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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
4
A compact notice from Morning News The Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror highlights a local item at 149 West. The brief mentions community events and a public notice affecting residents, signaling upcoming dates and responsibilities for locals.
The notice lists year and short term subscription prices by mail with amounts shown in cents and months in advance. It appears to be a partial table outlining how much to pay for one year and several shorter periods.
Public notice outlines subscription terms in advance periods and rates. It lists price figures and references Associated Press material and republication rights with publication attribution to the Star Publishing Company.
The Star argues a $50,000,000 Virginia bond plan is dangerous to the state. It calls for candidates to disclose positions to inform voters, notes amendments from the 1920 House Journal, and asserts a stake in defeating the bond while offering space for candidate views.
The Times-Dispatch reports Virginia voters face a $50 million road bond question with Tucker opposing bonds and Trinkle supporting state highway reforms. Julien Gunn opposes and favors joint construction. Kenneth Gilpin supports bonds if necessary. The Good Roads Association backs the plan, arguing revenue increases may remove bond needs, while Clarke County residents weigh the impact of a potential $200 million bond on land values.
The article ranks apple varieties by frost resistance after severe spring freezes. It lists the most resistant Jonathans Rome Beauty King David Mother York Imperial Maiden Blush and semi resistant Old Winesap Pippin Duchess Williams Red Wealthy N W Greenings Grimes Golden Spitzenburg. It also marks Stayman Black and Red Davis Delicious as hardly resistant, with frost events noted from March 28 to April 11 and higher vulnerability after bloom and loom drop.
A noted skin specialist touts Sulphur as a cure for eczema and itching. The preparation soothes irritated skin and eruptions, including rash, boils, and ringworm, claiming rapid relief and fewer embarrassments. Mentho Sulphur is sold by druggists for home use.
An April 10 report notes heavy damage to some apple varieties after a frost, while late blooming types like Rome Beauty and Mother suffered less. Jonathan and King David, with earlier bloom, may show greater frost resistance. Star invites grower communications to guide future planting choices.
Clarke County Board of Supervisors invites citizens to a June 13 meeting at the County Court House Berryville to discuss a pending 200000 road bonds election for Chapel and Greenway districts. Taxpayers may be affected. opponents will outline misunderstandings from the election day.
A weekly list shows unclaimed letters in the Winchester Virginia post office for the week ending June 4 1921. Recipients must pay one cent per letter upon claiming, including Fhowers E M Lofton J M Ludwig Mrs E Oleesh F E Priest Mrs E D Sheling Berger Pete J W Sibert P M.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason extols punctual promises in humorous couplets. It highlights merchants praising prompt payments and the value of keeping appointments with friends, noting how reliability earns respect and affection across various figures in a playful tone. Copyright.
A narrator recalls a sedentary life and overeating that caused weight gain. The doctor orders a drastic measure, telling them to walk twelve miles away to reduce girth. The narrator dons imagined nine league boots and walks until lame, accepting the medical counsel.
A reflective account describes walking a long shore journey in ragtime styles then notes renewed appetite. Women cook large quantities of food as the narrator’s weight surges from two pounds to twenty two, while the fat man faces failure despite various exercise schemes.
Local market pages note daily corrections and disclaim typographical errors. Prices were quoted today by buyers, with no responsible party assuming errors.
Market notes list spring chickens and creamery butter with prices, along with barley straw local flour and middlings. Entries mention country butter and oil, standard middlings, screenings, and a range of bulk and sack prices for flour and feed.
Market report lists corrected closing prices for standard Timothy hay barrel corn young chickens wheat butter and dairy prints fat cattle calves and other farm produce at Baltimore wholesale markets. The figures show ranges with small shifts from prior values.
An old advertisement proclaims cold prone individuals can prevent attacks by using Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the remedy builds the system cleanses the blood and reduces mucous inflammation. The copy notes internal action through the bloodstream and offers free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Attorney M M Lynch advertises a public auction in Winchester at noon on Saturday June 11 1921 of four Evans estate residences on North Main Street from 303 to 315. The sale offers separate and whole property options with terms one third cash and balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
On Saturday June 11 1921 at 10 30 a m front Court House Winchester Virginia heirs of the late D J Bowman will sell by auction the property known as the Ramey Farm 1 mile south of Hayfield containing 46 acres more or less All crops and movable property reserved Possession January 1 1922 Terms cash Special arrangements are made with heirs. 6 16 21 3wks
Taxicab notice seeking contact for prompt service. Bell phone 251-3, office at 320 N Kent St. Attention by Ww. C. Hawkins. Dated 11-5-11.
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