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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
5
The article surveys Dakar in French West Africa noting Berber endurance and freedom, Serer snake worship and tall Serers, Fulah intelligence and poetry, famed Fulah horsemen, and strong roles for Fulah women as reflected in a proverb about female slaves entering households.
In a Western town Garry McIntyre, a wealthy prominent man, bragged to soldiers that he was the only living man to swim Snake River. Days later a ferry crew recalls he swam the river but adds bullets were fired at him during the feat.
The text contrasts the bald eagle, symbol of the United States since June 20 1782, with the imperial eagle of Germany and other nations. It notes the US seal design suggested by Sir John Prestwich to John Adams, the eagle on US coins from 1788, and parallels to imperial eagles used by Persians, Romans, French, Austrians, Russians, and Prussians, including the single headed German eagle with the Charlemagne crown.
A modern novelist claims love erases judgment and excuses fault. Love turns ugliness to beauty and cruelty to kindness, creating a powerful camouflage. Falling for a flawed partner leads to loss of temper, social judgment, or lifelong excuses, making discretion and sanity seem incompatible.
Yale’s Babylonian section houses over ten thousand clay tablets and bricks and grows through selective purchases. It ranks second globally behind Oxford in size, with Professor Clay calling its undeciphered and unpublished material the most important collection.
A humorous inquiry notes dirt prices may be rising as new questions about finding fine black dirt surface. The line “T’s as cheap as dirt” is contrasted with recent chatter about sourcing dirt for gardens and construction.
Bally Thought shows promise for a larger offspring as expects to produce a lively progeny. The trainer notes confidence in the colt's potential and lineage.
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin explains the stable fly’s bite causes acute pain and livestock losses. It notes the fly breeds in decaying vegetable matter and manure, especially with wet straw, and that spraying is not satisfactory. Proper stable refuse care and straw disposal are advised.
The article explains continuous succession planting to harvest fresh produce over months. By staggering sowings of sweet corn, drich beans, and radishes from spring into late summer, a long harvest season is possible.
Delegates signed at 11.45 oclock in Belgium in protest over the Allied note on disarmament and the ultimatum that Germans accept terms by noon. The German side argued Versailles obliged them only on reparation, not further territorial occupation if treaty terms are unmet.
Associated Press reports new emergency orders to ease car shortages proposed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by glass makers industrial producers builders and contractors as substitutes for coal east of the Mississippi. Shippers urge car distribution based on industry shipment ability with export coal controlled by permit and open orders limited.
The Iowa experiment station and county agents report a project where 19 sprayed trees in 11 orchards across 10 counties yielded 7 bushels versus 2% bushels from unsprayed trees. Sprayed fruit sold for 2 to 3 dollars per bushel, unsprayed for about 1 dollar. Four spray applications cost 60 cents per tree.
A newspaper note explains sore shoulders as a common ailment in working horses. It states ill fitting collars cause sores at the shoulders, usually from a toe-wide collar or a collar that is too long. The remedy is a different collar or using a pad.
Pine Grove notes list visitors and homecomings. Mrs Howard Shoop visits her sister Mrs Henry and returns home with two nieces and Beulah Tharp. J W Price visits Lemoyne and Verstown and returns home. Grace Swartz visits sister Mrs Albert Jones in St son. T F Price of Martinsburg reported to have killed his parents last week. George Price amends status. Henry Tharp ill yet improving. Lizzie Bennett at season. Frances Grant from Ci returns home. Yard party planned at George Price’s on July 10. Mrs W R Hardesty and Mary Ruth of New Virginia visit. Ernest Barrow spends time with Luther Price. Cora Maude weekend with Hagerstown.
Deerfield Va July 9 Pannett and children visited here last week Miss Retha Snapp and Hawkins visited Mrs Daugherty on Tuesday Mrs Ralph Cain of W spent the week with her Mr James Brown and family and Lewis Brown motored from Scottdale Friday visiting relatives in this section Mr and Mrs 8 M Brown and Mrs C C Brown at Stephens City last week
July social items list visits and family gatherings in Cross Roads region. Mentions Mrs J B Carpenter spending time in Dayton and Frederick counties, Mr J R Oates and Mrs Mary Carpenter visiting, and outings with Mr and Mrs Walter Hicks in Winchester.
Local residents and visitors are listed from Rust Virginia and nearby towns including Washington Summit Point Winchester Gaithersburg Martinsburg and Hagerstown. Mr Joseph Snapp and Miss Louise Hinton are among those noted for visits and travels with friends and relatives. Some social movements involve Mrs Colston and Mrs Flowers with engagements in Winchester and Martinsburg.
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