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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1922
Page
4
A political figure, Davis, is depicted as a showman who shifted from Wet to Dry stances, courting votes with volatile rhetoric. The piece criticizes his religious bluster and claims his career has become a rotating, erratic performance, alienating both Wet and Dry factions in Virginia.
The Virginian authors James Branch Cabell and Willa Cather are highlighted as top American writers in a Literary Digest poll. The article notes Cabell from Richmond and Cather from Winchester, discussing their enduring impact and Virginia’s prominent role among the nation’s leading writers of the past decade.
Walt Mason laments a laboring father pressed by constant chores at home. The piece sketches a tired breadwinner craving rest while a wife urges fixes, arguing tough love over repair to protect his fragile health.
A terse verse laments the burden of breadwinning and the right of way for the one who brings home the bacon. The line hints at gendered labor and domestic power within a family dynamic.
Richmond Virginia July 26 ex President Woodrow Wilson sent a letter applauding Senator Swanson for loyal and active support during World War I. Wilson commends Swanson for rallying party forces in the Senate and helping administrative measures, urging Virginia's primary to stay focused on party aims rather than personal feuds.
The Old Bethel Church dedication is scheduled for the fifth Sunday in July at 10 30 in the morning with an afternoon service at 2 00. Rev C Stickley will pastor Gainesboro circuit and Rev Dr Light will preside. Speakers will be present and members may join the church or have their children baptized. Dinner on the ground will follow. COMMITTEE.
Shenandoah Valley teams schedule league games both home and away. Winchester hosts and visits include dates in August and September with matches across multiple weeks against Harrisonburg Woodstock and other locales.
In Loudoun County Virginia Magistrate C H Shipman defends his political stance amid reports of an independent temperance movement backing Gov Davis. Shipman rejects accusations of discrediting Davis and preserves his right to vote and participate in politics. He cites a letter of introduction to Senator Glass praising his campaign work.
The text advises placing chick coops high in the yard to avoid flood damage, prefers a grassy knoll for shelter, and notes healthy fowls in ventilated houses fed proper rations resist disease. It emphasizes early pullets struggle in fall and the value of proper housing and care for breeding stock.
A humorous exchange in the Boston Evening Transcript features an intimate ad line about measuring and fitting outfits that prompts a playful reply about who handles the task, highlighting a domestic humor angle.
Public Service notes delays in printing Winchester gas system statements for security approval. Advertiser asks subscribers to request calls or postal cards to schedule interviews before November 30 for timely facts and project progress.
Chicago readers learn how a doctor prescribed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to aid Mrs. Adirth Tomsheck of 10557 West Wabash Avenue. The testimonial claims three children and renewed vitality, urging other women to try the root and herb remedy for nervous or run down conditions.
Armel Va July 28 residents visited relatives across the region. The notes mention Mr and Mrs R E Layman returning from Churchville after the death of Mrs Laymans mother and Wiliam East visiting. Numerous relatives and neighbors are noted in Winchester Stephens City Jefferson County and Ridgeway with visits and weekend stays.
Mrs Alfred Doggett spends a month in Ohio with her son Aubrey Doggett. Frances and Anna Margaret Adams visit Edinburg with grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Walters. Frank Sterling of Washington visits Mr and Mrs M K Dean. The county Sunday school convention meets at the Methodist Church on August 3. Hilda Doggett returns from a northern trip. Cecil Ambrose of Middletown visits Uncle E R Campbell. Hazel Campbell visits a cousin at Clearbrook. Choir program An Evening of Songs at the Methodist Church Sunday July 30 at 8 pm with choruses solos duets and orchestra. lemonade served during intermission. Frances Cabbal of Nineveh visits Mrs Julian Drake. Mrs Leslie Drake visits Aunt Mrs Mac Carbaugh on Wednesday.
For sale privately No. 11 13 and 15 Main Street includes two store rooms and four rented flats. Terms available see 7-20 two weeks. Contacts H. Larrick and O. F. Faulkner.
An old advertisement promotes Triumph Pills as a safe cure from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee. It warns against experimenting with others and offers free information about relief and particulars by mail.
The notice lists wall paper patterns with prices 100 apiece and 49e items from Thomas & Messer Company, located at 1015 W Baltost Baltimore, Maryland. The ad emphasizes gilt finishes and window Rhodes products with pricing around 121 90 apience.
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