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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1919
Page
6
The text notes Victor Hugo wrote his Waterloo description in 1861, 46 years after the battle, followed by Tennyson's 800 line lament 87 years after. It reflects on how time lets dust settle and shapes memory. Optimistic thought contrasts with rulers who cannot always govern as they wish.
Government summary notes the boll weevil reduced cotton belt infestation overall in 1917 18 despite some gains in Florida South Carolina Georgia and New Mexico and losses in Texas Oklahoma Tennessee and Alabama It marks the first report of the pest on cotton in New Mexico Pecos Valley and details the vast net territory changes with 320 500 square miles lost and 46 600 square miles regained while the belt edges southward toward Florida.
The article argues that animals optimal for large milk yields are distinct from beef cattle. No breed combines superior dairy and beef traits, making simultaneous high performance in both functions impractical.
Miss Mary Virginia Russell learns of her father Captain J F Bussells death in New York while visiting Miss June Fishpaw in Virginia. The bereavement follows her mother’s death five months earlier at Blackstone. The note recalls mutual sympathy from friends in the town.
A 1919 Winchester conference with Mr. Calloway of the U S Railroad Administration condemned Baltimore and Ohio and Cumberland Valley rail services as wretched and inadequate. Despite promises to improve, conditions remain unchanged after two months, prompting a Field letter urging return to private ownership and businesslike operation. Mrs Augustus Carr and daughters from Detroit visit local residents on South Main Street.
John W. Rice R Gray Williams Lewis I Cooper directors subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of July 1919. Elsie ML Maphis NP my commission expires Nov 20 1922.
A. Powan, long absent from Clarke County, dies at age 440? The report notes his Brentwood estate near the Shenandoah, between Berryville and Castleman's Ferry, with scant details of his later years and a mention of a Winchester Gun Club event and social intrigue surrounding a hotel lights fashion column.
A tiny electric motor weighs 150 grains and sits in a shell about 1.5 inches long and 1.25 inches in diameter. The shaft is made for holding dental or surgical tools and can handle fine drills for metals or gems. It runs up to 4000 RPM and supports direct or alternating current.
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