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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1923
Page
5
An exhibit at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago urges keeping young pigs fed from birth to maturity. The U S Department of Agriculture stresses early access to corn supplements, full feeding after weaning, and exercise to develop vigorous pigs for profitable surge from farrowing to market.
A view on farm supplies notes that a reliable ice housing system is essential for winter months. It discusses keeping an ample, affordable supply, using milk rooms, and insulating with sawdust or mill shavings to store ice harvested from rivers or lakes.
Farmers plan grazing crops for spring to extend feed after winter. Rape for hogs, peas, soybeans and other crops may be planted early to keep land productive. Egg buyers favor white eggs sized 24 to 26 ounces per dozen.
Investigations by West Virginia Agricultural College place the cost of feeding hens at 15 cents per month for an age group examined.
Russell Myers, 24, was accidentally shot and killed near Smoke Town on the South Mountains, several miles south of Erstown, Md. He had been hunting at night and reportedly rested his chin on the gun barrel while talking with several men when the weapon exploded in an unknown manner, causing his head to be blown almost off.
The Star editor salutes Empire management for The White Peacock theatrical production. Madame Petrova is lauded for artistic achievement and her war against injustice though the reviewer warns of dangers in glamorizing vice and urges focusing talent on protecting the home. Robert B. Nelson.
Chicago uproar grows as William H. Green, a city fireman suspended over alleged Klan membership, admits membership and seeks trial before the Chicago Civil Service Commission. Imperial officers arrived to challenge the action and push for a public and judicial ruling.
A report in the American Chemical Society notes weather strongly affects grape sugar content. Warm dry days and cool nights tend to raise sugar levels in grapes, with implications for winemaking and fruit quality as described in Scientific American.
A reflective note on a human presage of an afterlife that runs deepest in great geniuses and exalted souls, as Cicero observes. The idea anchors in philosophical perspective about destiny and the enduring impact of extraordinary minds beyond mortal life.
Jud Tuntias critiques girls prioritizing dance and phonograph activities over study, urging a shift toward practical tasks like waking buckwheat cakes. The Washington Evening Star records the remark as a pointed social observation.
A compact quotation about work and leisure contrasts, attributed to Henry Van Deke, remarks that true leisure joy comes from those who have cultivated the habit of work.
A gaffer suggests removing the word obey from the marriage service as the couple’s closest approach to it. The dialogue hints at a casual attitude toward traditional vows.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation at its annual convention denounced road bonds and urged pay as you go funding. The group backed the gasoline tax and other revenue sources while warning against large debt for a vast road system. Officers for the next year were elected, with Henry Stuart as president.
Washington on January 27 reports that the American debt funding commission advised the British delegation on a funding plan for Britain to the United States. The proposed terms include a 3 percent rate for ten years and 3 1/2 percent thereafter with full debt extinguishment possible in 62 years.
A fragmented text notes a discussion on cocaine use and its effects, mentioning timelines from five to ten days and references to numbers like seven seven. The piece is unclear but centers on drug influence and duration.
Mrs Sarah C Ritter widow of James J Ritter and former Winchester resident died at her son EB Ritter's home in Hagerstown Maryland on January 4 at age 56 from congestive illness and asthma. Funeral services were held at the son’s home and interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery beside her husband. Survived by three sons J I Ritter T H Ritter of this city and B T Ritter of Hagerstown a number of grandchildren three sisters and one brother.
Stanley Baldwin, returning from Washington, told reporters that debt settlement lies with Congress and warned that paying 5 per cent on the entire debt would be an intolerable strain for Britain. He called the idea of cancellation a sensitive issue for the American people.
D B Robertson president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers asks Arkansas investigation into the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad strife. He cites a mob special and armed men aiming to punish striking workers at Harrison and Heber Springs. The union vows cooperation to bring guilty parties to justice and lends aid for strikers and a fallen union man’s widow.
The Sarah Zant Fire Company plans its annual sermon tomorrow evening at the United Brethren Church. Rev. George W. Stover, company chaplain, will preach as the service leader. Members meet at the engine house by 7:15 PM and will march as a group, with a reserved block of seats.
The Rev A A Kelly pastor of Grace Lutheran Church begins a series on The Ten Commandments with The One God as the first sermon tonight at 7 30. He will preach again Sunday morning on Three Times Buried.
