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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1923
Page
7
The article notes early ice cream and frozen treats enjoyed by Romans and others around 1200 AD, favored by Catherine de Medici and English royalty. It also references reconstructed pictures of Egyptian life, women’s wigs and jewelry as reflections of ancient fashion and adornment.
Ida Ry, mother of a large family, applies for permission in Alabama. Details readable are limited but indicate a legal or administrative request tied to family rights or residence.
A February 14 1923 hearing before the State Corporation Commission in Richmond Virginia seeks authority to cancel and revise brick block clay and related rates within the state and adjust mileage and minimum weights Some distances would see rate reductions while others rise with specific examples for paving brick and clay products and a table of present versus proposed rates in cents per ton is noted including carriers Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co Norfolk and Western Railway Co Virginia Railway Co and Baltimore and Ohio.
A Golden Rule Bible Class will discuss rich man and beggar in life now and life to come. All men are invited Sunday morning. The membership committee aims to double active members and urges business and professional men to join the Adult Bible Class movement for moral support in the city.
A Virginia legislative discussion centers on bonding for roads and state finance. Key figures recount past pledges and assess unexpended funds, road contracts, and the Robertson Act. The dialogue weighs a three cent gas tax as an emergency funding measure and criticizes plans to divide highway control between state and counties.
The piece compares Augusta and Rockingham counties noting land value increases from 1900 to 1920 and tax rates. It cites Russell and Wise counties as benchmarks, questions Mr. Elliott’s bond plan and funding, and asserts opponents’ right to free speech against bonding pressures.
A Market Ledger lists wholesale prices for staples including wheat flour hay and feed items. It records various poultry weights and prices for young and mature birds, creamery butter, and standard flour types, reflecting a broad array of farm goods at local rates.
A mixed market listing shows prices for corn wheat turkeys young chickens butter eggs and livestock. An ad notes rent closed accounts due by March 1 1923 and a farm sale offer with location details for Williamson farm Shepherdstown.
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