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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1932
Page
8
A scholar argues Semitic merchants used the alphabet before 2000 B C in Asia while noting preservation limits of ancient writings on perishable parchment. The passage adds garden lore about birds decorating nests with fresh flowers and green foliage. The starling favors the rockery flower au briella and the buzzard also seeks green material.
A nostalgic column recalls George Washington loving theatre and private amateur plays in Virginia. It contrasts Puritan limits on plays with late eighteenth century daring crews, Boston moral lectures, and the image of Washington rehearsing in a grand country house with candles, costumes, and cheering guests.
A man attacked Mr and Mrs Baxley in Hume Fauquier county injuring Mrs Baxley and fracturing the assailant's arm. Mrs Baxley was hospitalized with head lacerations not serious. The assailant Thompson fled into Blue Ridge mountains, authorities and neighbors report him at large.
City police will rigorously enforce stop at streets with stop signs and city speed laws. Officers have instruction to curb flagrant violations and uphold the ordinance banning lawn sprinkling after 8 p m. Citizens advised to comply as enforcement will be strict.
A brief contemplation on bulbs as springtime symbols and decorative charms. The text contrasts bulbs with fibrous-root flowers, praising their form scent color and suitability for formal plantings and woodland spots. It quotes Mrs. Francis King from From a New Garden.
A Literary Digest excerpt discusses time as a continuous duration essential to all occurrences and existence, linking its origin and nature to space discussions across physical and mental realms. The piece notes that historical philosophical speculation ties time concepts to real world applicability.
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