.
The piece profiles Lord Northcliffe's flamboyant journalism career and ambitious plans including his bid to own The London Times. It notes his driving personality, skill in securing investment, and risky foray into politics, while acknowledging his lasting impact and the faded myths that surround his era.
The speaker reflects on returning to Punktown, his birthplace, to see the old courthouse jail and familiar faces now aged and changed. Stern Reason cautions the trip will bring sadness, but the narrator still plans a future journey to visit the forsaken town and its tombs.
The month of August records a string of prominent deaths and accidents. Glenn E. Plumb, economist and transport expert, passes away at home on August 1, followed by the death of Alexander Graham Bell in Nova Scotia on August 2. Others include Senator William E. Crow of Pennsylvania, Irish envoy Harry Boland, Representative Lemuel Padgett, Arthur Griff of Ireland, Viscount Northcliffe, and lawyer Levy Mayer, all noted as dying in early to mid August at various locations.
Yester held as the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary with services in the local church and Catholic parishes worldwide. Special mass was celebrated at the Church of the Sacred Heart with large attendance.
Reports place wreck costs at Hancock truss over switch last Thursday. Derailed B and O passenger train No 15 traveled west from New York to Pittsburgh damaging equipment and track with estimated losses exceeding $100 900.
Miss Elizabeth Scott of Norfolk Virginia, granddaughter of Confederate General Ewell, leaves Winchester after several weeks with Mr and Mrs Boyd Richards. She made many friends during her stay. Jessie Markwood leaves for two weeks to Wardensville. Rev L R Markwood assists in Linden circuit meeting. Mrs Markwood returns from Washington.
A Kansas City Star columnist cites Miss Constance van Quentin on blaming erring girls on mothers and motor cars. The quote argues girls need mothers and mothers need cars, reflecting social expectations of the era.
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