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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
4
Public notice fragment describes the Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia with references to Morning News Weekly News and Weekly Mirror. Includes subscription and carrier rates and a note about Associated Press rebroadcast rules.
Market notes list prices for flour middlings and corn as well as butter, eggs, hay and hogs. It shows ranges for standard middlings and spring wheat flour, plus chicken and cattle quotes and a few late entries.
Mount Pleasant Virginia notes visitors at A B Racey, Emmett Copenhaver and family, Harry Racey, Edward Carpenter and family with William Lamp, Emma Pitcock calling on Vernie Cadwallader, Calvin Pitcock and Vener Miller at James Rosenberger. Mary Renner ill with fever showing slow improvement as friends hope for recovery. W L Cadwallader and Will Milbon visiting relatives in Boyce. Nora Tewart and son from Winchester visiting local relatives.
The piece notes Swanson's claim as governor and senator as well as his actions such as banking reform and school funding. It cites Davis urging Swanson’s ouster and details Swanson’s stance on a pardon for a bank fraud case, praising his protection of depositors’ savings.
The poem follows Jane as a young woman who ambitions to be a lawyer and eventually a justice of the peace. It notes townsfolk's reactions and her rise in status while hinting at personal costs and relationships. The piece ends with reflective lines on aging and friendship.
Local market prices are quoted for poultry chickens and eggs with varied figures. Several entries appear garbled but reference Leghorns chickens and steers with prices around 20 to 26 per unit in the era’s market listing.
Robert T. Riley from Capon Bridge West Virginia writes in The Star urging world peace through liberty and a global constitution under the League Covenant. He praises Governor Cornwell and endorses reelection of Judge Harrison to Congress, citing Winchester and local patriotism.
Carver and McVicak advertise a fine line of art pottery baskets porch rugs and more at 180 Market Street offering a variety of decorative items for home use.
The report outlines farm product values and loan conditions across states, highlighting coarse national figures in gross farm values and the role of credit programs in supporting agricultural output. Key entities include state agencies, farmers, and lending institutions.
The Star reviews the Fauquier Historical Society second issue of the Mute at the Penner collection with articles on General Turner Ashby ancestry Genesis of Fauquier Doom as Marshall and Piscataway migrations Germantown Captain Edmonds Company and biographical sketches of Ken ton Marshall the Pickett family and Martin Pickett. Photographs show John Marshall and his colonial home near Warrenton as the society aims to preserve Northern Neck Virginia history for present and future generations.
Mrs William R Smith aged 89 is critically ill at her Fairmont Avenue home and has been unconscious for several days due to her advanced age.
A vintage ad touts Zemo antiseptic liquid as a cure for eczema itch pimples rashes and blackheads. It claims itching stops instantly with safe tender skin use and offers 35 cent bottles or a dollar for an extra large size.
Mrs. Nora E. Albin widow of M. M. Albin died at her daughter’s home on Stonewall avenue after ten days illness. Funeral at 12 o’clock Sunday from the Luptons’ home with Rev. Woods and Rev. Daffis officiating. Interment in Green Hill Cemetery. Survived by four children: Harry D. Albin Edward Albin Mrs. Charles A. Lupton and Mrs. John E. Lupton, a sister Mrs. Mary Small of Martinsburg West Virginia, and her husband was a well known Winchester merchant.
A county resident and farmer described as a gallant Confederate veteran with an enviable record from Company A Eleventh Virginia Cavalry, is honored at his funeral with pallbearers J Howard Cather John C Cather John W Larrick Jr Dr A C Swimley Godfrey Miller and William C Miller.
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