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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
7
A senator asks for a two word summary of the Shantung controversy. The reply declines to offer a brief answer and promises a 20 000 word speech back in Washington. The exchange hints at extended debate and a lengthy speech to follow.
The editor of the Chiggersville Clarion refuses the poet's piece due to space limits and proposes a bargain. If the poet signs up for a year's subscription, the editor will place a brief personal notice praising the writer's spelling and punctuation.
A humorous exchange between a husband and wife about purses and theft in a street conversation. The wife quips that if husbands gave as little to their wives as she receives, thieves would starve.
Mr. Sponge dies after being caught in a shower. He swells up and chokes to death while struggling to remove his collar and tie. The incident suggests accidental suffocation during a bath-related mishap involving a toothbrush.
A short vignette shows a three year old asking what a calendar is and how it is wound up. The exchange contrasts egoistic views of comfort with parental explanations of timekeeping and the calendar's purpose.
In a quoted exchange the senator admits some remarks were attributed to him un authentically. He says the misattribution made a hit and he thanked the interviewer then offered future influence if needed.
A humorous ad reads that a wife must be under forty immune from the movies and house broken. The joke contrasts society’s ideal wife with a practical, playful demand.
The dialogue suggests a man with wealth from the past who retains refined manners from his upbringing. The mother and daughter discuss whether he rose from humble origins or declined from higher status. The daughter notes he possesses the money of the former and the manners of the latter.
Peggy recalls a time of illness and confusion, asking where the fever struck and reflecting on past delirium. The dialogue echoes a wartime era cadence with a terse conversational rhythm.
A hopeful prospectus imagines a joyous world arriving if press agents promises prove true. The piece frames a utopian future as dependent on faith in promotional claims and favorable public perception.
The jury awarded Flossie $200 a week in alimony. She remarks it would be good not to depend on a man for income, noting her newfound financial independence.
A child seeks information about the Philippines and asks for help. The mother declines, recommending the Bible and St. Pauls Epistle to the Philippines as the alternative for guidance.
A short exchange notes boy John complains of poor college food while another says William has not yet complained about food but mentions fierce gasoline.
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Ellen Royston wife of T A Royston were held at Emmanuel Chapel with Rev John B Williams and Rev B Duvall Chambers officiating. Burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Pallbearers included Thomas Royston Joseph Royston Wilton Yowell Jacob Vorous John Royston and Warren Dove. Mrs Royston formerly Miss Lucy Ellen Lee a Lee family immigrant noted for Virginia history. Mr Royston a retired farmer resides near Millwood.
Brucetown Va May 8 Mr J H Stimmel reports brother Robert Stimmel underwent appendicitis surgery in Washington and is improving. Visitors include Mrs Birdie James, Harry Frese, Rev Lambert, Corrie Swimley and others. Mrs Fiddier family, Martinsburg trip and University School Mobile Alabama post.
Chamblin Funkhouser son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Funkhouser won first in the 220 yard dash and second in the 440 yard dash at Manassas track meet Clarke county fans celebrate a rising athlete. Post office changes bring Lola Wilson to the counter and W M Snell remains a social anchor hosting visitors from Harrisonsburg with a Dayton outlook.
Mrs. C. O. Dearmont and her son Mr. T. Curisman visited Miss Louisa Glass near Berryville on Sunday. Mr. G. C. Meade was a business visitor at Stephens City and Kernstown on Friday. Miss Susan Marshall of Front Royal was a guest at the home of the Misses Kennerly recently.
Kernstown society items list visits and domestic news. Mr and Mrs Neil Cooper near Winchester were guests of Mr and Mrs Holmes. Grass Cooper family and Ira Smallwood hosted relatives. Phil Frye of Brunswick Md returned after visiting Mrs Earle Robertson. Alfred Sager moved into a new home. Rev G W Gaither dined with Mr and Mrs R B Smith. Carroll Campbell and children of Ed Campbell’s family recovered from measles and abscesses. A R Lichliter and daughter visited Mrs G H Inskip in Stephens City.
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