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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1932
Page
4
The notice lists subscription options with prices for various terms and regions. It references Associated Press content and carrier service, with rates for one year six months three months and one month in advance. It mentions Des Moines and Chicago agencies and the Deviney Corporation in New York.
Brief fragment frames a religious meditation on death and life with Romans 8 6 cited. It contrasts carnality and spiritual mindedness as paths to peace. The snippet conveys a theological stance rather than a full report.
On the eve of Washington’s bicentennial, Americans are urged to recommit to the 1745 Rules of Civility found in his copy book. The notes, likely from Rev James Marye, advise restraint, honesty, temperance, and honor in speech, duty, and behavior, promoting personal conscience and good conduct.
A speaker contrasts India and America on women’s roles. He cites cow sanctity and women's subjugation in India, then praises American liberty for women to work, noting limits on wages and debates within women’s groups about full equality.
The passage emphasizes that the free development opportunities of a nation are a heritage of liberty. It calls the gift sacred and requires high standards in its use, warning that those who misuse it for unworthy conduct discard a noble trust.
Mrs. Mary Ashwood visited Mrs. Buck Fauver and family. Richard Smithey spent weekend with his father. Reuben Hulver and Emma Fauver of Mountain Falls noted. Bessie Campbell and son Paul Jr of Winchester stayed with Hollis Clowser family. Various Fauver relatives and ill health updates appear from Mount Williams vicinity.
Mrs W C Whitacre enjoyed a birthday surprise Thursday February 11 at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred A Whitacre with a dinner for family and friends. Attendees included Landon and Norman Whitacre, Roy Loy Clyde Loy Jackie, Rev S J Goode, Mary Hampton Ethel Lynch John Whitacre and Norman Whitacre of Monessen PA visiting mother Mrs R E L Whitacre. Roy Fletcher is somewhat indisposed.
A light moment unfolds as Betty brings Aunt Sade a dry pressed leaf. The child wonders aloud if the relic from a day long past might have belonged to Eve, prompting a gentle family reflection on origins and memory.
Baltimore wholesale markets show dairy and poultry prices with multiple items listed. Hens, ducks, geese, calves, hogs, and cows appear alongside butter and various feeds, reflecting regional price ranges and daily closes.
Marcia Moyer, famed beauty demonstrator, travels the country seeking romance. In Mitchelfield she encounters aviator Turner and Kerry Welland, a wealthy suitor, as she visits a Parisian style Club X that hosts backgammon, dancing, and costly drinks. Marcia feels unsettled by Kerry’s possessive advances and longs for Turner’s return.
Mrs Larrick and son visited Mr and Mrs Scott White on Sunday. Vernon Baker and sons visited relatives near Romney West Virginia. Virginia Orndorff visited Mary Larrick. Statton Orndorff family visited J S Orndorff. Edward Haines returned from visiting Hale Moore family. Ladies Aid Society met at Less Ramey home and will meet in March at Annie Clowser. Roy Larrick of Winchester spent time with N K Larrick. Also a note on George Washington study at home.
Painful piles are claimed to be cured by Dr. Leonhardt's 7 Hemroid tablets that heal internal causes and remove blood from the lower bowel. The ad claims salves and cutting fail and Baker's Drug Store guarantees end of misery or refund. Also a jab about commissions on sending money to Europe.
A list of upcoming sales on farms near Swimley Station Cross Junction Winchester Berryville Summit Point Purcellville and Charles Town includes stock and implements horses cows mules harness household furniture and other farm gear with dates from Feb 23 to Mar 22 and locations on local farms such as Ben Russell John Huyett Rosemont Eagle farm and Bartonville with entries for Mrs Jugertha Shan holtz and others in Jefferson County.
Early maps were rough and fact based on current knowledge, showing only known lands and marking unexplored regions. With maritime discovery, maps advanced toward more accurate depictions as surveys and measurements began in many countries around the mid eighteenth century.
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