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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1920
Page
5
Summary of proposed changes to Sections 32 117 133 136 138 and 184 of the Virginia Constitution. Explains voter marking of For and Against and outlines amendments on municipal qualifications, city government forms, women as school trustees, local school taxes, compulsory education, public roads, and state road bonds.
Walter Martin a Piccadilly cigar dealer claims to have broken the Monte Carlo bank during an hour of roulette winnings worth about 985 in American gold. He describes using a defensive system and notes a separate loss of 500000 francs. He observes crowds of British and French players and many women gamblers while praising the tables’ prosperity from inexperienced players.
Professor Francis Jager of the University of Minnesota’s bee culture division reports that bees use a form of telegraphy and a language. He describes experiments where worker bees cried when the queen was removed and rejoiced by standing on their heads after she was returned, illustrating their communication mystery.
A reflection urges constant testing of new ideas through proper light or setting. It compares life to windows through which ideas are examined, warning that shutting windows leads to stagnation. Emphasizes using the right light to reveal truth and keep life vibrant.
A New York reader quotes a Prague correspondent praising astonishingly cheap costs. He notes a hotel room at 15 cents daily, meals with wine for 50 to 75 cents, cobbler repair at five cents, cocktails from 15 to 25 cents, and a week's lodging and breakfast totaling six dollars at the best Prague hotel.
Under a new law Jamaican women in the British West Indies will vote in parochial board and legislative elections. Any woman aged 25 or older who can read and write and holds British nationality qualifies if she meets salary or property tests. The salary threshold is £5 a year or rent £10 or rates £2 on property.
Miss Cayenne affirms her plan to vote in the election and wear a handsome costume. She says once women gain the vote it should be fashionable to exercise that right as a patriotic duty.
The Frederick County Electoral Board announced the appointment of judges and clerks to run the election next Tuesday. Polls open at sunrise and close at sunset, with sunrise at 6 30 a m and sunset at 4 57 p m, totaling 10 hours 27 minutes of voting time.
A 20 hour bunkering of Cunard liner Aquitania used 45 000 barrels of fuel oil via an 8 1/2 inch hose with three men, reducing time labor and cost compared with coal bunkering which takes days and many workers. The liner's oil run burned about 8 900 tons versus 5 840 tons of coal.
Fragmentary text discusses women and public roles, mentioning St Paul Nebraska and vegetable drugs. The readable fragments suggest debates on women’s rights and social expectations with limited clear details.
Classified ad seeks a man or woman to operate a rig and introduce Eureka Eye Producer for Eureka Mfg. Co. at Fast Street, Lowia Title. The job offers straight salary of 25.00 per week plus expenses to the successful applicant.
Public sale set for Saturday November 20 at Selzer House H M Hafer proprietor. Tract 1 199 acres with house barn and outbuildings on Marion Township land 134 miles north of Womelsdorf along main highway. Tract 2 118 acres adjoining tract 1 with remodeled dwelling and stone spring house. Farms in Lebanoe agricultural district with loam soils. Sale at 1 30 PM Amanda E Sallade Dr F R Sallade executors.
The article states most U S states lack Indian names and notes six Spanish and three French. Washington honors the Father of the Country, Indiana reflects land deals with tribes north of the Ohio. It explains diverse Indian languages and dialects behind name variations like Wisconsin, once Ouisconsin, with disputed Lac la dian roots per National Geographic Magazine.
A Leeds University test reports a new artificial wool made from cotton cellulose showing superior heat and cold insulation, dye uptake, and wear. Experiments yield fabrics, including a tweed-like cloth from equal parts artificial and natural wool, with cheapness and wearing quality as major appeals, though inelasticity and breakage limit worsted yarn use.
French aero nautical engineers pursue vertical takeoff machines inspired by prize offers. The largest craft is a helicopter with a four leaf clover wing arrangement on a central upright, mounted on a mid fuselage and rotated by a nine cylinder radial engine.
A traveler recalls a vintage car without a windshield later improvised with a bent wood frame. While waiting for his wife a motorist teased that the ear he mentions looked worse until the windshield revealed his self made solution.
A driver halts to avoid two elderly pedestrians mid city traffic when one woman defiantly claims they are inside the lines. The account, sourced from the Chicago Tribune, includes a brief dramatic exchange as the incident unfolds.
Clinton E. Crismore of Frederick County Virginia files for discharge under bankruptcy laws in the Western District of Virginia. Court orders notice and a hearing set for November 23, 1920 at Hamburg. Clerk to send copies to all known creditors and interested parties.
A health note recommends a kidney cleansing routine using salts to neutralize uric acid from meat. It advises taking four ounces of salts dissolved in water before breakfast to improve kidney action and relieve symptoms like dull pains, dizziness, and cloudy urine.
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