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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
4
The Star Publishing Company in Peters, Virginia announces rates for daily publication excluding Sundays at 3.50 for one year in advance, 1.75 for three months, and 0.30 for one month. Associated Press credit policy notes AP content remains credited to the AP and local news is published. communications should go to The Star Publishing Company.
The Richmond News Leader describes a proposed Woodrow Wilson Awards program to honor meritorious service to democracy welfare liberal thought and peace through justice. The plan echoes Nobel style endowments to reward progress and memory of Wilson.
Poem about critics deriding every craft while the speaker keeps steady at his old fashioned craft. Critics scoff at painting fences or herding geese yet the poet persists, claiming critics cannot vex or force change. The piece preserves a dated newspaper tone and anonymous author.
The State Corporation Commission authorizes a percent reduction in freight rates on farm products in Virginia. The adjustment, unwinding over months, takes effect January 3.
Real estate notes describe a six room dwelling with two basements and two porches on N Market Street, with running water and good lot, priced at 3500 dollars. Also listed a 40 foot building lot with water sewer and sidewalks. investment property valued at 700 dollars. Agency advertises buyers for medium sized properties and offers buying or selling services for city or country property.
Newlin and Company, in the railroads' application to the Corporation Commission, cover items named for specific sections. One section includes grains and grain products such as wheat barley alfalfa buckwheat corn animal foods flour wats rye and meal. Other sections list hay straw butter cheese eggs poultry cotton and by products fruits dried fruits fresh vegetables and live stock including cattle hogs horses mules sheep goats wool and mohair.
Richard Cain of near Grant county shot George May who took Cain's daughter and fled to Pennsylvania. May had been jailed for white slave act violations. Cain retrieved his daughter, she had become a mother, and May later visited Cain's home, where Cain wounded him with a shotgun and Cain posted bail for trial.
An old advertisement urges readers to treat weak kidneys and bladder with Dr Carey’s Marsh Root Prescription No 777 available at Blood Drug Company. It claims benefits for dizziness back pain appetite sleep and urine issues and offers a money back guarantee on two bottles.
The Virginia League of Women Voters under president Misa Adele Clark announces the first annual convention to be held January 17 and 18 in Richmond. Delegates will witness legislative processes during the General Assembly session and hear national speakers on key issues. Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon of Wadesville Clarke County chairs the committee on efficient government.
Mack Laws of Boston who travels through the south for a city firm spent Tuesday here with his sister Mrs Paul Jackson. Laws is in excellent health and prospering, and it recalls old times to see him on our streets again.
The Nebraska State College of Agriculture advises pruning during dormancy before spring growth. Large limb removals should be painted with white lead and linseed oil to prevent moisture and disease entry. Since trees vary, no single rule fits all. keep canopies open, remove dead or crowded limbs, and prune smoothly parallel to the main branch.
Strawberries need careful winter attention. If growth is vigorous and rows form a mat, straighten edges and thin plants. After slight freezing, mulch with straw pine needles or leaves. Shelter exposed beds with poles or brush. For raspberries blackberries dewberries and currants remove weeds and apply coarse manure around them in autumn or early winter.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture urge winter work after apple harvests. Cut wild cherry trees and hedges that host tent eaters or yilars to prevent spring raids on orchards. Inspect trees for borers, install mice and rabbit guards, and trample grass at the base to reveal sandcast from borers before securing guards for snow.
A USDA investigation suggests wrapping apples in plain wrappers rather than oil or fancy wrappings to reduce spoilage during storage and transport. The aim is to prevent losses by using simpler packaging.
Nurserymen may deliver fruit trees into mid December. If so, heel them in immediately by burying the roots 18 to 24 inches and covering the body and branches with straw, then earth. They will sprout in perfect shape.
A student argues with a teacher over the distance across the ocean from Liverpool to New York. The youth insists three thousand miles in the book is wrong, claiming real distance includes ups and downs after crossing, implying a longer journey.
The travelers react with mercy and fear as a band leader raises a Kodak to snap their image. They debate whether to appear supernatural to avoid confrontation in a tense encounter.
In a comic moment Cholly Lispinwell asks for free tickets while the box office clerk, grim and curt, dismisses a free list as suspended. The exchange turns absurd as Lispinwell insists on paying for the supposedly free seats.
A playful exchange turns flirty as one partner asks about favorite tales while teasing about first kisses. The other teases back, keeping the mood intimate and light.
In a brief vignette from Wayside Tales, Old Man Green remarks on domestic wisdom as Marie is praised for quiet pudding making. A joke unfolds about sixty ways to cook potatoes with Nell responding to the idea of trying another method.
A quirky item notes a brother named Jack studying many languages fictionally while mentioning he actually runs an elevator. The piece reads like a playful street joke and references multiple languages in a rapid, humorous sequence.
The judge asks for reason to doubt the husband’s sound mind. The wife cites a recent automobile smashup in which he admitted fault.
A fragmented dialogue shows concern for a sick person and a vow about marriage if recovery occurs, with a sudden revived line and a quip about happiness. The exchange hints at domestic tension and possible post illness recovery dynamics.
What’s this contraption a Inder saving device. The youx wife says P bought it this morning. The agent talked so fast I forgot to ask.
In a domestic scene Bridget asks how many afternoons off she may take during a wake period. Mrs Thighmore answers that Thursdays are available, and Bridget presses for a precise number.
A fragment recalls Jones signaling a weekend visit with his wife and a request for suitable attire, followed by a humorous aside on clothing and the cost of living. The text then reflects on enduring life and aging despite hardship.
Dialogue captures a playful quarrel between spouses about pride in a medal and a welding ring. The wife jokes about boasting with her valor medal while the husband counters by suggesting removing his ring to avoid misperception. The exchange reflects light domestic humor and affectionate banter.
A playful dialogue notes courting a girl as expensive work and jokes that one should be grateful not to need a lawyer when suing for an arm. The humor centers on wit about courtship and legal aid in a lighthearted exchange.
An advertisement claims Freezone stops corn pain instantly and lifts the corn off with a tiny bottle costing a few cents. It states Freezone removes hard or soft corns and calluses between the toes without soreness or irritation, sold by druggists.
Dr. W. M. Smith, Alexandria postmaster for eight years, is expected to be replaced by a Republican in late January. The position pays $3,300 annually. Smith owns the Mont Rose homeplace near Berryville in Clarke County, where his family summers, a fact well known in Winchester.
The Better Fruit Magazine notes Mid west and eastern orchardists aim to copy Pacific coast practices to win back home markets held by the west. They stress pruning, spraying, tender picking, and attractive box packs stored with moisture to prevent shriveling.
Complete set of genuine gold initials on each side of your auto for $1.00. Frank B. Oppie advertises at Bell Phone 524 and 502 S. Main St with 28-4¢-ee pricing.
By authority of a deed of trust of record in Frederick county Virginia the trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Winchester courthouse at 11 o’clock A M that 134 acre tract near Wardensville Grade adjoining Lineburg with a frame dwelling barn and buildings about 75 acres cultivated. One third cash on sale day and balance in two equal annual installments secured by two purchaser bonds and deed of trust plus a buildings insurance policy. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. 12 17 4w.
Building materials now selling at fair and reasonable prices. Lumber has fallen to a normal basis, allowing purchase of framing for houses or barns at today’s expected levels. Glaize & Bro. offers complete stock and planning assistance.
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