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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1919
Page
4
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A notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use certain material. The claim emphasizes AP’s entitlement to licensing and distribution control over its content.
A reflective verse recalls hard times and social strife in a nostalgic voice. The speaker contrasts past and present distress, noting repeated troubles yet urging resilience and quiet hope amid ongoing worries. The tone mirrors a period newspaper feature with moral reflection.
The秋 Star lists daily wholesale prices for hay, butter, chickens, pork, flour, corn, and potatoes. It also provides Baltimore and Akron market figures for butter, corn, hay, steers, and other staples with price ranges and grades.
Howard Loy aged about 42 was sent to the state convict road force by Justice Talbot in police court on a disorderly conduct charge. A town resident alleged Loy acted indecently in his wife’s presence. The sentence imposed is thirty days on the convict road.
A US Department of Agriculture note by A. K. Fisher of the bureau of biological survey outlines a pine mice control recipe for Winchester area orchards. It recommends cooperative, systematic destruction after harvest in late October or early November and uses sweet potato bait treated with strychnine and baking soda. The preparation calls for three quarts of potato pieces and one eighth ounce of poison mixed with an equal amount of baking soda.
A map and statistics prepared by the National Association for the Protection of American Rights in Mexico allege Mexico’s post 1910 violence cost 551 American lives. The report submitted to the State Department and Senate sub committee cites Charles C. Miller of Winchester as among nine Americans killed March 9, 1916 in the Columbus, New Mexico Villa yard incident.
Braddock St M E Church South calls for Christmas reflection on giving over getting. It notes that true joy comes from self sacrificing devotion to others and invites Pray Service Wednesday at 7 30 PM with a cordial welcome to all.
Cards announce the marriage of Miss Edith Wireman of Washington D C to Mr Albert G Masters of Detroit Michigan. The ceremony occurred in Washington on November 24 and the couple will reside in Detroit where Masters is in business. The bride, from a prominent Winchester family, is well known in the area.
Home demonstration agents of Virginia gather at Virginia Tech for their annual session through December 19. Mrs Mary Moore Davis presides as Miss Ella G Agnew’s successor with welcomes by John Hutcheson and Harvey Price. Noted visitors include Ellen Bear E R Richardson Madge Reese Stephenson and J C Latimer.
The Western Union Telegraph Company announces direct cable service to Belgium resumes via London to Antwerp, interrupted since August 1914. The restoration, together with Dutch links, reestablishes European cable connections. direct service with England and France remained uninterrupted.
A brief, unreadable OCR fragment presents a Seneca quote about fear and hesitation. The readable portion hints at a dialogue on avoidance and prudence without clear attribution or context.
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