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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
6
Readable notes describe horse racing classes including Avchessa A and B trotting and C pacing, plus ponies and running mule events. A half mile dash and 100 yard dash are listed with purses and times, though many details are obscured.
The article urges careful car care to preserve value and performance. It warns that obscure motor troubles stem from poor gasoline and recommends using Standard Motor Gasoline and Polarine to avoid overheating, carbon buildup, valve issues, and odors from incomplete combustion.
Yard party at Mt. Williams in Williams, Virginia, Saturday night raised proceeds for the local ball team. Many relatives and friends visited, including Lawrence Clowser and family, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dyke. Several residents, such as Miss Berger of Rosenberger and Mr. Erich Giese’s group, attended other Sunday gatherings.
The regular monthly meeting of Frederick county Board of Supervisors will be held next Monday morning.
Fargo North Dakota June 29 With returns from 128 precincts in the Republican senatorial nomination fight the vote shows Porter J McCumber leading with 11974 over Lynn J Frazier 6472 and Ormsby McHarey 367 from 146 precincts in the state reported so far.
The race for North Dakota governor shows incumbent R. H. Nestos with 14 910 votes and B F Baker at 6 114, while H L Stegner has 120. The Fargo Courier News notes rural voters will decide, McCumber leads by about two to one, and Frazier’s nomination appears assured.
Associated Press dispatch from London reports ongoing street battles in Dublin near the Four Courts. Irregulars on the outskirts receive reinforcements as fighting continues with at least 50 dead or wounded, and Free State troops reportedly capture 17 irregulars in Dominick Street.
The piece argues Slemp wields broad federal patronage in Virginia and finances campaigns with GOP support, while noting past close election margins in 1910 1912 1916 and a governor race swing in the Ninth District. It predicts voters will sweep away Slempism in the November election, leaving his policies erased.
Representatives from Stephens City Middletown Greenwood Stephens on White Hall and Kernstown meet at the court house at 8 this Friday to form a central county union and elect officers.
Brucetown Virginia residents report visits from S J Swimley Sr and Corrie Swimley to Mrs Albert Clendening at Bunker Hill. Frances Stipe returns from Front Royal. Hunter Russell visits sister Mrs Frank Swimsey. Families of Fishel attend children day at the village church. S J Swimley Jr with family visits in Winchester. Howard Whetzel and son guests of Ss J Swimley Sr. O D Lambers and Miss F E Smithey host Monday visitors. Navy man Charles Fiddler spends furlough with Julian Snapp. Hazel Feagans improves after illness. Byrd Purcell paints exterior of residence and storage buildings.
The Dunbar Philharmonic Choir performs at the Chautauqua offering sacred and secular works. The program features modern oratorios by Buck Stainer Schnecker, and a finale of Cavalleria Rusticana. The choir aims to elevate worship with skilled singing and a high standard of artistry.
Bloom Virginia notes report Mr Ralph Sloop and Roy Sloop left Monday for unclear destination.
Typhoid patients Roy Crabill and Elmer Ambrose are improving at Turtle Creek near Pittsburgh. Mr and Mrs Oliver Lineburg and son of Morgantown West Virginia visited Mrs Martin E Clowser and family after a weekend stay. Miss Richard spent a night with Miss Margaret Wright. Oliver Lineburg and Martha E Clowser called on Mrs John Kline at Marlboro Monday.
The fragment describes a people who have witnessed a great light and dwell in a land of shadow and death where the light shines upon them.
A Richmond Times Dispatch style quip notes that tales of fishing stretch credulity when told by a man with short arms versus a long-armed storyteller. The remark uses playful imagery to emphasize exaggerated yarns.
Advert claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eases Change of Life symptoms between ages 45 and 50. Testimonials from Mrs Fan Rosenstein of Philadelphia and Mrs J S Livernoss of Detroit praise relief from weakness headaches stomach trouble hot flashes and renewed ability to work. The ad emphasizes restorative effects and guidance from a private text book offered free by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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