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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1923
Page
4
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The New York Times reports how Arkansas road funding, tied to federal aid, faced scandal as inflated costs and bonds led to widespread tax hardship for farmers. Officials including Secretary Wallace and President Coolidge debated suspending grants for Arkansas to force state reform.
A Cumberland Md Times item notes a Philadelphia school building chief engineer’s anniversary remark on how today’s girls show more life than those years ago. He attributes the difference to social change that moves women from home nests into the world to earn a living, creating new independence and risks.
The Danville Virginia Register notes hazards during Christmas celebrations. Aimed at safety, readers are urged to supervise candles and decorations at church and school events to prevent fires and injuries.
The article warns of hidden perils under festive scenes including drying cedar boughs and flammable outfits. It urges caution to prevent ignition and tragedies from Christmas trees and decorations, emphasizing that a single innocent life is worth more than gifts and candles.
Richmond Times-Dispatch notes the death of Dr J H Jowett in England. He is praised as a leading preacher of his era, known for quiet steadfast faith and powerful message. His influence extended to America through his work at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York.
A tranquil verse narrates playing a decachord until tired, then resting by a cottage with a Wombat, aardvark, and niece guarding from flies. The speaker fears unpaid bills and creditors, imagining bailiffs and lawyers, while cherishing peace and simple music to provide a calm respite.
The article notes leap year near Christmas 1924 brings hope for spinsters and February 29 birthdays. It discusses political timing, weddings, and the origin of leap year and spinster traditions, citing Julius Caesar and calendar reform.
A new oil lamp claims to emit a brilliant soft white light superior to gas or electricity after government and university testing. It burns without odor smoke or noise and uses 94 percent air with kerosene. Inventor O S Johnson offers a 10 day free trial and agency opportunities to earn $250 with no experience or money.
Arctic expedition leader Captain Donald MacMillan reports from 11 1 2 degrees from the North Pole that radio broadcasts from the United States and Europe reach his stranded party. The Aerial League of America cites New York dispatches in confirming the listening link despite earlier skepticism.
A brief quotation note from the Boston Transcript quotes a line about readiness and fate, reflecting on how willingness to accept what comes often leaves others to shape outcomes. Noted as a clipped newspaper item.
Washington December forecasts say most of the United States will lack snow on Christmas. Only pockets north of the Great Lakes and in Maine and northern Vermont show any accumulation with a warm disturbance moving from western Canada toward the northeast. The weather setup suggests a mild Christmas across the east with possible rain and gray skies rather than snow.
The oldest armchair, carved from ebony, is described as the throne of Queen Hatafus from ancient Egypt about 1600 years B C. It is said to be among Britain’s royal possessions now in the museum’s treasurers, newly exhibited.
A natural history note says photographers know birds are easiest to approach at their nests or near wasps. The piece compares birds to insects and mentions attracting birds by providing suitable perches or "houses" for hens.
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