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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
4
The document lists advance payment terms for durations: one year six months three months and one month with amounts 3.00 and 1.50 and a 65 25 code. It also notes The Evening Star addressed in Winchester Virginia as second class mail matter.
The Virginia opossum, the only marsupial in the United States, hatches young from five to fourteen and clings to its mother's fur as the mother travels. They are slow, nocturnal animals often called possum, and feature in Southern folklore with kinship to game and cultural references noted in National Geographic.
A reflective piece laments changing times as fans shift from baseball grandeur to car talk. It contrasts memories of eager crowd chatter at old venues with modern jargon about steering wheels, tires, and windshields. The poet questions whether the grand old game remains admired in a car oriented, car struck era.
A historical wartime reflection notes how global conflict pulls labor from productive work into munitions, raises food and living costs, strains supply chains, and heightens the push toward national preparedness as crops show unexpected potential.
A historical verse excerpt celebrates American patriotism, referencing battles like Princeton Trenton Gettysburg and Yorktown. The prose honors national symbols, flag, liberty, and duty, invoking collective resilience and unity against foreign threats. The author Nettie Mayers Allemong signs the piece.
Snow blankets Whitacre area enriching soil and protecting grain as farmers expect a wheat yield boost. Local residents discuss moving to Collingbroth ers orchards near Siler Virginia and property changes follow.
Albin Virginia social items list Mrs Mollie Brown visiting her daughter Mrs H E Yeakiley and Mr and Mrs Martin Glaize calling in Winchester. Sadie Yeakley reports her barn wrecked by heavy snow Sunday night. Other brief mentions include visits by Mr and Mrs Paine Spence and Mrs James Lamp with relatives.
The article notes jail revenue declined as crime fell due to local option and prohibition. Jailor L E Anmel enjoyed a rent free arrangement under Sheriff Pannett, with no payments from prisoners, while earlier sheriffs charged rents of 300 and 150 dollars, respectively. The writer argues jail profits vanished as the jail no longer serves as income.
The article describes prisoners forced to work on state roads under new law. The jailer faces bitterness as inmates lose chance to earn a living. A Board of Supervisors voted to fund a $100 salary for this role, with Winchester to consider matching funds.
In Chambersville Virginia the Round Hill Civic League meets at the school to debate whether horse or automobile offers greater benefit to man. Pro-horse speakers are Strother Sherman Ray Hawking and Raymond Bayliss while Linden Hawkins Gug Legg and Holmes Pingrey support the automobile. Beverley Keckley relocates from Charles Lupton farm to Grim's farm nearby.
Reliance Virginia notes list G L Weirich traveling to Washington to witness the inauguration of President Wilson. Other updates mention Miss Kirkpatrick remaining ill, and Mrs Sadie Grover returning from Camden after her mother’s death. Mrs White’s passing is mourned locally.
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