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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
5
A three year old girl Frances comments on her thin porridge at her grandfather's breakfast, humorously declaring you found the soup. The item mixes trivial domestic humor with a slice of early 20th century newspaper brevity.
The speaker Jud Tunkins remarks that some men discuss choosing money over brains though they have neither. He asserts that real value lies in example and the impact of example can outshine arguments.
A cryptic quotation hints at a boy receiving loyalty and wealth without effort, while a stray note about a purse bearing initials appears. The text blends reflections on ambition with a garbled Paris or Boston newspaper blurb.
A historical note discusses influenza mysteries and wartime outbreaks. It cites a west African coast ship struck by a dense mist, treatment with cinchona bark and ammonia, and claims about hats and male susceptibility from Vienna officials. It mentions Turkish turbans and male vigor in epidemics.
A circus man notes an elephant stays secure one step at a time and never relinquishes safety until a new hold is found. The piece urges businesspeople to adopt patience and trust, avoiding cynicism while valuing honesty and self reliance. It echoes Forbes Magazine style with a proverb about growth.
A traveler describes Ecuadorian trade behavior with a makeshift scale used for haggling. Merchants swear the stone weighs a full pound and begin bargaining by asking for the last price, often starting higher and expecting discounts.
Scientists using an Indian invention watched a plant grow on a screen, studying a beating like an animal heart. Plants expand at about one millionth inch per second, and the exhibit shows clear magnified growth. Roots in boiling water curl and die as living beings do, with cabbages writhing without protest compared to pets.
An English traveler and author visited a Home for Freed Slaves in northern Waigeria. He notes women and children were kept until they could be disposed of, often through marriage. A Maussa soldier would bring a note from his commander certifying good character to marry, with a corner stamped Lady Superintendent Breed Slaves Home, Please Let Hear.
By decree in the chancery case Sidney L. Davis versus Russell Brown et al the county will auction three parcels near Nain Frederick County Virginia on February 15 1922 at 11 a m The sale offers five acres of woodland ten acres with house and barn and about four acres of woodland and timber The property is devised to John Brown for life with remainder to his children Terms require one third cash and balance in one and two years with bonds at 6 percent secured by deed of trust and a buildings insurance policy An identified special commissioner Harry R Kern and clerk C Brannon are listed in the notice.
By decree of the Ol¢eua Court of Frederick Virginia a valuable farm in Frederick County is offered at public sale on February 15. The tract lies on Hunting Ridge with a house and stable and borders Edgar Marple Clark R Luther Lewis Golf and others. One third cash on sale day and balance in two yearly installments secured by a deed of trust and a special bond. Commissioner Harry R. Brannon reports the sale.
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