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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1922
Page
6
A lively exchange labels a husband as extremely particular and finicky, joking that he could even have his nails manicured to perfection. The dialogue highlights his meticulous nature and a humorous exaggeration.
A brief exchange centers on romance and rejection. Miss Bute rejects a suitor, who nonchalantly brushes off the setback and jokes about lacking good sense in a potential wife.
A county assessor notes avoidance of trouble by some taxpayers while others provoke clashes by announcing their status as taxpayers. The remark highlights friction between officials and residents over fiscal issues.
A readable fragment notes a commuter who is an engineer by trade and handles two trains every day, highlighting steady routine and daily transit work. The text preserves a casual, informal tone with bits of speech-like fragments.
The text notes eels eat diverse foods including carrion and that they spawn once before dying. It mentions large eels migrating to the sea in fall and small transparent eels appearing in spring. It also explains the origin of the phrase man of straw tied to a historical class of straw attendants.
A fragmented notice shows advice to a wife and husband about caring for a child. It references a couple being urged not to overstep with a teething infant and praises parental instincts while noting imperfect text.
A fragment from a dialogue shows a daughter telling her father she has been socializing with a young man named Flipson without introduction. The father asserts a lack of common ground with Augustus and speaks of mutual interest while noting being behind the times.
Fragmented OCR style text recalls a dialogue about a returning tour and a fast car. A character questions postal cards and Wall Street luck while another answers that luck changed after past mischief in school.
A reader notes a fortune paid for a single postage stamp and questions how such money was amassed. The exchange touches on hydrophobia and a biting mad dog, while a friend quips about writing for posterity and buying a motor car charged to posterity.
A burglar reappears from a bedroom as a partner questions loot found on the suspect. The items include a dime hair pins and tape. The accomplice directs to seize the wife’s bloomers as part of the plan.
A brief musing notes that companionship with the just and righteous is better than great riches, inviting reflection on true value beyond wealth.
Connie Mack is seen congratulating Bing Miller, the center fielder, after he had made a home run. The other player is Har-.
Mry Emmett Stuart enlarges his garage and converts it into a store on the lot purchased by the late Dr. Wilton Stuart. Notables attend Boyce High School finals with Audrey Fritts and Chamb lin Funkhouser earning high honors. Lieu t John R. Castleman leaves Roanoke civil engineering post. Several residents visit Prince William and Newport News. Miss Eva Massey returns from training school to vacation with family. Local engineers from Roanoke visit. Ben Venue farm barn construction noted.
Ungava, a northeastern Labrador peninsula territory, was ceded to Quebec in 1912 as New Quebec. It lies north of Hudson Strait and borders Hudson Bay, James Bay, Quebec proper, and the Atlantic Ocean. The text notes Ungava Bay opening into Hudson Strait and assigns an area figure of 51 780.
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