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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1924
Page
5
A Memorial Hospital student nurse, Keer, was struck unconscious by a heavy hammer blow as she left the hospital for the Nurses' home. Police say a white man fled after dragging her into an alley and abandoning the hammer. she remained unconscious late tonight as officers searched the city.
An old advertisement touts a miracle salve claimed to be the most wonderful salve. It promises relief for toning ailments when applied and covered with a warm cloth, urging readers to try it.
The unit on the north fork of the Williamette River in the Cascade National Forest, Oregon, covers about 3 acres of Douglas fir ranging in age. If cutting continues at 1,000 acres per year, the timber now offered for sale could yield a rotation ending in 100 years with five years for a second cut.
Richmond Virginia January 14 preceding committee appointments show changes in chairmanships across Privileges and Elections Appropriations and other panels with Horsley Bowles and Smith among chairs and numerous delegates named for Valley counties and adjacent regions.
A fragment discusses people paying for being instructed, amused, and entertained, suggesting demand rises if instruction is affordable. It hints at willingness to pay for amusement and learning experiences depending on cost.
The Associated Press reports in New York that Robert J. Sanderson husband of novelist Nina Wilcox Putman Sanderson sought a divorce after a Rhode Island decree was vacated and instructed his allies to investigate grounds for action.
Mra Cochran wife of Col Weedon Cochran United States Army was reported resting comfortably at Memo Hospital with a fractured leg after slipping from a wagon on the Cochran farm near Clearbrook several days ago. The right leg injury between knee and ankle was set and placed in a plaster cast.
Hon R Gray wins 8 delivers talk on City Government at Handley Library lecture hall at 7 30 in the evening. Democratic Women's Club members attend as the event promotes civic understanding and public policy discussion.
The couple Mr. and Mrs. F Arthur Jr returning from their December 29 marriage in Barnesville Ohio to Winchester. They stayed with Mrs Belle Baker on Washington street while their Stewart street home is built. Mrs Ely accompanied by Ernest Ely's wife plans to stay with relatives Wood near town.
Justice Branson sentenced a Pagiland man to life imprisonment for cutting off both hands of his four and a half year old stepdaughter. The judge called the act the most horrible he had heard, and two jurors fainted during the hearing. Accrington residents have raised 30000 dollars for the child's future.
Two schoolboys swimming near the Main street bridge recovered a gold watch linked to Warren J. Lincoln, the imprisoned horticulturist accused of killing his wife and brother in a year-old case. Detectives report the watch ties to Lincoln's confession and the cremation of the bodies.
The contest runs until January 26 with contestants visiting the Shoe Store for pedographs at no charge. Extra pedographs are offered, and the public eye is turning to feet as a new measure of efficiency and identity in hospitals and police work. Free tickets to the New Colonial Theatre await every contestant.
The county saw quiet following eight dry raids conducted by Sheriff Galgan and aided by citizens. He said he had requested the recall of state troopers yesterday, though the day remained calm overall.
Richmond is expected to host the upcoming Democratic state committee convention. Chairman Harry F. Byrd announces a meeting in January to determine place date and representation basis for the convention.
Miss Margaret Inske Keller has acquired an interest in the Hampshire Review of Romney West Virginia, published by former Governor Comianell. Melvin Starr departed for Washington to be employed by Mr. and Mrs. EB. V. Weems and will be joined later by Mrs. Starr.
The article outlines profitable blackberry farming, noting market access, soil, and climate needs. It advises hardy varieties such as Snyder Daylor and Minnewaskan, proper site with good drainage, annual cultivation, and pruning to ensure large berries and ten years of production. It covers planting layout, cane management, and staking with wire support.
Henry James offers a concise critique praising Matthew Arnold’s poetry for its refined feeling, balanced temperance, and restrained expression. He notes the poet’s ability to connect genuine emotion with broader literary achievements and common themes.
An 18th century scare linked potatoes to sin and disease. Pulpit denunciations argued they were not Bible sanctioned and branded the forbidden fruit. Critics claimed potatoes caused leprosy and fever while English cultivation, backed by the Royal Society, was seen as capitalist suppression of the poor. A labor leader warned workers against such cattle food.
A humorous fragment notes a woman tying a ribbon on her line and baitless fishing. a trout twins tale leads to death by own action. It digresses into church history about Saint Peter and popes, then a postal penalty tale about a congressman and a library.
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