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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
4
A mixed clipping discusses English widow remarriage pension practices and the broader issue of tariffs in the United States. It notes 74,000 widows remarried in Britain by year’s end and critiques tariff policies, urging Democratic vigilance and electoral action in Osceola Mills, Pa.
A fragmented prose piece cites Wells and his essays against the Kaiser while railing at tariffs and plutocratic power. The narrator laments idle hours, asks why statesmen seek him, and notes Bill from Tariff Hogs and profiteers who harm workers and consumers as curfew nears.
A fragmented page shows fluctuating prices for eggs, butter, flour, and livestock items. Entries mention young chickens, local flour, butter, and creamery products with figures and dates implied by the column headers.
Strasburg Virginia December 21 Dr Samuel S Snarr a noted Mount Jackson physician died in Rothingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg from pneumonia He was born June 6 1880 at Lebanon Church served as a U S Army surgeon five years in the Philippines He is survived by his parents G Snarr of Strasburg a brother Dr G G Snarr of Harrisonburg and two more siblings Funeral services were held in Strasburg with Rev Paul L Royer officiating
Winchester citizens endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney backache and urinary troubles. Mrs. W. O. Gochenour reports severe kidney pain and nighttime distress eased by the remedy. The ad notes 60c at dealers and lists Foster Milburn Co. as manufacturers in Buffalo New York.
The Clarke county rural education program reports new leagues led by Pierce's Riverside Olde Chapel Shenandoah and others with 19 members. Awards encouraged school participation, awarding basketballs and first aid kits to top teams. November attendance figures list Hawthorne 94 percent and Pierce 86 percent among two and one room schools. E B Russell notes Hawthorne wins traveling library for highest attendance.
The 1922 Virginia crop season showed 5.4 percent higher average yield than the ten year average, with total principal crop value at 148,118,000 compared to 114,302,000 last year. Tree fruits suffered late freezes, ending at about 65 percent of the ten year average. In Frederick County Virginia a divorce suit by Benjamin M Hedrick against Hazel G N Hedrick is filed for adultery and desertion with her required appearance within 15 days and notice by publication.
Mrs William F Hitt registers colors with the New York Jockey Club and intends to race in 1923 turf events. She announces large scale breeding of thoroughbreds and a mile track to be built at her Middleburg Virginia farm.
A birth record highlights the smallest baby on record weighing two pounds three ounces at birth. The note references a "Boy XMAS Seals" project or label associated with the event.
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