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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1925
Page
5
A medieval coin called the seplling formed from an Anglo-Saxon five unit piece marked with a cross was divided into four to yield the modern shilling. The term derives from skill meaning to divide, revealing origin of the currency term used today.
Mr and Mrs C L Kern express appreciation to friends and relatives for kindness shown after the death of their son. The notice thanks those who offered support and memorials during the difficult time.
An advertisement advises after long drives to wash eyes with Lavoptik eye wash mixed with camphor witchhazel and hyfrastis to remove dust germs counter sun wind dryness and burning. The copy promotes relief from irritation and dryness from travel.
ROBERT GOODRIDGE of Boyce Virginia writes about the 1924 roadwork fiasco and rough, impassable surfaces. He criticizes improper rock placements, drainage failures sending street water into gardens and even under his house, and disputes which authority fixes the water or road. He complains the fire truck is neglected and calls for accountability and benefits from tax dollars. He notes the town has a long-standing charter with scant reporting and wonders who should answer residents.
A note on R F Foster author of many puzzles introduces circle-word puzzles as an educational alternative to traditional crosswords. He favors simple everyday words, 3 to 5 letters, with a key guiding rather than listing obscure terms. Examples show using synonyms and endings to build word crossings.
W C Parlett and Company funeral directors announce a new Meteor limousine type hearse. The elongated car, designed to resemble a private limo, carries a casket and dispenses with traditional somber hearse styling. It drew attention at Piccadilly and Braddock streets.
From Venetian heritage the term flasco or flasco meaning failure traces to a flask origin in Italian usage. Venetian glassmakers were skilled, and one craftsman identified a flaw in his work. the word flasco became linked to a defect in a piece and then to a kind of failure.
Mr Meadows from Macedonia moved into the village in Mr Massie’s house. Mrs William Jacobs has been ill but is improving. John Bierer, son of Mr and Mrs I G Bierer, badly fractured his arm while cranking a machine. Rev Grimsley Dearing of Front Royal visited. Mrs Francis Heck returned to Hagerstown after three weeks with her parents. Mr J Merett and Mrs D S Hughes visited Front Royal. Mrs Sam Cabel has been ill, Daniel S Hughes returned to Charles Town after several days at Wheatangs.
In New York the Hall of Fame for Great Americans receives anonymous funding of 4250. It plans to inscribe fifty names at opening and five more every five years until 00. Eligibility requires at least twenty five years since achievements.
A surreal vignette recalls a man waking as a pink elephant crushes his hand and a den with two cerise lions looms, then the alarm goes off. The odd episode blends whimsy and unease, leaving the street scene and treasure hinted by the prelude of twenty dollars.
Instructions for a word puzzle specify that certain 4 letter words starting at positions 1 10 9 48 8 14 4 16 and 3 letter words starting at 9 11 18 15 must read FROM THE RIM TOWARD THE CENTRE while 4 letter words starting at 1 5 6 7 8 and 7 letter words starting at 2 3 1 must read ROUND THE CIRCLE from left to right. The two letter words at 17 and 18 must read CLEAR ACROSS left to right. Intersecting words share the same letter. the circle centre is the seventh letter in each of the Nos 17 and 18 words.
The fragment outlines a reading circle segment with items 17 and 18 titled Domestic Arrangements and Good Loud Speakers. It hints at puzzle-like clues and teaching support themes, phrased as a brief index or lesson guide.
A fragmented puzzle page item lists clues and answers such as A small orifice a favorite seat for two and Part of pen. It hints at a larger puzzle section with references to a long vehicle and a menace to navigation. The text mentions enumeration and solution cues for issue No.100 and Next Issue.
The Star presents a daily corrected market list with wholesale prices including eggs chickens flour corn meal and stock feed, plus local retail figures for flour butter and shelled corn. Notable values show local wholesale corn meal and middlings around 44 to 46 dollars per ton, and retail flour about 10.50 per barrel with butter near 49 and shelled corn around 2.00 to 2.46 per unit.
A list of scheduled stock, implements, and farm goods auctions across Virginia and nearby towns from February into March. Buyers include Jousenold Goods Imple, Warren Greenspring, S Pelham Point, Harwood in Haven VA, D W Lupt Clearbrook, Bailey Green Sprit, W L Sipe Mary G Farm, M W Pannett, W W Boon, Jno Hartman, H W Hyde Clearbrook, R L Reiley Berryville, Thomas Hummer Gaylord, R C Brown, J S Carr Smithfield Leetown Pike, R W Anderson M ood Road, Mamie Kline Vaucluse, P W Huff Berryville, G B Parson Glengary, Milton Stipe Berryville, W C rampton Berryville, John Myers Buffnell Road, W T Willingham Berryville, D R Rogers Charles Town, C O Batsermaili Middle Road, W B Royston Ripton, C H Light Se Road. Dates range from FEB to MARCH with stock, implements, and sometimes household goods or dairy cattle.
Sheriff Pannett and Constable Crim returned from Moorefield West Virginia with Archie Wilson charged with removing from the state and selling property with reserved liens. Officers faced difficulty in arresting him and had to appeal to the West Virginia governor before state officers acted.
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