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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1921
Page
4
The Evening Star lists campaign endorsements for Virginia statewide offices and local notices. Names include S SEE TRINKLEE J E WEST JOHN R DAUNDERS HARRIS HART GEORGE W KOINER BERKLEY D ADAMS J J MAPHIS JAMES P REARDON and J B BEVERLEY with.Adam Forney. The page notes Associated Press rights and publication details for Chester Virginia.
Harrisonburg Virginia newspaper notes widespread talk of a rail fare strike amid wage reductions and public concern that further decreases in rates will be passed to the public. It cites the Association of Railway Executives as the inner council guiding policy and warns that if promises are not kept public trust will sour.
A farmer laments high rates driving short hauls to truck service, urging timely reductions to salvage farmers' situation. Government shows crop of five leading grains totaling 297,006,000 bushels amid low prices described as an agricultural calamity. Placards in the Midwest urge burning corn instead of coal to cope with shortages.
Public appeal by the Red Cross urging help for the homeless hungry and distressed as Thanksgiving nears. It asks readers to give until sacrifice and to share in the warmth of the season by aiding those in need.
Winchester and Western officials announce a train schedule change effective 6 00 a m Tuesday July 5 1921 with adjustments to departure times and service details for the day.
Walt Mason mocks Charles Cheeseman once poor but ambitious who wanders through sin and schemes. Dame Fortune makes him rich then unravels him as he sinks into slime and crime ending with moralists roasting Dame Fortune.
Marlboro Virginia reports E W Knee on a business trip to Charles Town West Virginia with Sheriff Bannett. R J Pangle returns home from Baltimore Maryland for the winter. Knee and Long visited Strasburg Friday purchasing a dynamo for their mill and homes. James Fisher and family from Brucetown visit. Mrs Ethel Rout from Baltimore visits family here. Mr and Mrs W H Keeler of Stephens City visit relatives. Louise Shull leaves for Winchester to train as a nurse at Memorial Hospital.
In 1921, taxes are ready for payment. A 3 percent penalty applies to city taxes if paid by November 1. A 5 percent penalty applies to state taxes if paid by December 1.
Catarrh described as a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, strengthening the patient and aiding natural healing. Circulars free. available from druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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