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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
4
A fragmentary 1922 report notes a proposed $10 million automo project with backing not publicly named. Officials claim neither Firestone nor Ford are investors, with limited funds spent to date and no definite details available as plans await developments.
A humorous verse piece in which the speaker contrasts simple rural toil with flashy wealth. The narrator reflects on growing crops and the lure of fortune, while neighbors mock the old ways and dream of profit from luck, ending with a formal plea for a prize.
A Star Telegraph report notes inquiries about an automobile plant near Ridgeway with Henry Ford and H S Firestone named in a telegraph to Ford in Detroit and Firestone in Ohio. Pihl and Miller of Pittsburgh completed site surveying for three factory buildings and housing plots for plant workers.
From Albin Virginia Ubin Virginia December 1 a Civic League oyster supper held at Bryarly drew a large crowd. An enjoyable evening ended with 65 dollars raised for repairs to the school building. The Burnt Church Methodist Sunday school plans a Christmas program for December 24.
Mr Daffin to preach at Burnt Church Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock and Bethel Lutheran Church at 11 am led by Rev H B E Sloop. Visitors include Howard Smith family from Port Clinton Ohio and Miss Lillis Greenawalt visiting Harrisonburg Normal School student. Bryarly Cornet Band to meet December 8 at Bryarly schoolhouse. invitation extended.
Brucetown Virginia reports guests from Martinsburg and White Hall visiting local residents. Barr and Boden hosted, McKee and Melvin toured with Purcell, and Lange and McMillan returned from two weeks with Snapp. Price family spent weekend in Rockingham. Timberlake visited to Wheeling. Whitacre left for Ohio for federal board training.
Dr Howard A Musser, known as the jungle man for his India jungle experiences, will speak at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday night. He is a church conservation official, former British Army chaplain, and noted traveler and author. Local residents may hear his earnest message as part of a church event.
An old advertised remedy promises instant relief from nasal congestion. A small bottle is applied inside the nostrils to open airways and ease head pressure caused by catarrh. The claim is quick relief without hawking or dryness.
The Star lists wholesale quotes for country butter creamery butter flour and a range of grains and livestock products. Prices cover spring wheat flour corn oats cotton seed meal and various poultry items with notes of typographical corrections.
A Danville Virginia reader reports rapid relief from indigestion and heartburn using Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She also notes benefits from Favorite Prescription for feminine health, claiming full restoration to health. Medicines advertised as available at local drug stores with trial price offers.
The U S bureau of markets reports New York City apple sales with liberal supplies and moderate demand keeping the market steady. Prices vary by origin with Rhode Island Greenings from 4.25 to 6.00 for best sizes and colors, down to 4.00 to 5.50 for poorer lots, Vermont Island Greenings and Baldwins showing similar spreads, and York Imperials averaging around 4.25 to 4.50 for best, 4.25 to 4.37 for ordinary, with other states and sizes priced accordingly.
The U B Church holds Sunday School at 9 45 with T Hancher as superintendent and L D Grubb as assistant. Preaching at 11.00. An address to men at 7 30 p m. Choir of men for evening service. Evening service invites men women and children. Junior Society 3 p m Young People 6 45 p m. Rehearsal for Christmas on Wednesday 7 30 p m.
A health claim touts Nuxated Iron as a superior iron supplement that enriches blood and boosts vigor. The ad urges two weeks of use with a money back guarantee if there is no noticeable improvement, listing local druggists offering the product.
Miss Kathryn Y Allebath a Centenary Reform Church worker left Tuesday night for Pottstown Pennsylvania in response to a message announcing a relative’s serious illness.
Advertised remedy claims fast relief from chest colds and congestion using red peppers. It describes a tingling heat upon application and suggests Rowles Red Pepper available at drug stores for joint stiffness and sore muscles.
The text contrasts beauty arising from bearing calamities with cheerfulness and describes a silver polishing method. To polish, add a tablespoonful of borax powder per quart of water, boil with silver, then wipe with flannel for a bright finish and time savings.
The text explains hemeralopia as the ability to see in daylight or forked vision, referring to day blindness. It notes a sufferer may be called hemeratoptec and defines the condition with basic terminology.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports total commercial celery production at 14 000 cars in 1922, up from 12 772 cars in 1921, with Florida leading early output and California, New York, and New Jersey following. Acreage rose from 14 120 acres in 1921 to 17 136 acres in 1922 while yields varied by region.
Wisconsin Experiment Station promotes silos as a practical aid for farmers. They claim feeding value rises from 25 to 30 percent, allows saving frost damaged corn, offers insurance against drought pastures, provides winter feed to keep cows healthy, proves cheaper than hay, and enables feeding stock from fewer acres.
The article urges garden cleanup to destroy remaining pest colonies in trash and weeds. It advises burning harboring places and late plowing to expose pests to frost, noting spraying next season remains but damage can be greatly reduced.
The piece urges taking a wet day to oil harness leather before cold weather to ensure deeper oil penetration. Well oiled leather lasts many years longer than dry cracked leather that lets in water.
Trustee Herbert S. Larrick announces public auction of the 128 acre John Ebersole Farm in Frederick County Virginia. Sale at Winchester County Court House on Saturday December 16 at 11 AM. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments with bonds and escrow, insured buildings. Auctioneer A G Swanson. 11-24-4w
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