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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
4
The Winchester Star Publishing Co. notes its post office delay as a second class matter. It is consolidated with Morning News The Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror. Subscription rates are listed: one year four dollars, six months two dollars, three months one dollar, one month forty cents.
A garbled OCR fragment lists strange payment terms with prices like 4.50 for six months and 1.20 for three months, followed by nonsensical text and repeated strings. The readable segments imply subscription options but lack coherent details or dates.
A standard AP licensing line states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republish dispatches credited to it and to the local news published in the paper, outlining republication permissions and restrictions.
The notice directs all correspondence to The 1 Star Publishing Company rather than to any individuals connected with the office.
Friday, August 19, 1921 article lauds Charlies W. Trenary for valuable service as Chamber of Commerce president. It credits his administration with advancing community interests and civic betterment, noting his unselfish work and devoted executive ability to the city’s welfare.
The article notes women such as Miss Perkins and Mrs. Richmond gaining influence in Virginia politics after the primary. It states women proved they can use the ballot, shaping state and party leadership through home and school influence, and that their political activity is now a lasting asset.
Fragmentary readable lines from a poetry piece titled My Map My Are not surpassing fine but to make it shine with paints and salve reflecting a playful verse by Walt Mason.
A speaker describes cosmetic gurus who promise to perfect defects and reshape facial features. He laments loss of identity as beauty treatments threaten to erase his unique marks and watchful, bemused patience remains amid financial fantasies of change.
California hosts diverse Indian languages now rapidly disappearing with many spoken by only a few. The Chinook language, a blend of Indian, French and English words, was once common along the Columbia River but is now nearly abandoned.
A mother recalls telling a caller how she sent her six year old son’s bright remark to a newspaper and received a dollar. The boy then quips that if she keeps sending his words, they could support the whole family.
Foot comfort aid claims to ease and remove corns and callouses swiftly. Franck Baker & Son Druggists of Winchester Virginia promote Nyal Corn Remover with the motto Once a Trial Always Nyal.
Brucetown residents share weekend visits with relatives from Martinsburg Philadelphia Baltimore and Winchester. Parish preacher Rev G W Gaither sets Sunday service at 11. Hay accident victim Kirk Fiddler recovers. Local notables and visitors appear from Charlottesville Rest Bunker Hill and Summit Point.
An old advertisement touts Perseptin as a splendid gargle to guard against tonsil throat and throat sores with jars sold at various outlets.
A witty dialogue about writing hard truths on women ends with the philosopher noting the difficulty lies in selection. The passage then notes reports of toads and fish raining from clouds, explained by wind transport, and defines the Dark Ages as medieval Europe from the Fifth to the Fifteenth century, often narrowed to the Fifth to the Eleventh.
The article notes gasoline with salt cleans oily stains by absorbing oil and targeting dirty spots. It adds that peach stones burn like coal and yield more heat by weight, with stones from canned or dried fruit collected and sold for fuel. It also warns of a baby’s cue to cry during doorbell visits.
An Observer of Events and Things in the Yonkers Statesman remarks a man who sat on his woodpile telling a funny story failed to elicit laughter as the wood failed to split.
A Houston Post fragment notes a professor contemplating a jump into a lake to end his life. The terse lines reveal a distressed figure fixated on an act of self harm and a moment of crisis.
A fragment depicts a quarrel over money with a wry joke about wealth and a jab at press agents. It then shifts to travelers through Liberia swamps where natives rub feet with garlic to deter reptiles, ending with a judge’s complaint about backing a checker player.
The quoted Life remark recalls Mrs Pirate the wife of Captain Kidd terrified by his calling her my treasure. The Willing Wife notes married women will practice economy if their husband can pay for the experiment.
A fragment notes a sharp remark about a man who speaks freely as cautionary humor. It contrasts with a headline about civic duty, saying only about 20 percent of Londoners exercise their voting rights.
The piece notes a postwar housing shortage with about a million homes needed. High prices for materials and labor slowed a building boom, but demand remains. Lower prices could reignite activity. lumber is available and affordable, making well priced houses sound investments.
Waynesboro Pa August 19 The yench government in appreciation.
An 1921 notice lists an extra ten lots within Haddox Terrace offered at the original price of 350 dollars. The schedule notes Winchester and Western Railroad service starting at 6 00 a m Tuesday June 6 1921 with daily trains except Sunday and multiple daily departures.
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