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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1921
Page
6
Court records announce a land sale in Virginia tied to a mortgage and bonds. The sale covers acres of land secured by a deed and fire insurance on improvements. Commissioner J M Steck lists the terms and the sale date as referenced by Clerk C C Brannon.
A Boston Transcript quip highlights satire in wills with lines about Lord Pem broke and Lord Say. A Lancashire gentleman bequeaths modesty to the editor of the London Journal explaining his ounce would stay unused, reflecting humorous attitudes toward charity and worth.
A new fibrous house features a wooden frame with walls of tightly compressed straw blocks claimed to be as hard as concrete and inflammable. The light material requires only small foundations and a month to complete, credited to a French textile engineer.
Instructions advise crushing or mashing stem ends before placing in water. Slit the cut end about a half inch, boil briefly, and cool before reimmersing. Let roses stand in a deep pitcher of water overnight prior to final vase placement.
A note on lizard skins from India being used for women’s and children’s shoes, purses, and handbags. The skins are described as durable like calfskin. an average skin measures two feet square and is valued at about two cents. A pair of lizard skin shoes costs four dollars.
A reflective note credits love as the universal cure for humanitys ills, sorrows, and crimes. It asserts divine vitality lives in us and can work miracles if embraced.
A new process converts turf into a cork substitute suitable for insulation and construction. The material is described as light, firm, damp proof and sound, offering an effective alternative to traditional cork.
A cryptic recollection describes a scene where a Chinese laundryman asks if the sun is up here while it is dark in China. The fragment hints at morning dialogue and a dismissed inquiry about home.
The piece asserts that success follows a balance of brains common sense and courage. It notes that many prosperous individuals took reasonable risks at the start of their careers, implying risk as a catalyst for achievement.
Fragmentary lines discuss prosperity and effort with metaphor of water in a bucket. The text suggests a philosophy that prosperity must be created through action and helping others, but lacks concrete names places dates or events. No identifiable person or organization is stated.
The Tigris runs over 600 miles from Bagdad to the sea and remains navigable for boats not reaching more than about eight feet. River steamers reach Bagdad but often ground on shifting banks during travel.
A new lemon named Ponderosa is being cultivated. It grows as large as a debris fruit with a mild flavor and can be used in all the same ways as ordinary lemons.
A disjointed OCR fragment presents a quotation about success and talent. The readable portion attributes success to doing well with effort, citing a line attributed to a poet. The rest is garbled and includes stray characters and incomplete phrases.
A reader notes that the eight leading fruits consumed in New York City over a year would fill 50 000 freight cars making a train about 370 miles long.
An interview fragment claims Cabgest Hospital, described as the world’s largest, sits in Hong Kong and is supported by local residents. It also quotes a person saying I am a homebody and I have never set foot outside my native shoes.
The Ovambos, a South African tribe, are described wearing long plaits and tresses of false hair as part of their distinctive appearance.
Oxford is cited as the oldest university with the oldest college at University College, Oxford, founded in 1050. The claim anchors Oxford’s ancient roots and the long tradition of higher education in England.
A Baltimore Salvation Army Industrial Home on Sharp and Montgomery streets operates as a labor and shelter program for derelicts and the homeless. It sorts salvaged materials, furnishes beds and meals, and guides men into work aligned with their skills, aiming to reintegrate them as productive citizens. The program reports housing thousands, providing garments, furniture, and hundreds of beds, while holding evangelistic meetings and seeking ongoing funding.
Two college girls in Boston during a holiday buy a Salvation Army bag of War Cries from a park bench sleeper. They later identify a porter in a hotel who carried their bags as the same man in a missing persons ad, a moment revealing a potential fortune and the reach of a famed detective agency.
Norfolk and Western No 288 provides a parlor card to Hagerstown with a Pullman sleeper from Hagerstown to Philadelphia or New York. Connections at Shenandoah Junction link to Washington. Agent W Saunders of General Passenger Office offers more information.
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