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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
4
The Star outlines subscription rates and publication details for The Evening Star and associated weeklies. It notes Associated Press use rules and invites readers to submit communications to The Star Publishing Company.
A poem by Walt Mason critiques a fading country town where youths drift away seeking thrills. The piece contrasts stale village life with the lure of distant pleasures, noting empty streets, a solemn merchant, and a quiet community while laments over lost opportunity linger.
An optimistic report from the Association of Executives argues railroads remain in strong health postwar. It notes government ownership, while efficient during the war, left the system self supporting and heavily utilized yet suggests private ownership can sustain high traffic and freight capacity as the nation rebuilds.
The House agreed today to revise the Siegel bill, adjust representation limits for future sessions, and set a schedule for consideration. Virginia and other states were noted in the discussion as contexts for the proposed changes.
An article touts a new remedy called Aspirona claimed to cut colds and prevent flu complications. It asserts endorsements by European and American Army surgeons and promises rapid relief. buyers are urged to seek refunds if relief fails within two minutes.
Executor option from the Shenandoah Valley National Bank highlights persistent presence accessibility daily recognized authority on investments impartial settlement of claims and cost savings from avoiding bonds with strong officers including John W. Rice Gray Williams William G. Hardy and J Few Brown among others.
An ad touts Aspironal as a two minute cold and cough reliever endorsed by authorities and public alike. It claims rapid relief, easy dosing with tea spoonfuls, and urges doctors and druggists to promote the elixir to all ages.
The Star lists daily market figures for local buyers with prices for flour barrels and sacks, middlings, screenings, cracked corn, various butter grades, molasses, horse feed, and dairy feed. Names of items and prices appear in a compact regional market notice format.
A garbled Baltimore wholesale market page lists prices for timothy hay, clover mix, corn, chicken, butter, lambs and other commodities. Dense OCR fragments show per barrel and per hundredweight figures with multiple decimals, obscuring exact items and sellers.
Kernstown Virginia reports a series of holiday guest visits. Mrs Bessie King returned from New Jersey after Christmas with relatives Mr and Mrs R S Smith. Several locals hosted relatives from nearby towns including Winchester Wheeling Hagerstown and Philipsburg.
In Brucetown Virginia on January 6 Rev L K Lowance and family of Rest along with Rev and Mrs L R Markwood of Winchester visited Rev and Mrs O D Lambert. Miss Jesse Bishop of near Rest spent time with Miss Corrie Swimley last week. Mrs William Jobe’s funeral occurred Sunday afternoon in the village church with pallbearers J B Snapp Robert Smith Andrew Whitacre Harry Stipe William Huyette Joseph Jolliffe. Flowers were abundant. Rev O D Lambert and family joined New Year guests Mr and Mrs John Schinck of Rest. Marie Lutro holiday guest of Miss Sadie Snapp returned to Baltimore. Mrs Joseph Snapp, holiday guest with relatives in Hagerstown, returned home.
The Winchester Board of Review defends the 25 cent rate on the hundred dollars, arguing the city gains about $18 000 while the state nets $8 700 from increases. Officials praise uniform appraisals, warn against higher rates, and note options to lower real estate taxes if expenditures shrink.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound to cure colds and grippe quickly. It claims a dose every two hours, three doses total, clears nasal passages, stops runny nose, relieves headache and fever, tastes pleasant, contains no quinine, and is inexpensive at drug stores.
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