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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1921
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment outlines by mail and carrier subscription rates for a weekly newspaper, noting terms for one year, six months, and three months, with Associated Press credit and publication policy statements.
An Indianapolis Star report notes American relief reaching Russia and possibly other parts of Europe. It describes relief in Germany amid low wages, suggests living costs are falling, and praises Americans for extensive aid work. It also mentions France expecting a large wheat harvest, signaling reduced need for aid.
A fragment from the New York Tribune notes a revival of the chaperon role amid bachelors seeking partners. It humorously observes high costs and evolving norms, suggesting freedom for wives and changes in courtship practices.
Fragmented verse notes by Walt Mason and a riff on Spitzbergen with garbled text about winds snow and cold. The readable lines describe harsh arctic conditions and a character named Spitzbergen in a playful poem fragment.
A perspiring narrator rails at the heat and longs to voyage to Spitzbergen and frozen seas. He mocks hesitation and urges escaping the burning days to where ice and cold beckon, while condemning the current oppressive warmth.
Miss LaRue Davis of Chattanooga says Tanlac raised her weight from 76 pounds to over 100 and improved appetite and complexion after chronic stomach trouble and rheumatism. She bought the medicine in Gas City and continued use. Winchester's Boyd Drug Co. and many druggists supply Tanlac.
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia a suit by Joseph E H Nesmith seeks a decree for sale of 156 acres in Frederick County to distribute proceeds. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within ten days after publication and a notice runs in The Evening Star for four weeks.
The article advises fruit growers on growing crops between young trees to offset losses and aid orchard management. It discusses suitable catch crops such as potatoes corn soybeans cowpeas and buckwheat, timing for different fruit types and the balance between soil improvement and cash income.
A fragment discusses a home arrangement where a husband pays rent to his wife during construction and occupancy, with the wife earning interest on the investment at 6 percent. It suggests placing the difference in a savings account to grow wealth and provide ownership satisfaction, urging couples to discuss the plan.
Room dwelling on Main Street 1500 dollars. Six-acre limestone farm on the Pike. One million acre farm near White Hall Bagthoeeen. Dox Terrace lots 50 by 150 fifty to ninety five hundred dollars on easy terms. Company listing.
Incomplete OCR shows railroad times and stops for Wardensidle Memorial Farms area with trains, monetary figures, and daily exceptions. The legible lines reference July 6 1921 and Train No 9 with arrival and departure notes, but many words are garbled.
An editorial note laments the endless labor of women from sun to sun and presents Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for frequent female ailments. The piece cites reader letters in support, urging women to seek relief through the medicine.
Figures from the United States Bureau of Mines show U S gasoline output for January to June 1921 at 2 573 543 547 gallons, up 18 percent from the same period in 1920.
The fragment notes Thursday as an unlucky day in Scandinavia and mentions Mexico stretching about 1100 miles NW to SE and 140 to 760 miles wide. It lacks clear context or events but records this unusual claim and geographic size.
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