Mildred attempts to wake Grandpa by pulling his eyelashes, tears in her eyes, as he scolds her for the disturbance. The snippet shows a tender domestic moment with a child and a caregiver figure.
In today irregular session investors focus on depreciation of foreign exchanges and buying in obscure shares. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rose briefly after December earnings showed nearly 3.5 million dollars more net operating income. Trading volume totaled about 350 thousand shares.
Reports say a rum fleet landed near the Jersey coast last night and police seized a fast launch with whiskey and champagne valued at $150,000. Several other craft reportedly landed wet goods along the Jersey and Long Island shores, with arrests at South Beach Staten Island.
In Lausanne on January 27 Marquis Curzon, British foreign secretary, condemned Turkish demands to shrink cemeteries holding British soldiers killed at Gallipoli. Turkish delegates stood by their position despite the attack.
Lausanne dispatch reports two separate conventions to be signed between Turkey and Greece next Monday. One provides for mutual return of prisoners of war and hostages and the other for compulsory exchanges of minority populations. The agreements take effect immediately.
Sunday at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church includes a 9 45 church school session and a 11 o clock morning worship led by the minister with the theme Distant Look. An evening service at 7 20 features a brief survey of three years of national prohibition and discussion of its enemies and the eighteenth amendment.
A young woman travels on a train for the first time. At a station stop she hears the conductor announce all change here. She rushes toward the door and speaks with a brakeman, misunderstanding the request as her gown and baggage being taken wrongly.
Weather forecast for the week beginning Monday predicts considerable cloudiness across the North and Middle Atlantic states with snow in the north and likely rain or snow in the south. Temperatures will run below normal.
Readable text describes a German tax issue where coal merchants aimed to pay taxes in Muenster Hamm and other cities. The Reichsbank intercepts, declaring such payments void and ordering the merchants to await new payment instructions at the Düsseldorf branch within 48 hours.
Hogue Creek Virginia January 27. Rev R L Ludwig and Mr Frank Smith were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ollie Clowser. Mr and Mrs Cooper and daughter visited the Flatter family. Larrick and Shipe families hosted relatives and friends as illness and recovery touch many locals. Rev S R Ludwig preached a sermon with strong reception.
Funeral services for Rector Woodfolk, 63, a well known colored resident of Cedar Hill near Well town, who died Thursday, will be held Sunday. Relatives meet at 10 gelogk to accompany the body to John Wesley Methodist Church for 11 o'clock services led by Rev. Laeyyne. Burial at Orrickes. He left a widow and daughter Annis Lockwood of Philadelphia.
Doctors examined hundreds of children aged three to six to assess sleep patterns and consequences of insufficient rest. The study highlights potential developmental and health impacts linked to inadequate sleep in early childhood.
Coroner declares the fatal accident at a Brice Street intersection unavoidable. Mrs. Margaret Main of 449 Brice Street died after a vehicle collided with her automobile aboard another car, while other occupants suffered minor injuries. Police discharged Roger Brown after the inquest.
The Grae Lutheran Church committee in Reading Pa met with architect to outline preliminary plans for a new school and church building. They discussed tearing down the old Union Fire Company and a stone dwelling on West Water Street, both owned by the church, to host a modern school plant with detailed work to follow.
Mount Pleasant Virginia activity notes include Messie Holman Spillman and Gough families visiting and other local residents such as Mr and Mrs Jongh Spillman Mr Lee M Lamp and Mrs Ruscelli with various relatives. Church services at United Brethren Chapel drew a good congregation with a friendly social after.
Stephens City updates show Mr C W Truiscell improving after several weeks of illness. Mrs Kila Cadwallader visits Danville. Mrs J A Guard travels to spend time with sisters. an inch of snow falls Tuesday night in Stephens City.
Five prisoners faced the Corporation Court today and received varied terms after pleading guilty to thefts. Luttrell Mitton and Luttrell each drew two years on auto theft charges involving Mr A Robinson’s vehicles. Brown received four years less a term of two and a half, Bird got ten months, and Unger two months in King County jail for burglary of the business place of Wagner and theft of articles.
Mr and Mrs Wilmer Shryack receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter on Thursday. Mrs Shryack was formerly Miss Evelyn Worsley, daughter of...
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