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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1921
Page
3
Bargain event slashes Georgette waists up to 7 50, sweaters below cost, and children undergarments cut deep. Ladies muslin underwear and dainty items offered at unprecedented lows as inventory clears. Coats marked down from 15 to 23 or more dollars now selling for seven fifty to eight fifty.
In a witty exchange a man proclaims the subject a professional critic while a woman, She Ouslder, jokes about marrying George. Another man claims he is one in a thousand and urges looking at the other 999 before deciding. The dialogue riffs on appearance and discernment.
A late train and a tense station scene unfold as a lanky agent weighs passenger connections. Mrs Willis jokes about Willie’s antics while a judge recalls a curious swap tale involving marbles and a child’s knife.
In a conversational scene, Greene asserts that cars aid the town as four new hospitals and eight dispensaries are being built. A quarrel over marriage arises, with a punchy exchange about avoiding a monotonous life.
In Petunia a small shop owner posts a sign reading Selling Out at Cost while a character named Affluence questions the idea of making both ends meet. Uncle Riley and Miley Rezzidew react with amusement as the proprietor hams in a comical exchange reported by a Judge.
A humorous exchange where an office boy jokes about his boss whistling more than he does during office hours, noting they get along well yet commenting on the boss’s habit. The dialogue reveals playful role reversal and workplace dynamics.
A fragment from Stray Stories and Scattering Sunshine features Mild cynic and patient philosopher bantering about gossip and hard luck. The dialogue suggests neighbors and friends amid town life with a playful moral edge.
A distressed man questioned the sale of a new book as a door slammed, reflecting tense breakfast hour street scene and uneasy commerce with a seller present.
A fragmented note describes a dog behavior and mentions meat and rising prices. The quirky line notes a canine “buries an unusta number of” provender while reflecting on meat costs increasing daily. The piece reads like a light domestic aside with humor and small observation.
Miss Nannie Stevenson spends winter in Berryville visiting friends in Stephens City. Mrs J D Steele hosts Christmas guests including Miss Mary Weaver from Washington DC and Miss Virginia Weaver from Philadelphia. Lucy Dean shows slow recovery after Baltimore hospital treatment. James Runsel burned by powder explosion. Mildred Lee Grove home for holidays from Hollins College. Mr and Mrs W K Baker and children visit Mrs Baker’s parents. Paul Carbaugh visits from Pittsburg. Marriage announced: Earl Drake to Miss Thelma Headley with plans to live in Pittsburgh. Florence Guard returns to Newport News. Prof and A M Smith and M F Pomeroy visit. Clementine Lemley returns to William and Mary College next week. Margaret Funk holiday guest at home. Katie Coffman and Katherine Everly visit. B B Samuel and family guests of James J. in Front Royal.
Winchester readers are reassured as coal and water fears ease after a tight late year. The piece notes October to December coal arrivals stabilizing supply, water scares fading, and housing concerns around new industry workers, while predicting a promising 1921 with school development and educational prospects for Winchester.
Public auction set for January 22 1921 in front of Winchester Court House. Describes brick six room residence with hot air furnace on east side of South Braddock Street. One third cash price with balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and deed of trust. possession March 15 1921. Special commissioners R Gray William A Joseph F Moore Robert T Barton oversee with administrator Hunter H McGuire.
An 1881 notice announces the annual meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Winchester for bank directors. Also appears advertising milling equipment by J H Berry Milling Engineer at 48 Rouss Ave Winchester.
Banks announce closures for New Year’s Day 1921 with holidays on Saturday January 1 and January 2. Cashiers from Farmers National Bank Union Bank Commercial Bank Shenandoah Valley Bank report all paper may be paid on the holiday dates.
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