The Farmers Plight Today and for the Year Ahead
The Evening Star argues farmers face ongoing losses with no quick relief. It cites farmers as the nation’s main purchasing group and links farm prosperity to overall economic health. The piece urges targeted aid, farm loans at reasonable rates, and freight and tariff reforms to protect farm livelihoods.
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Lee
Ieee
Uni
Y.peerrement
Merbert Hoover
Europe
Republican Party
League of Nations
United States
Stonewall at West Point How a penniless orphan rose to fame
Kansas City Star recounts the early life of Thomas Jonathan Jackson known as Stonewall. Orphaned at age three he supported himself and at eighteen sought an appointment to West Point. He walked part way to Washington to appeal to a congressman and secured entry after impressing the secretary of war. He barely passed the entrance exam but excelled, graduating in 1846 with notable peers.
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Thomas Jonathan
Stonewall
Military Academy
McClellan
Foster
Reno
Stoneman
Couch
Gibbon
A. P. Hill
Pickett
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason
Poem laments stern moral crusaders who scold and ban laughter. The speaker argues humor beats doom and calls for smiles over moral zeal. The verse contrasts harsh reformers with lighthearted jests and playful joshings.
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Walt Mason
Friendship Picnic at Rock Enon September 5
Community event notices a friendship picnic scheduled for September 5 at Rock Enon. Organizers invite residents and visitors to join, with activities and refreshments planned.
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Rock Enon
Morality Scolds and Moral Law Pressure Voice
A fragment voices protest against authorities who scold residents and confiscate homemade brew. It laments leaders who fail to guide with love, instead delivering bludgeons and insults, leaving nerves raw under moral policing.
Weather Prophet Predicts Hard Winter Ahead
Gus Luckinbill, a weather forecaster for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, warned Pottsville that a coldest winter in 25 years with numerous blizzards is coming and traffic could be disrupted. James H. Spencer of the U S Weather Bureau cautioned against public fright and said reliable forecasts are limited to a few days. He noted heating firms’ hopes for a certain winter and urged expectations of a normal season.
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Gus Luckinbill
Philadelphia and
Reading — Railway Company
Pottsville
James H. Spencer
Baltimore
United States Weather Bureau
Bureau
Society Bride-To-Be Rev Dr Percy Stickney Grant
Mrs. Philips M. Lydig formerly Mrs. tita Lydig, a New York society leader and beauty, will marry Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant rector of the Church of the Ascension. Grant, a radical reformer and author, has recently adopted a baby found at his doorstep named Faith Willard.
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Philips M. Lydig
Grant
Faith Willard
Saunders Gillette wedding in Washington on August sixth
News of the marriage of William Turner Saunders of Rippon Lodge near Charles Town West Virginia to Carrie Cotterill Gillete of Washington on August six at St Pauls Catholic Church Washington. The couple's ceremony was conducted by Monsignor Mackin and they plan to reside at 1701 Corcoran Street after visiting Atlantic City.
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Washington
William Turner Saunders
Rippon Lodge
Charles Town
W. Va
Carrie Cotterill Gillete
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Monsignor Mackin
Labor Costs and Build ing Material Values
The article notes lumber prices are low relative to labor costs in most industries. It argues labor in transportation is decreasing and building activity is weak, allowing buyers to secure lumber at fair prices that justify thorough price comparisons.
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Jarina
For Sale Listings Include Farms and Lots on Main Street
For sale room dwelling on Main street priced at 1500 dollars. 53 acre limestone farm on the pike offered at a bargain. 110 acre farm near White Hall with special selling reasons. Haddox Terrace lots 50 by 1500 dollars 250 on easy terms. Loan and Company.
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Main Street
Pike
White Hall
Haddox Terrace
Loan & Company
Winchester and Western Train Schedule Listing 1921
Winchester and Western schedule shows train times on Tuesday 5 1921 with multiple departures and arrivals listed from 6.00 am to 9.55 am. The text notes daily trains except Sundays and includes station times around 7.20 to 9.55.
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Winchester & Western
Unclaimed Winchester Letters List 1921
The Winchester Virginia post office records unclaimed letters for the week ending August 20 1921. Recipients must pay one cent per letter. names include Elmer Brown Colen Bailey Margaret Clark Dewey Curry Anna Cunningham J W Forester Hott Willie Jerden Vernon John Knox D Moynihan Mrs D J Snapp Thos C Whiting J W Sibert Postmaster.
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Winchester
Brown
Elmer
Bailey
Colen
Clark
Margaret
Curry
Dewey
Cunningham
Anna
Davidson
J. W. Forester
J. H. Hott
Willie
Jerden
Vernon
Knox
John
Moynihan
D. J. Snapp
M. D. Whiting
Thos. C
J. W. Sibert
Absolute divorce sought for desertion after statutory period
The complaint seeks an absolute divorce from the defendant on the grounds of desertion for three years. An affidavit shows the defendant is a non-resident, so he must appear within fifteen days to protect his interest. A publication order requires weekly notices in The Evening Star of Winchester for four weeks and posting at the courthouse.
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Evening Star
Winchester
Acre Farm Near Winchester With Water and Buildings
Five miles east of Winchester on Sensenev road a productive farm with running water, a dwelling and stable, some fruit trees, listed under Wilmer Carpenter Admr of Opequon Virginia. Sale notice appears in the record with legal details and date to follow.
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Winchester
Sensenev Road
Wilmer Carpenter
Admr
Opequon
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