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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1922
Page
2
The Associated Press reports unsettled weather with showers in the North and Middle Atlantic states to start the week, with above normal temperatures early on, then generally fair skies and normal temperatures later in the week.
A large crowd gathered at Mount Carmel Baptist Church on South Braddock Street yesterday for Perry Brooks who died from lockjaw after injuring his foot. Rev. J. C. Newman and Rev. W. P. Fisher led the service. Members of the Colored Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias attended. Brooks was interred at Orrick Cemetery.
The passage quotes Napoleon criticizing Joachim Murat saying he was singular and devoted to the speaker yet cowardly and indecisive in civilian life. It notes Murat would attack when commanded but showed imbecility and lack of judgment off the battlefield.
A hardware clerk tries selling a first-class bicycle to a farmer for 35 dollars. The farmer prefers spending on a cow, joking about milking a bicycle, in a humorous exchange from the Fruit Dispatch.
A famed tragedian named Rant Roarer is now taking minor movie parts after vowing not to cheapen his craft on screen. Observers note he appeared gaunt at signing, suggesting some may say he compromised his talents for cinema.
A pedestrian who narrowly avoided a motorcar retrieves a tape measure and reports his jump exceeded his previous record by two feet, claiming a dramatic improvement. The moment captures a mix of relief and athletic ambition as he reflects on the near miss.
A witty exchange notes that Jack may still escape. The young widow terms him clever but impossible, while she concedes if she finds him impossible he must be clever.
A narrative of cousinly love turning to romance after a rich uncle’s death. A citizen seeks a thousand dollar loan to start anew, but the banker insists he get on his feet first, noting a brand new sports car in front. Burleigh remarks on a dreamy look while Miss Bright hints at late nights with others.
A dialogue quotes Frayed Phil defending an apparently profitable yet idle life. He counters criticism by noting profits are “purty good” given the capital invested, while Lady admonishes. The exchange reveals social attitudes toward labor and investment.
A brief dialogue shows Miss Daisy quizzing Lt Lambert about mounting Pegasus. Lambert replies that a trooper should manage any horse, insisting the task is easy for a capable rider.
A dialogue fragment contrasts birth, achievement, and opportunity with one man insisting he still has one chance in three to reach greatness. The exchange hints at self belief and uncertainty.
A welfare worker jokes about education and patrol wagons while readers glimpse social tensions. A mother confronts her daughter about a kiss with Jack Huggins, revealing no drama as explanations unfold. An Optimist poem reflects on making sweets from life’s sours.
A weather expert jokes that calm forecasts turn wet and wet forecasts bring calm, warned by a colleague to stick to local showers as the Passing Show notes.
Mr Nay Bor says he sent a live chicken home. Mrs Newedd confirms she stored it in their new ice box to keep it fresh until it is killed tomorrow.
Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Louisiana Station compares silage crops for finishing steer cattle. Fixed trials use corn silage, sorghum, Biloxi soybean silage, and Japanese cane. Results: straight corn silage yields best gains, while sorghum and Japanese cane offer strong value with supplements.
The text notes that 60 shillings equaled a pound in the reigns of Elizabeth I and George I, a ratio that endures. It explains that the word pound no longer reflects the original value and now denotes 20 shillings of the current commage.
The Spanish-American War era led to khaki uniforms replacing heavy dark-blue outfits for tropics. In 1902 Army dress regulations shifted. A tourist asked an old man fiddling if he tunes, he replies he does not, it would not sound right.
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