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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
4
A fragmentary verse piece critiques performers and speakers who seek pay for grand talk. The speaker laments shallow performances, weary of preachy tones and hollow rhetoric, and defends plain candor over showmanship.
A fragmented plea from Winchester County urges citizens to donate to the Red Cross for suffering children and wartime relief. The message criticizes procrastination and calls for action during the Thanksgiving season, stressing the duty of residents to fund relief efforts.
Fragmentary article notes progress of feminism with women elected to national and municipal bodies. Mentions numbers of women in assemblies and councils, referencing Swiss, German, and English observers. Vague context and garbled phrases obscure specifics.
The column mocks early 20th century gender shifts and predicts upheaval in Germany and Britain as women gain rights. It portrays jury women scornfully and argues American women as sovereigns may not change much, while European powers face upheaval and changing customs.
W. S. Campbell urges growers to follow Spray Bulletins for material and timing, supervise spraying crews, and emphasize orchard sanitation to combat Sooty Blotch and Scab. He stresses proper pruning, weed control, and sun exposure, plus a packing school before harvest at Staunton to improve methods.
You should not appoint friends or relatives as executors or trustees when facing complex estates and taxes. Shenandoah Valley National Bank offers years of experience in personal trust work and estate solutions. Call or write for information.
Land records show transfers in multiple districts including Openquon Back Creek and Stonewall. Notable deeds include G H Borden to Virda Borden for 7 acres at 3286 dollars and W C Hodgson for tract in Back Creek at 275 dollars. Other transfers cover 75 acres and minor parcels with prices up to 10000 dollars.
An advertisement touts Perseptin as an excellent remedy for nasal and throat inflammations and an effective preventive against the Flu, available at all drug stores.
Public sale of a city residence in Winchester Virginia to settle a decree from October 9 1920 in the James M Clevenger suit. Special commissioners will auction the two story frame dwelling on South Market Street November 27 1920 at 11 a m, with terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
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