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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1921
Page
2
F Céim and Son announce they have rented the repair shop at the Winchester Gate formerly occupied by F M Reynolds and Company. They state their aim to provide good work at reasonable prices and invite customers to try them for satisfaction.
Robbers blew open the vault of the Dra r bank near Pulaski Virginia last night and escaped with bonds and cash. The haul included an undetermined amount of cash and $109000 in bonds.
Mr Edwoe Brown left Wednesday for Greensboro North Carolina with his company and business. Brown is connected with Jefferson and third Life Insurance Company will also travel through Texas before returning.
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts failed to complete his fifth English Channel attempt. He quit eight miles off the French coast after about twelve and a half hours in the sea due to rough weather.
Six men arrested after a subway station hold up a car fight and gun play in a lodging house. Five of the men confessed to hold ups at seven archway or elevated stations and the theft of several automobiles.
New York reports six year old Martin Pearman of the Bronx has fallen ten stories in total and remains uninjured. He fell six stories yesterday from a rooftop while flying a kite and landed lightly in a baby carriage after a prior four story fall onto a clothesline with no injuries. Miss May Barrell, visiting from Charles Town and Winchester, plans to spend the winter at 1304 Linden Avenue.
Mr N K Larrick of Hayfield arrived in town today following an extensive visit to relatives in Rockport Indiana.
A violent tropical storm struck Trinidad causing two deaths and about 150000 dollars in shipping damage. The hurricane center lay south of Haiti as it moved west-northwest, with warnings issued to ships in the Caribbean arc.
Local residents report visits and travels with kin across Virginia and nearby states. Families from Boyce and nearby towns share updates on relatives visiting Falls Church Hagerstown Berryville Winchester and surrounding areas.
Miss Nell Jones to study in Farmville at State Female Normal Monday. Miss Louise Carper to return to Sweet Briar College next week. The King’s Daughters play Those Husbands of Ours at Parish Hall September 16 8 pm. Nellie May Evans visits sister Mrs Vanter this week. Eva Lillie Janivan visits Elizabeth Hauptman Bran dy Station. Prof Arthur Keith credits American success to women who came with the Pilgrims noting Spanish settlers left wives behind.
The piece discusses how optimism influences business success and notes only those with secure wealth can bear a gloomy expression. It argues sunshine beats gloom for career advancement and references government bonds as a safety cushion for the truly fortune secure.
A striking Ugandan cathedral sits atop a hill, resembling a grass mountain at first glance. Its mud and wood construction supports a capacity of about 4,000 worshippers.
The teacher announces a difficult geometry problem to the class and says he will explain it on the blackboard as he runs through the diagram. He asks all students to watch closely while he demonstrates the solution.
The corncob can be converted into many articles after discoveries by the Bureau of Chemistry. Once a high grade adhesive is removed, cellulose yields good paper quality and valuable lignite products are recovered from the residue.
The director of the American Museum of Natural History says mastodon bones are a drug on the market with prices sliding toward zero. Readers are urged to buy now if delaying a purchase for mastodon bones. A separate note describes a husband finding a movie note and a spare house key on a doorstep.
A group of children fear thunder until Billy reassures them with the line that God is playing his organ. The moment turns from frightened to relieved as his calm words ease the children's nerves.
In a quaint scene a child named Maude celebrates discovering feathery hairs on her arms and proudly tells her mother she has found fevvers, expressing early curiosity about her own body. The moment captures a tender family observation and the child's vivid imagination.
A young woman asks a librarian to name available books so she can signal when she finds the one she wants. The Scotsman reports the exchange as a light anecdote on library service in Edinburgh.
A Leavenworth Times reflection notes a young girl should remember her mother's wisdom that a father changes with age and a mother wed him long ago, crediting the effect of time on character.
Dozens of distinct solar and lunar halo forms have been classified. Some are extremely common while others have been observed only once or twice in the history of science.
Earthquakes produce two wave sets one traveling along the surface and the other racing through the earth’s interior, revealing how seismic energy propagates.
Jud Tunkins reflects on commuting and wishes to reclaim boyhood joy of riding a railroad train as a simple, enjoyable experience. He recalls the era and the pleasure found in travel by rail.
A compact historic quotation honors farmers as brave soldiers and virtuous citizens, praising the agricultural population for its noble character and public spirit. The line extols farmers as the bravest, most valiant, and least inclined to evil, reflecting classic stoic praise of rural life.
Geneva report states Elihu Root, American jurist, is set to win unanimous support from South American delegates for the judges election of the International Court. Many favor him as chief justice and expect his acceptance upon learning of the strong backing.
The notice advertises good solid No 2 apples for sale at $1.25 per bushel by R M Henry with contact via old phone olp 1t.
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