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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
4
An OCR fragment shows subscription pricing in advance terms. It lists several options including annual or six month terms and mentions the paper’s republication policy and credit to News Dispatches.
A humorous verse recalls hard farm labor in a bygone era and the shift from toil to wealth. The speaker notes squashes and pumpkins winning prizes at Hayseed County fair, then laments dull nights and old life as luxury replaces simple nights. The narrator longs to return to the simpler Hick life once more.
Refuge Va July 12 Mr Charles Tobin and niece Miss Mamie Atkins return from Rileyville Page county after a visit with relatives. Various local residents are noted as indisposed ill visiting and recent travel. A new one and a half ton truck is purchased and planned trips to Strasburg begin. Two Tobin children recovering from tonsillitis.
Grimes scene notes Mrs W C Rhade former merchant now tire company foreman from Maryland calls on old friends in Grimes Virginia. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Harry Bockley and Mrs Galebaugh from Suntown Pennsylvania, farmers threshing wheat, and many locals spending time with relatives including John Weist and Constance Ce. Timeframe centers on Independence era style summer visits and family reminders.
Hailstorm last Tuesday damaged Lemley Farm in Hatatorm City Virginia. Wheat shocks blown, corn stalks stripped, trees blown down, and an orchard uprooted. Losses run into the thousands. other nearby farms owned by George Henning and Beavers also damaged.
Canterbury Virginia July 12 This community was shocked Saturday morning when the death was announced of Robert Lee four year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Tobin who reside near Canterbury a little fellow had been complaining for several days but was not thought to be seriously ill until a short while before his death He leaves father mother three brothers and one sister Funeral services were held Sunday evening by Rev Julian McDonald in United Brethren Friendship Church The burial was in the cemetery nearby Mr Tobin has another son very sick Friends hope he will be restored to health Mr B C Painter is a great sufferer with an ulcerated ankle Friends of Mrs DeWitt Suddith are glad to see her out again after several weeks illness Mrs J N Painter who was taken very ill last week much improved friends are glad to know Mr and Mrs H F Clemmons of Gore spent Sunday with the latter's sister Mrs J C Hale of Locust Dale Mrs J C Hale and daughter Mrs Heise and little granddaughter Rae Alton Cave and L J Cave spent a day recently with Mrs H Hall Mrs J A Perry spent Friday with Mrs J C Hale
The Winchester Lumber Corporation says in its June operations report that 97 carloads of finished forest products were shipped, plus 20 more carloads of lumber moved to the Winchester and Western Railroad, totaling 117 carloads and over 1,000,000 feet of timber. Output has exceeded 1,000,000 feet monthly for several months amid large timber holdings in West Virginia and Virginia.
Daily market totals show Wheat new prices and local flour values, with quotes for butter creamery and country varieties. Livestock items list steers cows lambs spring chickens roosters and eggs, plus local flour and mixed feed prices.
Mrs Corintha Barker of Crooked Ky recalls her daughter’s severe jaundice and skin eruptions before using Dr Thatcher’s Liver and Blood Syrup. After starting treatment the girl’s skin cleared and health improved, with her father-in-law also noting relief from constipation. The product is advertised as available in Winchester by Franck Waters & Son.
Rochester dispatch notes the apple crop is turning from heavy to only fair. Early varieties like Duchess and Wealthy will be light. Baldwins dominate the crop but are spotty. Russets and Northern Spy look to yield lightly. June drop could alter outcomes depending on its severity.
Miss Laura Keffer of Winchester visits Miss Johnetta Wright for the weekend. Reverend C. C. Bush and wife return from Africa to lecture July 20 at 8 p.m. at the village church. Sunday school picnic set for July 14 at Pidgeon’s meadow with transportation for those without a ride.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Winchester Virginia post office for the week ending July 7 1923. Recipients must pay one cent per letter received. Includes Cornwell J D Fletcher Mrs Marie Me J Wm and others. Liberty is noted as postmaster with closing remarks on local superiority.
Partial and garbled market terms appear, mentioning spot prices and dairy items. The legible fragments reference butter and fat steer entries, with unclear numbers and stray letters. The readable content provides no coherent event or outcome.
An anxious patient endures a tense dental visit as the dentist urges courage, commands perseverance, and encourages the patient to bite down and endure the procedure. The scene captures a moment of patient fear and practitioner resolve.
Advertisers claim glycerine mixtures with Adlerika work on both upper and lower bowels removing gases and poisons. They promise relief from obstinate constipation and gas within ten minutes, with claims used for appendicitis prevention.
Mt Williams Virginia, July 12. The local baseball team defeated Oranda 10 to 9 last Saturday. A party held by the Mt Williams team on the same day was a success. Several residents and visitors from Winchester and Gainesboro were mentioned in weekend outings and family news.
The fragment hints at Wiese Men and a wise man figure who reads hieroglyphic signs to spell letters. It suggests an infantile cleverness in decoding a prophetic igxicon-like message and ponderous language about wisdom.
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