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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes post office entry at Winchester Virginia as second class matter with daily publication excluding Sunday and lists The Weekly Nowh The Wet Times The Weekly Mirror as publications. The readable text indicates standard newspaper masthead and publishing details.
By mail rates listed: one year in advance four dollars. One month in advance two dollars. Three months in advance one dollar. For one month in advance forty cents.
The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights not credited to this paper, with the local news publish ad Berein.
Fragmented political commentary accuses Democratic critics of improper framing while Republican editors fault President Harding for lacking control amid postwar turmoil. The piece discusses partisan blame and calls for accountability within a tumultuous national scene.
The Boston Transcript criticizes the administration and the large Republican majority in Congress. It questions President Harding's pace, contrasts him with Wilson, and discusses expectations of executive action versus congressional control. It notes calls for a mandate to reassign responsibilities and debates naval bill resolutions.
The President faces criticism from his own party for not achieving what many expect as a miracle. Observers say no man could satisfy such demands and the strain is heavy on him as he confronts political pressure.
The poem laments war’s end and the return to normal life with builders, new work, and rural plenty. It notes a calmer street scene, less idle crowds, and a hopeful but mixed view of society as industry and thrift revive after conflict.
Poem by Keith Preston in the Chicago News praises Willa Sibert Cather, noting her as a native of the city and a member of the Cather family. The verse humorously lists chants about Willa and references booster birds waking the Bronx and the Loop.
Paul Miller eldest son of Dr and Mrs BE Miller of North Braddock street underwent an appendectomy on Monday and is recovering nicely at Memorial Hospital. He is a popular local baseball player with many friends in the area.
The following wholesale prices were quoted today by local buyers for creamery butter eggs flour and meats with figures like 28 and 14 dollars per quantity and notes on standard middlings corn and straw. Names and exact items are variably legible in the OCR text.
Closing data for the previous day lists standard timothy at 22.50 per unit and cob corn per barrel at 3.80. Young chickens are priced at 68 cents per unit. The remaining entries appear garbled with unreadable fragments.
A letter from a reader in Warsaw R R 1 urges women to publish health concerns about nervous breakdowns and nerves. The writer endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy and invites others to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts for health guidance.
Bank closing notices state that banks will be closed Monday July 4 1921 for a legal holiday. Payments due July 4 1921 may be made July 5 1921. signatories include H D Fuller Charles Summers John T Sloat WM G Hardy and others.
A health product Perseptin is advertised as a splendid gargle to guard against tonsillitis and sore throat. It is offered for sale at all drug stores with a jar suggested for keeping on hand.
By deed of trust dated June 5, 1918 Harry Newcome pledges bond to Isaac J. Gardner for 360 dollars with 6 percent interest from December 5, 1920. The trustee offers the one and one half acre lot with frame dwelling at public auction July 16, 1921 at 11 a.m. in front of the County Art House Winchester Virginia. Terms cash on day of sale. James P. Reardon, Trustee.
Boyd R Richards announces his bid for the House of Delegates in the upcoming sub primary to be held on August 2. He addresses the voters of Winchester and surrounding County with his candidacy statement.
The article praises home ownership and green spaces, noting continuous entertainment from gardens and small farms on private plots. It contrasts owners with apartment dwellers and predicts rising building activity as Kimber and other materials become affordable, urging buyers to act before a coming building rush.
Public auction in front of the Winchester county courthouse to sell 115 acres in Opequon District three miles southeast of Stephens City. The sale, authorized by A O Murphy deed of trust, seeks $6431.88 in overdue bonds with two installment payments due from the purchaser secured by a trust deed and building insurance. The trustee is T Russell Cather. June 18, 1921.
50 acre property four miles from Winchester with a five room house cedar porch stabling outbuildings and blue grass. Also city dwellings from 1000 cash down and easy payments. Price around 4000 offered by Good & Company.
By decree in Hat Warner vs Jennie L Ford et al the court announces a public auction of the residence and store room at 702 South Market Street Winchester Va on Saturday June 16 1921. The seven room building fronts 40 feet on Market Street and 190 feet deep. Terms require one third cash at sale with balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policies. Special commissioners M M Lynch and W T Lewis certify bond security. Clerk J B Be confirms.
A compact listing shows passenger schedule stops including Capon Springs Shiloh Larricks RockEnon Pools Ford Cornwell Gore Midway Back Creek Gainesboro Indian Hollow Hogue Creek McGuire Chambersville Walter Gores and W Junction Winchester. The OCR fragment indicates a historic route with multiple small communities along a rail or road network.
Train times and routes listed for the Norfolk and Western line effective May 29 1921. Includes Birmingham Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah and Roanoke connections with Pullman sleepers and parlor cars plus station stops and connections through Roanoke Hagerstown and Williamson. Signed by Saunders and Revill as passenger officials.
Longtime dressmaker Lucy J. Johnson aged over 50 years is noted in the notice. The home will be sold on July 16 with a 2-5 interest in the property owned outright by J. Johnson War.
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