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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1922
Page
5
Bill Kemp, head of the millinery department, backs a distressed customer in a tale of refunds and sentiment. A violet eyed woman buys a violet flower hat on deposit, considers returning it, and invites a charitable exchange aided by Kemp. He offers to refund the dollar and deliver the hat later, leading to a birthday surprise with a large violet bow.
A patent for a sight that keeps both eyes open promises instant aiming. The design uses an isosceles trapezoid outline mounted on the gun barrel with a bent, beaded channel to prevent reflections. By aligning the crossing images with the target, shooters gain lateral range, with vertical range solved by muzzle velocity adjustments.
Gilbert Murray argues in Tradition and Progress that intellectual difference lies in how much one can notice and feel. A writer reveals more by perceiving deeper in life, turning everyday scenes into inspired work.
A Burmese couple agreed to separate and divorce swiftly, with one partner leaving the shared home. The departing party takes only personal clothes while the remaining spouse becomes sole owner of the communal property.
An enterprising Parisienne opened a millinery store styled after the famed A la Belle Anglais in Paris. The original shop once stood in Place de Philippe du Roule and counted Marie Antoinette and elite British and French nobles among its patrons.
In a terse exchange friends discuss an unpopular man. One says he cannot bring himself to like him, though another insists the man is harmless and decent. The conversation hints at social pressures and personal resentment surrounding a husband and wife.
A Boston Transcript excerpt features a dialogue where a bride insists the man she marries must be brave and clever. Jack counters by recalling a rescue, sparking a wry exchange about bravery versus cleverness and intent.
Mrs. Wm Johnson of Park Rapids Minnesota reports using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during pregnancy and after, claiming improved health and happiness for her family. She notes sisters also use the medicine and recommends it to others planning a family.
Roosevelt argues two kinds of success exist the rare power to do is genius ordinary public servants soldiers and leaders achieve only common success not genius. He emphasizes that true achievement comes from ability to act not from conventional status.
The Society for the Suppression of Human Emotions announces a ban on kissing as dangerous and immoral in an advance tract. The era’s critics joke that kissing, despite its troubles, is still worth it, as reflected by a Richmond Times Dispatch aside.
A short editorial fragment argues Sig A railroad binds to the nation by strong ties and duty, presenting patriotism as its core motive and responsibility to the country.
In a domestic melodrama set around a New York importer, Mary wrestles with Stanley's affections and a rumored betrayal. Bertha clues Mary to a past romance while a letter destined for London is dropped in an ash can. A streetwise boy recovers it and Stanley’s message reaches Mary, saving her happiness.
The excerpt argues about cats in classic texts noting biblical absence and citing Shakespeare. It mentions The Tempest Antonio, Claudio, Shylock, and Hamlet with cat imagery, suggesting cats symbolize traits and provoke reactions in dialogue and metaphor.
A proposed warning system suggests placing bells under water to extend sound reach in storms, as sound travels farther underwater than in air. Experiments in England and the United States show submerged bells audible far inside ship holds. An investigator notes advances in sound signaling using a parabolic reflector on a speaking trumpet to focus waves into a straight beam.
A medical associate recalls a Philadelphia inventor who worked twelve hours nightly to perfect a device and lost twelve pounds. The piece argues brain work drains the body more than physical labor and urges regular physical activity and ample sleep.
Senator Sorghum defends idealism saying his role is to urge happiness if people are good and to leave the practical policy details to campaign managers. The exchange questions practicality versus principle in political messaging.
A quirkily voiced exchange from Wayside Tales shows an old-fashioned youth lamenting today’s girls and boasting about knowing needles, while a modern girl counters with a wry claim that needles are for phonographs.
A fragment from an English post recounts naval officers entertaining sweethearts and wives aboard a patrol yacht. The scene features a young sublieutenant warmly greeting a wife, expressing delight at meeting her. The tone is light and memorable as recounted by Yvinx England.
A fragmentary reflection on how a moral reformer may fix on one benevolent aim and fail to see other good works. The speaker notes that dedication to a single cause can narrow a person’s view and restrict perception of broader moral possibilities.
A four year old, during a Sunday school class, refuses heaven when asked by the teacher. The child explains he has been drinking and no longer wants to go to heaven, eliciting a humorous, if blunt, exchange.
Train timetable notes Ly Berryville line schedules with No 183 907 am to Bristol via intermediate stations and No 1 245 am to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton with Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Winston Salem. Shenandoah and Roanoke cafe car. Shenandoah Roanoke connects at Roanoke with Memphis special south. No 27 668 pm to Shenandoah and intermediate stations.
No. 28-8.39 a m for Hagerstown and intermediate rations with Shenandoah Junction for Washington. No. 14-7.36 pm parlor car from Wagerstown to Philadelphia. No. 2-11.38 pm Pullman sleeper to New York. For fares and reservations contact H. H. Burks Berryville Va or W. C. Saunders Roanoke Va.
Amid calls for coats trousers and blankets, Near East Relief asks counties and state leaders including Waller Holladay to boost Virginia’s quota. Officials urge donations of warm garments for Armenian children, noting deaths from exposure last winter and proposing a public auction to raise funds and distribute nationwide.
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