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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publisher Harry Flood Byrd and notes post office mailing as second class matter. Advertising and subscription rates are shown for mail and carrier delivery with year and short-term options. The Associated Press is credited for dispatches.
Winchester public schools under Handley plan expand with Shenandoah Valley Academy and Fort Loudoun Seminary for girls. Dr Roszel leads Shenandoah Valley Academy with modern facilities and strong prep success. Mrs Katharine Glass Greene guides Fort Loudoun Seminary with rigorous training and moral tone. Frederick E Clerk oversees the Handley expansion’s ambitious development toward free education for the poor and a central park site.
The text argues lasting female greatness is shown by deeds at home, not just public fame. It highlights Marion Harland Mary Virginia Terhune as an example of eminence known in private life and public praise alike, noting a tentative list of twelve names may miss deeper influence.
A Kansas town honors its editor with a bouquet and a church quartet, followed by a minister's remarks. Husky locals carry him to a Model 1921 sedan as the parade forms, then the town returns home content, even if the tribute comes after his death.
A narrator recounts Blitzen the romantic bus driver who admires landscapes and sings of life’s beauty until a crash leaves the narrator injured. The piece mocks overwan treading on scenery while urging focus on safe driving and practical road craft.
Stephens City Virginia residents share visits and events. Emma Silick and son George visited friends. Lena Landis from Weyers Cave stayed with the Helmicks. Grace Schuttebee of Staunton visited Lorena Steele. Harry Carbaugh recovering after surgery at Memorial Hospital. A large crowd attended a flower-strewing event with Rev Nee Smith as orator. A heavy rain and wind storm caused no noted damage. The Rev J J Scherer preached at Trinity Lutheran Church.
A garbled dialogue excerpt recalls a lecturer on race and a speaker who paced 500000 years back. The scene features memory gaps about who halted them at the Marne and a friend’s concern as a beloved figure departs, now wearing rubber heels in Scots humor.
Residents discuss a traveling Broadway show arriving in town with billboards claiming direct New York production. Squire Witherbee questions feasibility noting a must pass through Hickory Junction to reach Chiggersville.
A friend notes low spirits and political worries. Senator Sorghum jokes that his many business relations all demand government roles, and each implies business. He dismisses personal worries, turning the quip to the volume of appointments sought.
A mosaic of snippets and banter touches on servants, summer boarders, faith in progress, and social quirks. Jests range from domestic mismatches to a mock debate about a degree and funding, with light wordplay and local humor threading through the scene.
The gas man provides continuous home service from night to day by kindling fires, carrying coal or wood, replenishing flames, removing ashes, cleaning hearths, and carting away ashes. The monthly charge equals less than one man’s weekly wage, making the service affordable.
A new company named The Winchester Gas and Electric Light Company is established to provide gas and electric services. Officials announce planned building and distribution of light systems for the city and surrounding regions.
Wholesale and retail market prices from a local Star listing include spring chickens and hens by weight, country butter, hogs, flour types, and livestock feed. Creamery butter and country butter are priced. young chickens and local flour quotes appear with barrel and 12 pound measures. Cotton seed meal is also listed among the commodities.
Market notes from Baltimore wholesale markets show varied price quotes with corn and livestock items listed. Rounding figures include 1.24 percent changes and entries for young chickens springers lambs hogs and butter, though the OCR text is partial and some figures are unclear.
Virginia wool has advanced two to three cents per pound in central markets over the past week. It now sits over 100 percent higher than last year with local buyers paying 15 to 18 cents and pools paying growers 20 cents or more net. The Commercial Bulletin notes steady Western movement at firm prices, eastern markets moderately active, and mills well occupied though worsted demand slower.
Mr Carl P Kremer son of Mr and Mrs C P Kremer connected with the United Ship pin Board in Washington for three years and also attending Georgetown University graduated in law at the finals of the institution this afternoon.
In a terse exchange a father explains to his son that uptomistic relations refer to what his wives seldom have, implying a cautious or ironic distinction within a domestic or familial context. The line hints at complex marital dynamics and generational views.
Miss Jessie Markwood of South Braddock street entertained Saturday afternoon with a music class and friends. The program was excellent with each pupil performing well. Refreshments followed in the evening and all were delighted.
Four deeds of trust from Emma Baker and husband dated 1912 lead to a public auction in Winchester Virginia on July 1 1923. The 25 acre site near Mt Williams in Frederick County was the late Emma Baker home with a residence and outbuildings. Terms require one third cash and the rest in two annual installments secured by bonds and insurance.
The piece surveys origins of the term Milesian for the Irish with theories from Melos settlers to Milesius conqueror and Lagig milgs claims. It then shifts to a proverb about temper loss, arguing loss of temper signals loss of self control and loyalty, citing Tom Forbes Magazine.
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