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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
4
The notice lists press associations and telephones, with subscription price for one year in advance at eight dollars. It notes Associated Press rights for both U S and local news and mentions advertising termination.
From the Baltimore Sun: sugar prices rise after government action, threatening Christmas purchases. Yet a Washington dispatch says grindstones have fallen by fifty cents, a practical counterpoint. The piece urges buying grindstones for households and sharpening knives in preparation for profiteer reckonings.
The Roanoke Times cites Dun's report noting early holiday shopping and sustained domestic buying power. The Spokane Spokesman-Review questions how prosperity would rise if labor disputes ceased and production was not restricted.
The verse urges restraint amid upheaval, advocating calm, steady labor and constructive action. It promotes shunning riotous chatter, fixing homes, and focusing on practical tasks to ease social unrest, with a call to patience and sanity.
Church notice lists service times and subjects for St Pauls A M E Church with 11 am sermon The Living Christ 2 pm Sunday school 8 pm sermon Four Indifatigable Men delivered by Rev J C Parouwa Pastor It notes advertising in The Star for merchants seeking honest promotion.
President Wilson announces the fourteenth decennial census will start January 2 1920. The proclamation stresses accurate population reporting for House representation and national statistics, with penalties for noncompliance and assurances of privacy.
Braddock St. M E Church South announces Sunday services with Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 11 a m sermon The Rejoicing Christian and The Power of a Consecrated Life as topics Epworth League at 6 45 p m and 7 30 p m strong invitation to attend and partake in services and hear sermons about faith and duty.
Walter Camp selects All-American teams from 1919 with five players from sub thousand enrollment schools. Center College Danville Ky is the only school with two players on the first team. East and South dominate the first team, midwest and west stronger on second. Yale Princeton Navy on second. Army appears on third. announced in Collier's Weekly.
A brief note on Portugal historically known as Lusitania and the origins of the name from old port and town associations. The text references how the ancient moniker Lusitania related to maritime and regional labels.
A public auction on Saturday December 20 1919 at Ca pon Bridge WV offers real estate and personal property belonging to the late Mrs A M Hook. The property includes 15 acres of house and lot on school house hill with a 7 room dwelling water at the door ice house a 4 horse stable and outbuildings plus 1 2 acre bottom land adjoining W A Baker and Mrs Wm Oates. Real estate will sell 1-3 day of sale with balance in two equal annual instalments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy. Personal property will be cash. E L Hook Gore Va.
Classified housing and land offers from A. J. Oates include eight room modern homes with lawns and garages priced up to 8500, smaller houses, a double six room unit, several acreages with outbuildings, and timber land. Located via Fairfax Hotel listing.
An ad urges women to write for relief and particulars about a medical remedy. It claims safety and dependability and warns against experimenting with other products. The notice directs readers to contact the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee, Wis.
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