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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1921
Page
4
The notice lists the Evening Star as a daily newspaper except Sundays, published in Win Virginia by the Evening Star Publishing Co. It mentions mail subscription rates for one year and six months, and references related papers such as Morning News Weekly Mirror.
The notice states Associated Press content is exclusively tied to republication rights, with news dispatches credited to it or to the paper unless otherwise attributed, and applies to local news publishing. It emphasizes proper credit and usage limits for republished material.
A fragmented note shows AdGroup gathering to discuss communications with individuals connected to The Star Publishing Company. Details are unclear but reference to media and their contacts is evident.
A Virginia Union source reports a debate on a state highway bonds proposal. It argues that 85 percent would not benefit and the bond burden should not fall on most residents while stressing allocations for urban roads.
Harrisonburg News Record outlines party positions on a $50,000,000 state highway bonds measure and upcoming conventions. It notes Republican and Democratic candidates, possible opposition to the bond, and the duty of voters to study positions ahead of the August primary.
The piece urges voters to scrutinize nominees for lieutenant governor and other state posts, as these roles influence Senate presiding, conference committees, and potential governorship. It argues reconstruction stakes beyond party politics, demanding capable, businesslike leadership and service over political debts.
Satirical poem mocks ambulances and motorists as they run down animals on highways. The speaker boasts a costly ambulance and recounts accidental fatalities to cows horses and poultry, ending with a grim note on road danger and human sorrow.
Local market report lists wholesale quotes for hens roosters hams butter and grain products with ranges for wheat corn oats barley and straw. Retail notes include flour barrel and sack prices plus spring wheat flour and cotton seed meal.
Mrs. Morgan Smith of 728 23rd St Newport News Virginia credits Taniac with restoring her health after years of indigestion loss of appetite and nerve problems. She reports weight gain improved sleep relief from headaches neuralgia and rheumatism and renewed energy enabling her to do housework. Taniac is sold by Boyd Drug Co Winchester.
Miss Daisy May Brewer connected with a government fund in Baltimore has returned to the city after visiting at her father W. R. Brewer's home on South Market Street. Mr and Mrs Thomas W Harrison Jr returned from Atlantic City on the Fourth of July and joined Mrs Louis N Wilson at 2843 St Paul Street.
An old newspaper ad promotes summer sowing seeds including alfalfa sweet clover and vetch. It invites readers to inquire about prices from Winchester Seed Co. and mentions seed types such as Aimson Clover and alfalfa varieties.
Capon Springs in West Virginia begins summer activities July 6 with Hygeia Cottage offering a swimming pool bowling alley tennis and other outdoor sports. Trained counselors oversee programs. Catalogue and address under Katharine R. Glass director Fort Loudoun Seminary Wincheater Virginia.
The timetable lists train No 13 9 07 am from Norfolk to Berryville with Bristol as a stop and a Pullman parlor car to Bristol. Train No 1 2 30 am runs to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and other stations with Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Winston Salem and the N Y Café for Shenandoah and Roanoke connections at Roanoke with a Memphis special to points South. Train No 27 5 53 pm serves Shenandoah and intermediate stations.
The article notes price swings in building materials with lumber falling sharply from 1920 levels. It urges home builders to choose materials by both quality and current price to maximize value and stretch investment as markets shift.
A series of Democratic primary filings announces candidacies for local offices. Boyd R. Richards seeks a House of Delegates seat, W Miller Fletcher for City Treasurer, Oscar H. Lewis for Commissioner of Revenue, and another candidate for the House of Delegates, all subject to the August 2 1921 primary in Winchester and Frederick County.
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