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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1922
Page
4
Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror offers PRONES Bell 33 United 148 W. BY CARRIER year in advance and monthly rates. Weekly 3.50 175 4.50 2.35 1.20 Cd.
The Winchester Common Council honors Fred L. Glaize for his impartial presidency and faithful service. A resolution commends his courteous conduct and public-spirited leadership as he relinquishes the presidency. The council also approves bills against the city and sets Novem ber 1 as the final date to pay city taxes without penalties.
Public schools announced to open September 1 for the 23rd session. Clerk reports leaving family in Winchester for an extended visit after touring Harvard and Columbia Universities to hire new teachers for Handley High. Auntne Hoffheimer visits from Norfolk. Annie Osborne visits relatives in town as well. Big cluster of English snakes found in Shire contains 634 specimens.
A historic piece notes that some individuals sought relief from chilblains by rubbing them with a controversial remedy. The article frames the practice as an odd, outdated cure from early medical lore.
The Rev George M Matthis of Clinton New arrived by automobile with Mrs Matthis and are guests of Mr and Mrs J F Rodman on West Water Street They will preach at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning and evening and the public is invited to attend
Preparations race ahead at Winchester Fair grounds for a grand exhibition next week. Decorators carpenters electricians and mechanics work as track conditions and Hall of Bubbles decor promise one of the region's finest displays. The first day, dubbed Society Day, expects large crowds with morning exhibits noon lunches races Mardi Gras and season ticket demand rising.
The Star warns hunters and dog owners that licenses, required for six years, run July 1 to June 31. Only 65 licenses sold to date. violators will be prosecuted for game fish or dog law, with courts likely imposing the minimum fine plus costs.
The notice warns that fines for hunting without a license range from 12.75 to 32.75 dollars and dog law violations carry 1025 to 105.2 dollars. It urges dog owners and hunters to obtain licenses promptly, signed by Frederick County Game Warden F W Pingley.
The Church of Christ will hold Bible school at 10 a m with Jeremiah's Prayer and youth classes, preaching and communion at 11 a m on Sunday. Evening programs include Co E at 7 p m on Lessons from God's Out of Doors led by Mrs Ebersole and an 8 p m sermon The Goodness and Severity of God. Public invited.
Dairymen must constantly battle filth to keep milk wholesome. A clean impervious floor, preferably concrete, reduces odors and disease, with steps from clearing debris to curb construction and proper tamping and finishing for a non slip surface.
Instructions describe mixing dry arsenate of lead with one gallon of water for chewing insects and applying with a sprayer. It claims to destroy all insects that bite and chew their food and suggests another method mixing with air-slaked lime and dusting tender plants. Also a worry tip mentions trouble not worth while.
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