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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1923
Page
4
Public notice lists subscription rates for The Evening Star Winchester Virginia for various periods including three months one month and one year plus carrier options. Declares consolidation with several local papers and indicates mailing office details.
A Bell telephone matter dominates the local page with references to United and Associated Press coverage. The notice signals ongoing public interest and potential regulatory action, highlighting a dispute involving phone services and local governance.
December 5, 1923 report details Western boxed apples selling on eastern markets for 50 to 75 cents a box after transport and other costs. With picking packing growing and interest, cost per box reaches about 7.25 dollars, signaling substantial production curtailment and financial strain, while Fred county apple growers face modest profits due to high production costs and weak markets.
The piece argues the English tariff threat could devastate the U S apple industry, noting that England is the main foreign market and that exports, mainly to New York and Frederick County, would suffer if tariffs cut off this outlet. It cites export volumes to November and warns of a major price drop without foreign demand.
Fragmentary verse notes a courtroom scene with characters facing fines and threats. The text mentions a court, a judge, and references to Sverding with unclear details, reflecting Mason's light satire.
A witness recalls a courtroom scene where injured and crippled men and youths beg for mercy from speed driving. The jurist laments the harm caused by reckless driving and contemplates punishment, while the crowd reflects on lost futures and broken lives due to motor accidents.
Markets listing prices for flour butter mutton and pigs with entries for hens roosters young chickens calves and sheep. Local retail markets show butter fat and hay straw prices and various grain figures.
An advertisement promotes a rubbing ointment Joint-Ease for stiff swollen and painful joints. It claims to soak through skin to ligament and bone and reduce inflammation and swelling. The product is available from Boyd Drug Co Franck Baker and Son and other druggists for 60 cents a tube.
Armel Virginia reports the school reopened after Thanksgiving. Mrs M A Armel improved after illness. Miss Olive Shiley returned to Ridgeway West Virginia after visiting her aunt Mrs J B Clevenger. Mrs P T Grim of Boyce visited daughter Mrs Arthur Armel and G Don Gray Jr attended Elks Minstrel in Winchester.
Eight coupons clipped from The Winchester Star daily will secure a free ticket to the Empire Theater for a bearer to see Jackie Coogan in Long Live the King. Passes will be issued when coupons are presented at The Winchester Star office.
In Chestertown Maryland on December 5 a dispute over removing farm implements from James B Dunn s farm led to violence. James Jones a Black man was killed with a pitchfork and J N Lane a White man was involved in the confrontation.urther details follow in the report.
Clarence Wheelwright, hospitalized after a bullet injury, shows marked improvement. Police and family friends say the shooting appears accidental, with authorities maintaining the accident theory.
Two masked men robbed clerks at the City Savings and Trust Company branch on Xenia avenue Dayton. They looted the cashier’s drawer in a daylight hold up, with the sum near ten thousand dollars.
An old advertisement touts Rovian Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers as a fast heat therapy for rheumatism neuritis backache and stiff muscles. The copy claims instant warmth increases blood flow and relieves pain within ten minutes with affordable drugstore pricing and a genuine package label.
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