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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. It is consolidated with Morning News The Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror under the same imprint and address.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various prices for advance payments including six months at 3.50, three months at 1.75, one month at .90, one year at .30, ix months at 4.50, and three months at 2.95 with stray characters and unclear context. The readable items indicate subscription or service fees measured in advance.
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The report highlights two blind graduates from a Baton Rouge high school for ordinary folk who faced severe odds and succeeded. It notes a North Louisiana plantation receiving canned goods for a lady’s estate, and recalls a former Black house boy who learned to read, earned schooling, and built a modest fortune. It contrasts today’s students drifting through college on parental support with purposeful achievement.
A 19th century lecture at the Essex Institute in Salem introduced the telephone to the public on February 12 1877. The article notes imagination yet to foresee daily uses from housewives to courtrooms and remote news transmission linking Boston to San Francisco, reflecting rapid progress over fifty years.
The Virginia Pilot notes skepticism about the belief that drowning victims surface three times before death. Norfolk health authorities dispute the idea, while Petersburg Progress-Index cites a public demonstration and debate over whether a drowning person must show three signs before rescue.
A humorous piece recalling a dining room scene at Bingle's Hall with a quirky poet narrator praising the coffee and fare. The boss overhears, complaints arise about hash house victuals, and the staff vow to improve. The fragment hints at a comic exchange about mutton, kraut and pies and a lively, buoyant kitchen atmosphere.
A fragmented line proclaims a path is easy to tread though praise sounds weak and hollow. The speaker notes compliments are said yet lack substance, reflecting a critical tone toward flattery.
June reports show Mr. and Mrs. Scott White and daughter Helen visiting High View West Virginia relatives. Numerous visits and calls spread across Clowser, Ramey, Nail, Foster, Orndorff, and Shuler households with friends from Harpers Ferry and Winchester stopping by.
The Sunday World previews its Tinto Gravure section as a travesty and treat printed on an imported European press. A team of specialists operates this advanced machinery to produce strikingly beautiful results. Number ten of sixteen top stories will appear next Sunday in THE NEW YORK WORLD magazine section.
Marriage licenses issued list Rev. Lester M. Leach of Brushy Run West Virginia and Miss Susanna Randall of Bunker Hill West Virginia. The groom is son of Clinton W. Leach and a gospel minister. Also Charles C. Willingham of Berryville Virginia and Miss Blanche C. Yeakley, daughter of Mrs. Sadie Yeakley and the late Stewart Yeakley. The groom is a son of Carter Willingham of Clarke County.
Sunday services across the White Post circuit announced by Rev. W G Winton. Boyce Sunday school 10 a m preaching and Lord's supper 11 a m by Rev Dr H M presiding elder. Junior Epworth League 6 p m Senior Epworth League 7 p m. Mill Sunday school 10 a m preaching 3 p m by the pastor. White Post Sunday school 10 a m preaching 8 p m by the pastor.
Burnt Factory residents host visitors from Winchester and Lancaster. Barley harvest and alfalfa hay work occupy farmers as wheat harvest nears. Orthodox Friends quarterly meeting in Lincoln with local hosts. Mt. Williams and Burnt Factory baseball clash on Handley diamond, 9 to 4 Burnt Factory win. Farmers report poor corn stands and ongoing field troubles.
Summer is the time to order coal for winter use. The piece urges readers to buy now for lower prices, prompt delivery, and worry-free season-long supply, concluding with a call to place an order and forget about it.
The story notes Laura Harbaugh returning to her Martinsburg home after living there several years. The building committee for the new Methodist church has kept a crew busy with excavation and foundation work in recent weeks.
Refuge church's property gained paint and a lawn with new trees. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned, including Miss Craigs and Alice Craig daughters of Mr. Miller Craig. Teachers college attendees Mildred Cadwallader Edna Cadwallader May Painter Adeline Albin Winifred Mears left for Harrisonburg. Mrs I J Grim recovering. Memorial service affected Rev J A Johnson schedule. Ice cream social hosted by Harry Cadwallader and Milton Cadwallader with attendees listed.
George Cadwallader and daughters Edna Mildren and Paul with Mr and Mrs C T Pilchard and children plus Mr and Mrs Austin Conner who wed last week share old time bellings. Herbert McCauley visited his brother in law Silas Grim and his sister.
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