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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1923
Page
4
The excerpt eulogizes wandering workers and vagabonds amid rain and sun, depicting ragged bootleggers and despised hobos facing arrest, displacement, and ritualized punishment. It laments their plight, noting attempts to reform or punish them, while hinting at enduring hunger and defiance beneath hardship.
The page shows rates for yearly six month and three month newspaper subscriptions. It notes Associated Press credit and states Morning News Inc Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror as sources with publication date January 16 1923.
A fragmentary note from the Danville Virginia paper references rumors in Raleigh about assaults on the State Highway Commission and suggests concerns about highway spending. It hints that reform or oversight may be discussed due to perceived bias toward certain towns and residents.
A dubious contractor alliance seeks to divide road contracts and set prices with little competition. The group allegedly aims to secure a large profit margin, around forty percent, funded by bonds and state work. Critics call for action to block the combination and protect fair bidding.
A county debate argues for direct county control of road building to cut costs, criticizing state contracts and the gasoline tax plan tied to bond issues. The piece cites Senator Byrd and warns voters about bond propaganda, urging reader caution ahead of Sunday school convention events featuring Dr. Henry Louis Smith and other experts.
Advert warns that a slight cold can develop into a serious illness and promotes Bear's Emulsion as a reliable remedy. It claims relief for bronchitis influenza and stubborn coughs and offers mailing a bottle for 1.25 if a local druggist cannot supply it.
Blacksburg Va January 16 The Pied Piper of hamlin exterminator no longer leads alone. The extension division of Virginia Tech with over twenty tons of poison and government support will battle three million rats. Rat Week runs January 22 to 27 urging residents to kill rats persuade neighbors and boost the campaign to protect four to five million dollars in property.
The Virginia Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at Court Street Methodist Church Lynchburg February 7 and 8. State Secretary Thomas Diggs promises the best program yet prepared for one of these conventions.
The Virginia Chemical Company announces modern lime sulphur production with a latest filter press and testing to produce a clear sludge free product. They market lime sulphur as a cheap, effective fungicide and insecticide for orchards and plan to fill orders after January 25 at a capacity of seventy barrels a day. The firm also offers Nicotine 40 percent branded Vacco 40 and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
The Rev. A. A. Kelly travels to Lynchburg for the Lutheran Synod of Virginia annual meeting. About 100 clergymen attend the session, with Roanoke College trustees to meet Friday. Principal addresses by Dr. J. A. Morehead, Rev. C. L. Miller, and Dr. Charles J. Smith.
Mr. L. J. McCartney of Stephens City Va questions a Baltimore Sun article republished in The Star. The Star notes the error may be unintentional and asserts in Virginia farmers opposing a bond measure would not aid its passage and predicts the bond will fail.
Noah Kirgon aged 68, a native of Russia, headed heart disease operations in Martinsburg West Virginia after moving there 35 years ago. Once a door to door peddler he built a business empire including two clothing stores and 12 front street buildings. He owned real estate in Chambersburg Waynesboro Hagerstown and Berkeley Springs.
Doctors describe Calotabs as the first step in treatment for colds and influenza. One or two calomel tablets taken at bedtime purge the liver and purify the system, with no nausea or interference with meals. Genuine Calotabs come in sealed packages priced thirty five cents for family and ten cents for small.
Va January 16 The Round Hill graded school will hold an old time spelling bee and a pie social Friday night January 19 beginning at 7 30. A large crowd is expected and all are invited to participate. Mrs E J Sherman has improved and can sit in her chair for several hours daily. Mr J H Cooper, recently paroled for a week, is better. Ellis Baylis of Hayfield and his mother Mrs John McKeever hosted relatives at a Sunday visit. A sale at John Larrick’s last Wednesday drew many attendees. Joseph Bayliss and Marie Kipps were among visitors from Berryville and Hayfield.
At 1 p m Saturday January 20 1923 a sale offers a good cow one horse wagon and harness nearly new plows cutting box corn planter garden hose alfalfa hay copper kettle apple butter preserves canned fruit glass jars and furniture with six month credit terms from A A Cochran City NW Grade 12 61.
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