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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1923
Page
6
A quirky descrip tive feature notes Methusaleh’s imagined 969 year life and a tongue in cheek tally by the Department of Agriculture. It claims Americans drank 0 bottles of soft drinks last year with a playful look at beverages made from cereals.
In a flood event described as sweeping through ten thousand potting establishments and pouring across one hundred ten thousand counters, damage and disruption are reported. The fragment notes widespread impact on commerce and infrastructure with emphasis on scale.
Advices from Tokio report 246 dead and over 1000 missing after tidal waves and storms hit four western Korean provinces. Homes and property damage were widespread as relief efforts begin.
Local society notes list residents and visitors arriving in town including Misses Rush and Dudley returning from Columbia University and planning to teach in New Jersey, alongside visits from Rev Dr Paul Kern and family from Dallas and New York, and many others visiting relatives or staying at local homes in Gore and surrounding counties.
Mrs. Cardelli Kelly, who came here to recuperate after an operation in a Washington hospital, was taken ill with the devil's grippe last week at her uncle Edward Rainsberger's home on South Market Street. She is reported improved today and hopes to return to Washington later this week if her condition improves.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McCormick of Prairie Grove Arkansas attended a national convention in Philadelphia with hundreds of produce dealers and commission merchants from across the United States and abroad. They visited Mr. B C Campbell at Opequon and stayed with family in Winchester before returning home. Mr. McCormick is manager of the Arkansas Produce Company.
Baltimore eminent medical specialist Dr A A Weech arrived Saturday evening and stayed at the Bryarly cottage at Capon Springs as weekend guest. He is on the Johns Hopkins Hospital staff.
Mr. Marshall Baker left by auto yesterday afternoon for Hot Springs Virginia to represent the local Rotary Club at the executive meeting of the syns asain district of International Rotary covering Virginia and North Carolina. Presidents and secretaries of the Rotary clubs of the two states will hold their annual two day meeting today and Tuesday. Baker is accompanied by Miss Virginia Baker and Miss Virginia Elder of Berryville.
Mr. and Mrs. Abney Payne and child ren left for Charleston West Virginia after visiting at the home of Mrs. Payne's father Dr. William P McGuire on Amherst street. Mr. and Mrs. J Frank Eddy who have been visiting relatives and friends here left for Belmont Mississippi accompanied by Mrs. Bertie Eddy who plans to spend several months with them. Misses Margaret Hodgson and Rose Ebersole have returned from New York where Hodgson selected new stocks for her millinery establishment here.
Des Moines Iowa August 20 Senator Brookhart accuses E T Meredith former secretary of agriculture of libel over remarks at a street game. Meredith says the charge harms his integrity and plans to sue for thirty cents in damages stating Brookhart’s effectiveness is about that amount.
The American commissioners Charles B. Warren and John Barton Payne presented their report to Secretary Hughes and met President Coolidge. The two-volume transcript from Mexico City outlines conventions to settle revolutionary and mixed claims, pending Senate and Mexican Congress approval.
A novel cigar lighter mimics a telephone in shape and use. The device links to gas service by a flexible tubing. Removing the receiver instantly starts a gas flow and an electric spark lights it. Replacing the receiver turns the light off.
Fragmentary quote on queer advice and lifeguards from Farm Life. unclear full context.
The piece reports on Carson arriving back in Los Angeles from Honduras, promising a dramatic disclosure after treatment for a ground glass injury and delaying discussion of the Phillips case until his return. It notes his remark about a forthcoming startling story.
St Paul Alaska Aug 17 Capt Raold Amundsen the Norwegian explorer who fell to an accident and abandoned his Alaska flight plan to Spitzbergen over the North Pole indicates he will make another attempt using Spitzbergen as base officials of the coast guard cutter Beat reported the arrival today from Wainwright where the explorer had based his prior voyage
Citizens in Pocomoke Maryland called a mass meeting after a fire at the Methodist parsonage and the escape of Rev J A Bickings his wife and two sons The minister who has campaigned against bootleggers was reported critically ill and his boat was sunk in what friends say was an attempt on his life Authorities label the fire incendiary and suspected bootlegger involvement as the town seeks to purge its undesirables.
Two masked bandits entered the Seventh Battalion Club on Granville Street in Vancouver early today. They lined up about a score of card players and took 10,000 dollars from their victims after a 45 minute raid before fleeing the scene.
A new golfer grip claims to boost confidence, distance, and accuracy. It uses two finger pads over the thumb and forefinger linked by a bridge strap to tighten the top hand and stabilize the swing. The other fragment urges cultivating cheerful thoughts to maintain enthusiasm and efficiency at work.
Text traces saw invention to ancient figures with Daedalus and Talus cited by Pliny. It notes Talus first used the saw and later forged iron tools. Mention discusses early saw use predating Greek adoption and hints at wider ancient origins.
Richmond Va The Pay As You Go Association held a meeting at the Hotel with Governor Stuart presiding. Officers and members reported an effective organization in nearly every county and city and discussed bond issuance plans and gas price reductions.
In a league clash Winchester beat Woodstock 4 to 3 after Lardy scored nine for Front Royal, who forfeited a game against Harrisonburg. Luray surfaced at Woodstock while Harrisonburg hosted Front Royal with Strasburg set to visit Winchester.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows July prices 2 percent higher than June with a 4 percent increase for the year ending July 15. Eighteen items rose, led by potatoes up 31 percent, while cabbage declined as much as 13 percent and nine items showed no change. The piece then digresses into a note on the superstition of the number thirteen.
Paper money is in short supply and the average value of six dollar bills is about ten months overdue, reflecting economic strain and currency circulation issues.
Judge Whiting must decide if Mrs. Robingon’s agent correctly bid and whether the residence and adjoining lot should be sold again after Mr. Wall’s $23,500 bid. Affidavits show mixed views on price, and the public sale terms allowed the high bidder to acquire the lot next to the residence.
The following list shows the batting averages for Winchester players for the last half of the season.
A hotel fire at Lake of Bays, Huntsville, Ontario during a gay dance party killed seven women and boys as guests fled burning towers. Fire trapped workers on upper floors. attempts to escape via a blocked exit and a too-short ladder led to serious injuries. Cause remains a mystery.
Albert D. Lasker, former chairman of the United States Shipping Board, resumes duties as head of a local advertising firm in Chicago after resigning from public service. He remained on duty until the Leviathan’s first voyage, sailing aboard as his last act with the board.
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