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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1922
Page
4
An early 1920s editorial argues that many cities lack sufficient housing as couples marry and double up in existing homes. It suggests living with relatives or friends to save and establish a first home within income, noting old fashioned families shared spaces to avoid debt and buildup nest eggs.
The poem satirizes income tax and government spending as Uncle Sam weighs the poet's earnings against military gas, oil, ships, and war costs. It mocks levies that drain daily toil, noting how money funds wars and state needs while poets seek cheap harps and simple living.
Real estate listing describes Limestone Farm on Pike with 60 acres including 24 acre orchard of which 4 acres bear and 20 acres woodland. Two dwellings with electric lights, running water, a 10 room house and a garage possibility. Good lot with 160 ft depth to rear alley. Bargain quick sale 4500 dollars and 2260 dollars for the second lot proposition.
The twenty ninth annual meeting of the West Virginia Horticultural Society will be held in Martinsburg on Thursday and Friday this week. President W. H. Thomas and Secretary H. L. Crane announced a large attendance and papers on fruit culture and the apple industry. Speakers include Senator Howard Sunderland, State Tax Commissioner Hallanan, and Mr Gray Silver. A dinner will close the session Friday evening.
A 49 year old Virginia resident identified with Fredericksburg society died in the Boer War. The obituary lists survivors and connections, including Mrs Vance formerly Miss Claris a M Brown of Boston. The report covers multiple disaster victims from the area and mentions injuries and family ties, including relatives of prominent Virginians.
Shortly after internal injuries a series of funeral notices are reported. Julian Gardner McKenny and others are described with services at St Pauls Episcopal Church and Drainsville Methodist Church. A senator and his daughter narrowly escape a theater disaster in Washington after switching plans to attend a vaudeville show. Douglas Hillyer, a Virginia stock broker and UVA 1912 graduate, is killed in the incident. Mrs. Henry S. Powell and her children are rescued from wreckage.
A preacher linked King David’s errors with modern parenting, arguing parental jealousy and neglect shape a child’s ruin. He urged purer home atmospheres, warned against boarding school escape, and lamented prayer meeting declines while moral neglect rises. The sermon concluded with a grave warning of tragedy for neglectful homes.
Prayer meetings this Thursday will be held in homes with sections led by Mrs. Carroll Carver at 130 South Market, George W. Riley at 522 South Street, Eddy at 436 Fairmont, Mrs. J. C. Smith at 304 North Keent, and Section Spillman at 374 National. Services begin at 3 PM and attendees are urged to come.
In Hartford on February 1 a petition was filed with Judge Thomas in the U S District Court seeking a receivership for the Locomobile Company of Bridgeport. The move aims at reorganization with the company and its creditors represented by counsel.
A nutritional expert and professor of physiological chemistry endorses SUSTO as a tonic improving appetite and weight in convalescents and undernourished individuals. Reports claim adults, children, and an elderly woman gained pounds after using SUSTO. sold at Miller's Drug Store.
Battle Creek Mich Feb 1 Secretary of Labor Davis is a patient in a local sanitarium He arrived yesterday from Washington suffering from what is described as merely a physical breakdown The report notes officials will determine next steps in his care and status
An appeal by the American Gas Improvement Company invites Winchester residents to request gas service. Homeowners not yet supplied are urged to mail their name and address, along with neighbor endorsements, to receive future gas service without obligation.
Special Commissioners announce a public auction of three grazing tracts in Clarke County on February 26, 1922 at Berryville Court House. Tracts range 69 acres, 135.5 acres, and 100 acres with blue grass pasture. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and deeds of trust. Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn. Clerk C. C. Brannon certifies bond.
Altitude in astronomy is the vertical height of a point above the horizon. It can be apparent as observed or true after correcting for parallax and refraction.
Passage notes historical view of women as a family's property and explains a Saxon wedding ritual where a slipper symbolized authority and was displayed prominently in the bride's home.
A reflective quote by R. W. Everson argues that guiding a boy to the right address and achievements grants him mastery of wealth and power. It suggests such honors come without personal labor, as they are sought and given by others wherever he travels.
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