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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1923
Page
4
The Evening Star publishing company issues daily editions from Winchester Virginia with the Morning News Weekly News and Weekly Mirror supplements. It carries the byline Barry Flood Byrd as publisher and notes second class mailing at Win Virginia station.
Rates listed include Mall subscriptions at one year eight sixty in advance and eight months at one seventy five. Carrier copies priced at four sixty for one year and two twenty six for three months. Associated Press rights noted for republication. Contact numbers Bell 83 United 148 W dated Tuesday September 11 1923.
An ornate meditation on the decay of military glory at Waterloo. The piece laments the crumbling relics of Napoleon and Wellington as modern battles eclipse past triumphs, noting the lone statue and sands that stretch away as a requiem for the mighty.
A critique argues against modernizing Bible language, noting centuries of translation preserved masterful diction. The author compares rephrasing scriptures to placing biblical figures in modern attire, insisting the original wording should remain timeless and not updated to contemporary fashion.
A Cincinnati Times-Star piece lampoons overconfident social theories as it traces trends from medieval dance to modern divorce and fashion. The writer parodies grand historical claims and ends by noting Henry Ford’s supposed disagreement with the Mirage Tribune, concluding that history is bunk.
A fragmented verse laments Augustus Frantz with playful digs and graveyard rituals. The speaker questions honoring the dead while wrestling with public ridicule and the need to balance criticism with respect.
A speaker reflects on handling faults with others and suggests forgiving the dead after their passing. He warns a resentful rival may seek vengeance, yet urges honoring the deceased as a village pet and repeating a fond farewell. The piece emphasizes restraint and upholding the dead's legacy.
In Mount Pleasant Virginia on September 10 residents report visits and calls among neighbors. Harry Lampp and Taylor Perry called on W. Li. Cadwallader. Zela Spillman stayed with Aunt Jennie Geough. Ole Snapp visited James Rosenberger. Lew Lamp and family from Clearbrook visited his brother Will Lamp.
Reliance residents report Miss Bertha Grover will be principal at Purcellville this session. Misses Mary and Helen Baker depart for New Jersey to teach this session. Dorothy Cooley returns home after Berryville visit with aunt Mildred Cooley. Mr Frank Weirick visits from Hyattsville with his mother. Little Miss Olinger returns from New Market visit. Mrs C B Cooley and family with Emma Calbreath and Mattie Kirkpatrick visited Mrs S A Kline at Middletown. Mr and Mrs C E Dover visit Harrisonburg with Mary Dovel returning home.
Greenwood school house hosts a yard party on September 14 to aid Mr. Miller Newlin and family after a lightning fire destroyed their home. The property was owned by Barney Wisecarver near Winchester. Local residents and visitors share greetings and family updates in a bustling social notice.
The Baptist congregation of Lee town Summit Point and Shenandoah Junction invites Rev. H. E. Cawley of Phoenix Virginia to be pastor. Cawley accepts and starts October 1. He is unmarried and succeeds Rev. D. A. Ramey who died in a railroad accident last spring.
Police court heard charges of cursing and abusing a white married woman against two young women described as “ice looking girls.” The complainant withdrew the offense at the last moment after warnings to refrain from night street conduct.
A truck owned by E. R. Himel caught fire on Braddock street early today. Firemen responded quickly and extinguished the blaze with chemicals, causing little damage to the vehicle.
Harry Trenary was fined 5.25 including costs in police court yesterday on a charge of striking a colored woman with a broom during a neighborhood argument.
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