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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1922
Page
4
A fragmentary piece by Walt Mason humorously contrasts hot tempered workers with steady, mild laborers. It sketches bosses handing out pay and a range of character traits, highlighting workplace tension, pep, and the value of harmony amid daily toil.
Cardinal Achille Ratti of Milan elected pope in conclave and takes name Pius XI. Cardinal O Connell arrives in Rome as smoke signals the victory. Crowds cheer as the new pontiff appears on St Peter's Balcony and receives homage.
An advertisement cites a Nutritional Expert praising SUSTO a tonic food tablet tested at a college. Reports include a underweight eleven year old boy gaining six pounds and claims SUSTO boosts weight and vitality for children adults and the elderly using ingredients like eggs milk and nuclein. Miller's Drug Store carries the product.
Mudd Dean spent Sunday at her sister's home in Riverton and returned from Shenandoah Valley that evening.
Record of a Virginia Highway Commission hearing notes contention over bids and alleged motivations. Witnesses discuss a $11,000 bid discrepancy, a rejected contract, and claims of malfeasance around the Fisher's Hill bridge and Valley Turnpike work.
Limestone farm on Pike offers 60 acres 1.5 miles from railroad Winchester running water 24 acre orchard 4 bearing 20 young woodland two dwellings bargain quick sale 4500 7 room house with electric lights near business sections on a good lot depth 160 feet to alley rent space to add a garage We have lot propositions you cannot afford to miss.
The text states a technicality was waived in the Rosenbaum case to save the state $11,000 in unnecessary costs. Rosenbaum testified he held a certified check at bid opening, but his bid was refused. The joint committee will resume hearings on February 6 with Commissioner Coleman expected to testify and bring witnesses to support his position.
Mr Gray Beverley is spending the day in Shepherdstown. The brief notice notes his local appearance and plans for the visit.
Short ad noting rooms available for light housekeeping at 412 North Kent Street with contact listed as 6-61.
Classified advertisement offering several farms and parcels for sale. Details include a 132 acre farm with a dwelling large barn 450 apple trees and fruit plots at 4000 dollars a 50 acre improved farm at 2000 dollars a 70 acre well improved farm at 5000 dollars a six room dwelling on Main Street priced at 1300 dollars three building lots 50 by 156 feet each priced at 500 dollars and sales on terms through Goan & COMPAFT.
May 29 1921 timetable lists Berryville bound trains northbound to Bristol Roanoke and Philadelphia with Pullman sleepers and cafe cars. Connections at Shenandoah Junction and Roanoke to Washington Memphis and New York. agents H H Burks Berryville and W Saunders Roanoke.
Multiple farm tracts ranging from 4 to 300 acres across several counties, all limestone and well improved with orchards. Includes a water powered roller mill, two dwellings with 12 rooms, 25 acres of attached land and two barns, three stores including a post office yielding 300 to 400 dollars yearly, and a business store in Winchester with several 6 room houses. Property prices vary from $800 to $15,000. building lots on a Valley pike near Handley School. See C. P. Bailey & Co Bailey Bros Store Winchester Va 1-10-Im.
Parties with baled hay for sale to be loaded on B and O N and W and Southern Railroads contact S G Runkle and Co Woodstock Virginia. Buyers to see them soon. Two cars wheat straw two to nine tons.
Golden Rule Bible Class members gather in their classroom at 7 on Wednesday evening to attend the evangelistic service at Market Street Church. Miss Susan Reid Williams and her cousin Mr. Harry Benham returned Saturday night after attending Hisse Ferguson's latest play Varying Shores.
Executors of Henry C. Beaty offer 111 acre Frederick County Virginia farm for sale at public auction in Winchester in front of the courthouse at noon on Saturday February 18 1922. Property includes two dwellings a barn and outbuildings with two wells and springs, ten acres timber. Immediate possession cash terms one third down balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
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