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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
4
The Evening Star lists publication details for Winchester Virginia with carrier rates and subscription terms in advance for one month six months and one year. The text notes pricing and service options though exact figures are obscured by OCR.
Theated Presa holds exclusive rights to republication of AP dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited to this paper. This notice asserts the publisher’s ownership of those news items and prohibits unauthorized reprint.
Governor Trinkle selects Augusta farmer and wartime food administrator H. B. Sproul as Valley member of the Virginia State Highway Commission for a four year term. Other members receive staggered terms. Sproul is praised for business skill and practical highway reforms.
The new traffic regulations went into effect June 15 and have earned praise from drivers and police. Main street is now a one way corridor between Water and Piccadilly with extended parking. Ample space is added on Water and adjacent downtown streets. Mr. W Nelson Page led the campaign and is credited for enacting provisions that alleviate congestion and serve public welfare.
The piece by Wait Mason discusses widespread conflict and political distress from China to Ireland and France, noting rulers harmed by war and citizens suffering grief. It laments taxation and weak leadership while questioning who will defend nations and provide justice.
A fragment notes a newly recognized cosmic dust layer lying at the bottom of the deepest seas. Researchers identify a vast deposits between distant regions like Hoi and Tahiti, at depths exceeding two miles and a half, suggesting widespread distribution of extraterrestrial dust.
The article explains planting cover crops like clover vetch and rye in September to improve humus nitrogen and reduce erosion. It notes regional timing varies from August to October, methods include broadcasting or sowing between rows, and spring plowing. It highlights benefits for small gardeners and truckers lacking stable manure.
The article discusses optimizing farm operations to ensure each department turns a profit. It argues that adding silos requires management changes, less hay and lard for pasture, more stock on the land, increased corn acreage or corn to fill silos, and adjustments in labor, with more work during the silo filling season but less feeding labor overall.
The Workk uses lip an average of 5 090 000. heese day.
Winchester hosts and travels in Shenandoah Wall League action with listed dates and opponents including New Market Harrisonburg Mt. Jackson and Royalty. The document outlines home and away games from June to September with scattered July dates and scores not provided.
Daily market listing shows wholesale prices for corn, wheat, chickens, butter, creamery butter, country butter, straw, flour, and cotton seed meal. Retail figures include young chickens, creamery butter, country butter, flour per barrel, and standard middlings with several price points noted.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered items on dairy products meats and prices with missing context. The text lists entries like butter dairy prints hogs and fat waters amid erratic symbols and percentages.
In Virginia during the last two weeks a tuberculosis committee was formed in Isle of Wight Southampton Sussex Prince George Dinwiddie Greensville Brunswick Nottoway Amelia Goochland Charlotte and Halifax counties. Fauquier already has a tuberculosis association bringing total permanent county groups to thirteen.
An old advertisement warns big eaters to address signs of weak kidneys or bladder such as backache joint stiffness puffy eyes and poor sleep. It promotes Dr Careys PRE SCRIPTION NO 777 with a money back guarantee and claims long standing reliability at Boyd Drug Co and other pharmacies.
The fragment notes an hour described as the reinest or brightest point of a day cycle. It references four p as a time markers but lacks clear context or events.
A fragmentary quote from Kasper of Stockholm contrasts superstition with a counter tale about breaking a mirror. It mentions seven years of bad luck and a woman who fell down stairs three days after breaking a mirror, illustrating urban folklore.
In a sharp exchange, the Magnate dismisses an aspiring actress saying her face is not worth the skin it’s painted on. The remark frames a tense confrontation over appearance and prestige in their industry context.
A local notice inquires about the Scrapleighs selling their household goods next week. mentions Mrs Péster and her plan to bid on their parrot, and seeks to learn what they each other privately at home.
A witty domestic exchange discusses a mayoral bid as a husband affirms plans to run. The dialogue hints at city politics and the concern over public scrutiny.
A brief domestic exchange shows a child asserting a theory about reasoning while the mother challenges the idea. The dialogue hints at curiosity and the process of proving or disproving a claim.
A light quip from a daily thought notes that a character named Lady Bug rejects Mr Snail as a partner saying he is too slow for her. Bessie Beetle adds a humorous aside about men being childish in a playful exchange.
Cross Roads Va June 21 There will be an all day service at Fairview Church Sunday conducted by Rev D W Files Preaching at 11 am Lord's Supper and afternoon preaching All are invited Sunday school convention at Pleasant Grove U B Church next Sunday Names W V Carpenter and family visited Winchester last Saturday William Lupton welcomed birth of a daughter George Miller and family Baltimore spent several days with locals
The government booklet on Yellowstone National Park describes its geysers mud volcanoes petrified forests and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Readers can obtain a free copy by writing to the National Park Service Washington D C requesting Rules and Regulations of Yellowstone National Park.
Coal prices are rising and production must increase to avoid higher gas costs. Consumers are urged to save gas, report leaks, and use the SAVE GAS SAVE MONEY cards for tips on conserving fuel and reducing expenses.
The article notes coke, a by product of gas works, sells today at 12 cents a bushel making it the cheapest fuel. Beginning July 1 the price will rise to 15 cents a bushel.
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