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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1921
Page
4
The ticket lists candidates for statewide and local offices including BP Lee Trinkle for Governor J West for Lieutenant Governor John E Saunders for Attorney General Hi O James for Commonwealth's Attorney Charles A Johnson for State Treasurer Harris Hart for Superintendent of Public Instruction George W Koiner for Agriculture Commissioner Boyd Richards for House of Delegates and WM T Barr for Comptroller of the Revenue.
Publication notice from AmRy Flood Byrd, Winchester postal address noted. Advance rates listed for subscriptions though text incomplete. Associated Press rights stated for news dispatch republication.
The piece frames Henry W. Anderson as a Republican candidate challenging Democratic extravagance and incompetency. It recalls party history, contrasting Federalist, Whig, Democratic, and Republican eras to argue deep ideological differences and advocate restoring what it calls fundamental principles.
A Staunton News-Citizen column argues the Democratic party's policy record contrasts with the Republican legacy of monopolies and waste. It cites reforms under Democrats from currency to antitrust laws, and warns Virginians against returning to a party allied with privileged interests.
The text discusses factors affecting apple orchard growth including moisture, competing influences, and cultivation or fertilizer methods. It notes that wet seasons can boost growth but other factors may offset gains and that changes in cultural practices can alter tree development.
Begin with a small planting and expand as experience proves safety. Increase acreage from home farm plants. Small fruit thrives on many soils and every farm should have a small fruit garden for home use. Surplus fruit typically commands a good market.
The guidance urges pruning to let in sunlight where foliage is dense. It advises removing branches especially on the north side of larger trees to reduce shading and improve fruit exposure. The note warns that many orchardists overlook this practice.
Discovered as a safe substitute for calomel the olive tablet calm the skin and clear the complexion by cleansing the liver and bowels. Take one or two nightly for a week and feel better with olive oil flavored tablets costing 15c or 30c.
A witty line from the era notes a laundress who is careful yet lets items go by the board. The remark plays on domestic labor humor and reflects period sentiment about service workers.
The exchange riffs on Jaggs' tall tale of a spirit horse and a drinking joke. One line hints at a brandy branded pony as a punchline, leaving the room in amused disbelief.
Trustees will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia at noon on October 20 1921 a corner lot on Stewart Street and Stonewall Avenue with a complete brick residence of ten rooms two baths conservatory and cedar lined storage in excellent neighborhood near Handley Schools and Shenandoah Valley Academy. One third cash plus two equal yearly installments secured by bonds and deed of trust. Duvall Dunn Auctioneers. Y27-O.a.w-4w
In a October 1 1921 filing the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Frederick County orders Carr-Owen Standard Oil and Goodrich Rubber to appear within 15 days. The suit seeks to subject the real and personal property of J W Abshire and Basil L Abshire trading as J W Abshire & Son to satisfy a judgement and deed of trust lien with publication to follow for four weeks and posting at the county courthouse.
A physician extols sunlight and fresh air as top health aids. Opening dark rooms to sun parlor or sleeping porch can improve well being, aided by affordable building materials. The firm offers planning and cost estimates for the improvements.
150 acre farm on state highway six miles from Winchester with new buildings young orchard twelve acres woodland and good terms priced at 10000. 67 acres of land within 119 miles of town must be seen. Elegant new seven room dwelling in city best residential section with early possession priced at 11500. New suburban dwelling on Martinsburg pike with immediate possession priced at 2800. Good six room house and lot near Woolen Mills rents five hundred per year. Mills stores and other business propositions plus many lots.
A single dwelling on Pall Mall street priced at 1000 dollars and a double dwelling on Main Street valued at 2000 dollars.
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