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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1921
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices by mail with annual and monthly options and rates for weekly editions. It also states Associated Press republication rights and identifies the publishing company and local offices in Winchester Virginia. The paper notes daily publication except Sundays and consolidation with local papers.
Obituary notice for Mrs Char Claybrook McGuire wife of Dr H McGuire of Winchester. Describes her gracious presence, warmth, and devotion as wife and mother. Laments her untimely death on a Sunday and notes her husband and children left in mourning with friends praying for comfort and strength.
A fragmentary early 20th century voice warns of a volatile political arrival in Washington. The speaker mentions Wioya George Lloyd and a rumored British alliance, blaming deception and manipulation and hinting at a League of Nations agenda to annex or strip US naval power.
Generous list of properties including 6 room brick dwellings on Braddock and North Kent Streets and several 6 room homes on North Main with extending lots. Prices range from 1400 to 12000 dollars with easy terms and quick possession. Also offered are lots, southern city sites, country property, and business propositions by a local agency promising best results.
The Baltimore Sun notes Newlin & Company believes wrestlers here can handle the little Welsh giant and doubts his plan to disrupt the Conference. They welcome his arrival, expecting he may learn from Elihu Root and Charles Evans Hughes in the diplomatic arena.
A verse condemns alcohol, contrasting old Demon Rum with a newer Demon Number Two. It describes the dangers, ruin, and social decay caused by drinking, depicting a grim—cautionary—metaphor set in a bygone era with vivid, moralizing imagery.
A plea to readers to support the Christmas Seals fundraiser on Friday and Saturday December 9th and 10th. The campaign invites contributions to help those unable to glimpse the fairyland of memories and hopeful days through donations and purchases.
Mrs. Morgan Smith of Newport News Virginia reports four years of indigestion neuralgia rheumatism and fatigue ending after taking Tanlac. She says digestion improved sleep returned and pain vanished gaining ten pounds. Tanlac sold by Boyd Drug Co Winchester and other druggists.
Gude's Pepto Mangan is advertised as a blood builder that restores red blood cells, improves complexion, and increases vigor. It claims to help anaemia and poor blood with daily use, offering liquid and tablet forms available from druggists.
A local notice urges buying Christmas Seals to spread happiness. The sale runs Friday and Saturday, December 9th and 10th, encouraging residents to loosen wallets and purchase seals for charity.
The Interstate Commerce Commission accepted voluntary railroad proposals for a 10 percent cut in freight rates on most farm range and orchard products outside New England. Rules allow ignoring usual rate restrictions and long haul limits for a six month trial with one day notice. The commission also maintains a 16 percent cut on grain and hay across the trans Mississippic district effective by December 2.
Community notice for Braddock Street M E church hosting an oyster supper and bazaar on December 8 and 9, with supper served at 6 o clock. Prices listed at 60 cents and activities include ice cream, home baked goods, and canerteas.
Three year old Frances watches her grandfather eat breakfast and blurts out that he sounds like soup. The quirky remark breaks a quiet meal as porridge sits before them.
Berryville Virginia notes record Rev George West visiting Richmond early in the week and various residents' trips to Roanoke Norfolk and Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment. Mrs Fred Hatchell remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital and J W Barringer travels there for an appendicitis operation.
Mrs Catherine Peacemaker 84 died Tuesday in Bloomery area after weeks with liver inflammation. Widow of Adam Peacemaker she leaves sons Offutt and Lattimore. A Johnson by birth, she spent her life in the High View community and is buried at Christian Church Cemetery there.
A Linotype Bulletin critique exposes advertising as surface and illusion. It mocks grand monuments and signifiers while claiming to see through glamor to the inner flaws and corrected grammar.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is described as a liquid taken internally to treat catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. The ad states it cures no other diseases and offers a free circular from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A fragmentary line recalls a man declaring talk is cheap to his wife, illustrating a humorous exchange amid shaky text. The note preserves the witty, domestic quip without embellishment.
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