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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1917
Page
3
The Star lists daily local market quotations for commodities. Prices shown include Winter wheat flour retail 15.00, Spring wheat flour 16.00, Corn 9.00, Cracked corn 1.90 per bush, Potatoes 3.00, Middlings 2.75, Creamery butter wholesale 0.37, Timothy hay 17.00, Mixed hay 15.00, Potatoes 2.40, Chickens 0.20, and butter retail 0.40 with various other low or fractional figures.
Market listings show corrected prices for eggs butter hay corn and small livestock in Virginia and surrounding areas. Prices include eggs 34 to 40 cents, butter 39 to 40, poultry chickens 35 to 40 per 2 pounds, hay timothy 20 dollars, corn 8.50 per barrel sheep lambs steers and heifers in various 6 to 16 cent ranges, calves fat prices listed.
A quip about wisdom and sorrow notes that true wisdom lies in not grieving over what one lacks but in not lamenting for what one already has. The saying contrasts desire with contentment and moral insight.
A historic note argues plausible origins for Yankee from two languages. One theory ties Gringes to a marching song used by U S soldiers during the forties war. Another credits Indians with mispronouncing English to yield Yank ees, a shift seen in some American speech.
A Louisville Courier Journal reader quote notes anticipation of an embargo on poetry, describing it as imminent and wrapped in white paper, reflecting a literal or figurative blockage. The exchange captures wartime cultural censorship context and public sentiment.
A dialogue fragment shows a daughter questioning if the parent's sealed proposals include something for her. The exchange highlights curiosity about unintended beneficiaries in a negotiating or bidding context.
The government promotes experiments in France with a copper lightning rod like device claimed to influence atmospheric electricity and prevent hail stone formation.
Fragmentary line suggests contemplating wisdom gained with age and the value of looking back to understand present choices. The text hints at a reflective, aphoristic tone about maturity and experience.
In a New Republic meditation on reading and romance the author weighs how a reader’s heart keeps a book human. The piece contrasts names and choices from Paolo and Francesca to modern, playful nicknames, imagining favored heroes, ships, and sailors.
A new head over instrument device lets a banjo or guitar player mute strings by pressing buttons to select desired chords. The mechanism slips over the head of the instrument and adjusts tension to produce the intended chord.
An Italian scientist calculates that two square miles of Earth surface receive in six hours of sunlight heat equal to burning more than 2600 tons of coal.
In early museum years public access was limited to three days a week and public funds were scarce. A lottery raised £95,000 for the British Museum’s foundation, with £20,000 to Sir Hans Sloane’s executors, £10,000 to the Oxford couple for the Halelan manuscripts, and £10,000 to Lord Halifax for Montague House. Montague House opened with ceremony on January 1%, 1759.
The Senate finance committee reduced the war revenue bill by 15.5 million dollars and struck the $80 million auto and tire levy. It may substitute a horsepower based license fee shifting costs to car owners and aims to finish the draft by week’s end amid plans to tax higher incomes and war profits to fund the war. Poetry excerpt from Percy Bysshe Shelley appears as unrelated text.
Scientists confirm Venus fly traps digest softer prey parts using a pep tic ferment secreted by their leaves. The discovery clarifies how these carnivorous plants extract nutrients after capturing insects.
A judge stopped a man of all work and asked if he attended church. The man replied he goes every Sunday and is a member of the Presbyterian church. The judge asked about election doctrine and salvation, revealing the man did not realize the judge was a candidate.
The article notes that early Hebrews mined in Egypt where convicts and captives labored in fetters to extract gold. It describes how hard rock was broken by fire and then shaped with picks and chisels. It compares the miners to modern diamond workers described as “naked” in South Africa.
A shopper explains that the appeal of sardines lies in their packing quality rather than taste. The vendor’s attempt to maximize quantity is acknowledged as a tactic, leaving the buyer focused on how the product is packed more than flavor.
The text depicts Malacca as a fading port city with vacant homes and aging architecture. Locals note trade moving to Penang and Singapore while legends recall Saint Xavier’s failed mission and his departing dust. The city’s atmosphere blends heat, insects, and a lantern-lit harbor watched by a Portuguese cathedral.
May dates noted as legal holidays cause banks to close. Cashiers Pullema, Segat, and others state closure on the appointed Wednesdays with the following day opening for paper maturities and banking activity.
For sale or rent a dwelling with possession June 1 at corner Kent Streets in Winchester Virginia. Includes stable and all necessary outbuildings. For further information write to CHAS H BURLEY Route 1 Box 100 Winchester VA.
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