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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
5
Ely's Cream Balm offers instant relief from nasal congestion and head fullness. The antiseptic germ destroying cream is applied in the nostrils to penetrate air passages and relieve head colds and catarrh.
Sulphur products promise rapid soothing of eczema and skin troubles. Mentho Sulphur, applied with cold cream, is said to cool the skin and heal rashes and blotches, with small jars available from druggists.
Delight friends this Christmas with handmade pottery pieces and decorated pottery. Choose an attractive basket and feathered bird cards. Carver & McVicar at 130 South Market Street invites shoppers to browse their holiday selections.
A fragment shows readers seeking guidance from a careless editor labeled Aunt Elizabeth. The fat desk man with a pipe is revealed as the same figure, wearing a gluttonous persona, while the editor cautions plain English. A resigned editor, claiming to be a musical edition, contemplates stepping down.
A fragment describes a printed verse prompt asking readers to identify the nature of the excerpt. The note hints at a prize for correct identification and references a seven line or seven word format and a pre verse framing.
A street exchanges a quip about buying an automobile for a dollar and repairs after a mishap. A motorist seeks service and a passerby jokes about choosing between a machine shop or a hospital, highlighting urban wit and accidents in daily life.
A porter explains pigeons at the depot with a remark about wedding party rice. A man recalls walking by Algy's office after jilting him, and the dialogue ends with a poet deemed a liar.
An anonymous letter arrives this morning prompting a tense exchange among siblings about a pre marriage matter. A brother urges confession while a sister laments she cannot read the letter, seeking guidance.
A witty exchange hints at a hurried union between a young flapper and an older wealthy man. The dialogue suggests impending legal entanglements as lawyers may soon profit from the arrangement.
An admiring constituent praises speeches while Senator Sorghum clarifies his aim is not persuasion to think but to spur voters to action and support for his public welfare agenda.
A fragment shows a burglar and a lawyer in a street confrontation with quips about defending him if the burglar is caught. The dialogue references a ready-made philosopher and a citizen asking about fixing a clock in a terse, humorous exchange.
Briggs recalls hearing a burglar as he left the house. Griggs says he was alarmed, believing the cook was sneaking out, remarking on the tense moment and mistaken identity.
Dialogue fragment shows Miss Gladys and a speaker recounting a melodramatic scene where a kiss leads to repeated death. The source presents stylized aria like lines and a fatalistic theme.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports blue mold, a harmful organism, rarely affects sound fruit but many bruises from careless picking, packaging, and transport raise decay risk. It notes common injuries in packing houses and recommends Farmers’ Bulletin 1204 for detailed handling guidance.
The article advises careful handling and storage of apples for winter. It notes likely profits around the holidays, warns that scabby or wormy fruit is common in some areas, and urges sorting out bruised or imperfect apples. Good fruit should be kept outside as long as possible with well ventilated cool cellars to prevent over ripening and decay.
Farmers battle next year’s insects by raking up and burning stalks leaves and debris to deny pests winter shelter. Hort culturist W T Tapley says cleaning vegetable gardens and truck fields is good business and insects and diseases persist if old stumps and weed patches remain.
After manure is applied, disking blends it evenly in the soil and curbs excessive fermentation from plowing. Dry sod disked before plowing reduces evaporation and mellow the surface. Spring-plowed land with prior disking helps root crops. Disking breaks stubble for even organic matter distribution and helps trim green crops before plowing.
Commissioners announce a public auction on December 30 1921 at noon in Winchester Virginia for a lot on Loudoun and Cecil streets plus two brick homes and two vacant lots. Terms require one third cash at sale and balance in one and two years with bonds and deed of trust. A plat is available after December 6 1921 at Steck or Reardon offices.
Extract from a December 6 1921 circuit court decree in Frederick County Virginia appoints a Master Commissioner to inventory Haines estate locate heirs settle accounts and plan distribution. He must report unpaid taxes and notify parties by four week newspaper notice before January 4 1922 appearance. R T Barton attorney.
Wealthy man pays both his fine and his lawyer in a Nashville court case as reported by the Tennessean.
Administrator's notice for the estate of EMa¢ J Athey in Winchester Frederick County. Letters of administration granted to Joseph O Athey. All indebted persons must pay and those with claims should present them to J H Athey, Winchester, care of J H Athey.
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