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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1922
Page
7
An uninhabited 100 acre island in Puget Sound has died of unknown causes. Last summer all fir and cedar trees perished, vegetation withered near shore, and a thin daytime vapor hovered above the island. Scientists speculate soil exhaustion or salt exposure from brine as possible factors.
C H Sherrill notes in the Outlook that French farmers have shifted from rent paying to farm ownership, creating a large voting bloc. He argues they may push taxation reform as wartime spending and American aid boosted rural wealth, contrasting their rising influence with urban profiteers.
Finance and Commerce (Shanghai) notes Japan stopped heavy glycerin imports as wartime demand grows. A government backed factory now helps supply glycerin from fish oil, tallow, wax, coconut and bean oils. In 1920 China imported about 107000 taels, chiefly from the United Kingdom and Japan. Shanghai absorbs about 63 percent of supply.
A senior high student recalls a painful moment in French class when a teacher asked a hypothetical question about loving a girl and he misheard, prompting freshman laughter and a share of his own medicine.
Johnnie and Jimmie could not agree with the Browns next door but loved their dog Buster. They invited him to their show but cried in tears when the Browns interrupted, claiming Buster and the act were pulled apart and the show ruined.
Samuel Gompers will headline the twenty eighth anniversary banquet honoring the late Charles Broadway Rouss. The event on February 1 at Bradlock and Water streets hall will include firemen officials and invited guests with limited tickets to avoid crowding. Frank Morrison and Ed win Giles facilitated the appearance and organizers set strict seating and invite criteria.
Three smallpox cases were found near the north end of Highland avenue. Dr. F W Boland says the patients are quarantined and no spread is anticipated. A woman and child share one house, a man is in a nearby home. None show virulent symptoms and physicians are aiding the patients. He also notes inspections of hotel kitchens with recommendations made and general cooperation.
A jumble of rental and sale notices lists rooms for rent at 13 and 7 North Main, a leather couch, brown fur set worth 15 dollars, a Maxwell Touring with 5 new tires, a first class cooking stove from Garber Manufacturing, and job ads for a white housekeeper on a farm and a salesman for a large manufacturing firm seeking a commission-based position.
He noted great improvement in many kitchens since inspections began and plans to visit frequently, though without a fixed schedule.
Jud Tunkins notes men debate whether they prefer wealth or intellect. He claims the issue remains unsettled and unchanged by time or circumstance.
Loving wife commemorates Leon R. Brown who died January 23 1917. She reflects on five years of sorrow and memory, describing an aching heart, an empty home, and the grave where flowers are laid. A devotional farewell from his grieving spouse.
The Japanese delegation indicated Japan would withdraw from Siberia once a stable government is established. A separate accord on Pacific islands fortifications was reported, with the Bonin islands not to be fortified.
A fragmentary regional dialect item quoting Uncle Mhen urging patience and quiet on troubles as friends weigh their reactions and fortunes.
Hagerstown Maryland January 24 reports from HL Miller Paw Paw pioneer fruit grower that after a snowstorm and severe winter the Cumberland Martinsburg Hagerstown Winchester belt shows buds healthy and well formed with strong prospects for large yields of apples and stone fruit. Other growers share the view noting apples appear ahead of peaches in maturity and readying for market.
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