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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1922
Page
4
A 1922 Baltimore Evening Sun retrospective muses on bygone social rules. It recalls strict gender roles, chaperoned youth, and notions of propriety, contrasting past decorum with a modern shift in behavior and expectations.
Poet rails against wasting time and hunger for cheap detective yarns as he contrasts stylish prose and famed scientists with silly crime satires. He acknowledges tastes differ and laments the lure of sensational fiction over serious writing.
In 1804 a soldier died at dawn and within the same day his widow remarried. The evening saw a small ceremony with the corpse present. Attendees included Mrs. A H Jackson and family from Winchester and Martins Ferry area. The report mentions several local residents and families as attendees.
The Washington Sunday Star recounts Lieut John S Russell of Mosby’s Rangers delivering a letter to Gen Sheridan at Winchester to halt executions of 100 Federal prisoners. After two failed attempts and a blindfolded trek, Russell secured Sheridan’s response and Mosby saved the prisoners.
The account lauds Lieut Russell as surpassing all others in cool daring and steadfast courage, highlighting his standout conduct amid peril. The passage stresses his exemplary bravery and leadership under pressure.
Dr. Howard Moore of Shenandoah Junction leaves for Alaska where he runs a drug store and practices medicine. He walked 400 miles home after a three month stay, a 16 day trek, but plans to travel back by boat now that rivers are thawed. He noted a claimed 16,000 mile route.
Rev A W Barley of Toms Brook has resigned as pastor of the Reformed churches at Harrisville and Fishers Hill to take a post near Altoona Pennsylvania where he was born. He was elected mayor of Toms Brook in prior elections and his departure will require a new council member or citizen to assume the office.
Mrs J L Bush and daughter Grace hosted with Mr and Mrs Walter Bush and daughter Frances both of Lovettsville Va joining along with Kenneth Schuler George Miler and son George and Mr and Mrs Clevenger all of Winchester for a Monday visit at Mrs D J Bush near town in Charles Town West Virginia.
A呼idirect appeal urges Winchester households to invest in a new electro chemical gas system. The letter claims lower gas costs, cleaner service, and a 6 percent dividend with shares priced to fit modest incomes. It promises a fireless gas range demonstration at No 21 West Piccadilly Street and a sales pitch from representative Mr. James T. Cawthorn.
Train schedule entry for Norfolk and Western dated April 30 1922 lists LV Berryville service with Bristol and intermediate stops, Pullman parlor car to Bristol, early morning No 1 2 45 a m for Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stops, Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Winston Salem near Shenandoah and Roanoke, Memphis special to South, and No 27 6 63 p m for Shenandoah and intermediate stops.
The World consumes about 3 000 000 needles each day according to recent estimates. This figure highlights the vast scale of global medical and industrial usage impacting supply chains and waste management.
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