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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1922

Page

5

Miss Baker Dies After Paralysis at 68

Miss Elizabeth Catherine Baker of Winchester died at 4 40 PM Monday at her sister Mrs Maggie Wood’s home 527 North Braddock Street after a long illness. She was in the fifth year of age having been born February 25 1846. Surviving are two half sisters Mrs Wood and Mrs Joseph Massey and one half brother Russell C Baker all of Winchester. Funeral Thursday at 3 PM at Mrs Wood’s home with Rev. Alter Mark Depp officiating burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers named Jacob Bowman Captain Robert L Gray Paul Beck Lewis Fries D S Mattison and W Miller Fietcher.

Isslizabeth Catherine Baker Mne T. Baker Winchester Maggie Wood North Braddock Street Miss Baker Wood Joseph Massey Russell C. Baker

Liquor Sales Authorized in Winchester for Physicians

A Corporation Court order in Winchester grants the People’s Drug Company Inc. the right to sell ardent spirits only with a physician’s prescription and permits alcohol for scientific or sacramental uses under 1922 act. GA Davis, pharmacist, heads the licensed operation. bond set at $2,000 to ensure compliance with liquor laws. This marks the first such license in years in the area.

Winchester Corporation Court of Winchester People’s Drug Company, Inc Ardent Lung Pure S Act of Assembly General Assembly GA. Davis People’s Drug Company Ardent Spirits

First hard coal reaches Baltimore after mine reopenings

Baltimore receives its first hard coal since mine reopenings with 28 car Bolton yards shipment by Pennsylvania Railroad totaling about 1,700 tons. Baltimore and Ohio added four cars last week, with more arrivals expected. prices this fall likely about $1 higher than last year.

Jbhbi Associated’ Press Baltimore Bolton Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Philadelphia

Steer Lost in 25 Foot Well Survives Seven Weeks

In Harrisonburg Virginia a nine hundred pound steer fell into a 25 foot dry well on George W Liskeys farm. For seven weeks the animal lived at the bottom without food or water before being rescued by Charles Armen Trout using rope and tackle. The steer weighed about four hundred pounds upon extraction and is believed to survive.

Harrisonburg George W. Liskey Charles Armentrout

Conference May Be Called Off

President A H Smith of the New York Central Lines was to confer with Bert M Jewell leader of the striking men. Jewell would travel from New York to Cleveland then to Chicago as talks stalled before a Willard Jewell agreement. A bridal superstition follows about the first wedding bouquet and veil influencing future marriage.

Associated Press New York A. H. Smith New York Central Lines Bert.m. Jewell Leveland Chicago J. Jewell New York Central T Willard- Jewell Itimorc

Balance Sheet Note on Disbursements and Balance

A brief financial line notes Total Disbursements during the year and a balance carried to July 1, 1922. It records the year’s disbursements and the amount brought forward to the next period.

Hop-Scotch Ancient Game in Roman and American History

Fragmented notes discuss hopscotch as an ancient game with diagrams seen on Roman pavements possibly played by Nero An toni and boys in ancient Rome. It notes Hayes inaugural address line and a Pope translation of Homer about serving country best.

Julius’ Weser Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes United States Alexander Pope

Bridal superstitions and park sizes in early notes

The text notes bridal beliefs about wedding cakes luck and signs during weddings, including fortunes tied to the bride and groom. It also lists the four largest city parks in the United States with Philadelphia Fairmount Park 8000 acres, St Louis Forest Park 1472 acres, Kansas City Swope Park 1353 acres, San Francisco Golden Gate Park 1014 acres.

VU. S United States Fairmount Park Philadelphia Forest Park St. Louis Swope Park Kansas City Golden Gate Park Sanfrancisco

Lily of the Valley and Its Global Names

The passage notes that the flower lily of the valley has many names reflecting its popularity. It highlights "lad der to heaven" as the prettiest, linking it to purity and humility. It adds French, German, and other translations such as Muguet de mai and Mai Blume.

Ancient London Echoes and Inward Sincerity Debate

Fragmentary OCR notes discuss London’s age and a conquest era while debating the link between inward sincerity and outward deeds. terse quotes from various figures appear alongside stray phrases and jumbled names, reflecting a miscellany of comments rather than a cohesive article.

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