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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1921
Page
4
Rates listed for one year six months three months and one month in advance totaling 4.00 2.00 1.00 and 0.4 cents respectively for mail subscriptions.
Opinion and ad style content listing candidates for governor lieutenant governor and other statewide offices, followed by a health column touting Nuxated Iron as a cure for weak nerves and thin blood. Includes garbled market and supply notes and local goods pricing.
A fragmentary poem excerpt shows Walt Mason venting frustration and street life imagery. The speaker notes struggles with writing and patrons, mentioning a cheese seller and a Maltese dog. The piece hints at urban hardship and whimsy as he contemplates retreat.
Corrected market notices show limited readable text about local prices and items. The fragmented OCR mentions possible typographic errors and a stray number sequence, offering minimal concrete details.
The Star offers gold prizes for best essays inspired by Vicente Blasco Ibanez The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and its Empire Theatre show. First prize ten dollars, second five, plus complimentary show tickets for third to fifth. Open to all with emphasis for students. word limit 1000. theme ideas include patriotism, disarmament, or symbolic interpretation. Essays due by October 5 at Contest Editor.
City clerk records show transfers including Albert O Cline to Silas J Cleveland for a Highland avenue house and lot. M M Lynch trustee to David Barrett on Highland avenue. Naomi Graber and Katie Webster to Joseph Newlin regarding a 2500 refunding bond. James J Russell and C W Russell selling a milk plant for 2500. name change petition for James Percival Saker to James Percival Sheetz granted. Winchester Orchard Supply Company purchase of a fruit packing house for 3000 with 66 annual rental. various other transfers on Virginia avenue South Kent Street Valley Pike and Market Street with prices ranging from 5 to 1300.
Miss Grace Ritter returned home after visiting relatives in Wardensville. Friends note Mr. Jeff Good’s condition remains serious with distant relatives at his bedside. Ray Baylis visited friends near Gainesboro on Sunday. A large turnout attended the Winchester fair last week. Miss Rachel Ritter was calling on local residents.
Uncle Sam taxes incomes but not the value of home ownership. The article notes favorable conditions this year, advising readers to consider practical home planning and seek reliable guidance on all aspects of home ownership and related finances.
Real estate ad offers a double house with five rooms on one side a cellar electric lights terms 2250 dollars plus a garage investment 26 percent yield a repair shop 28 by 38 and a roller mill business worth investigation brick house nine rooms close in conveniences price 8000 dollars good home on easy installments lots of lots see us for results
Miss Mary Belle Lawyer visited her cousins the Misses Grubbs near town last week and attended the fair. Mr. and Mrs J H Cooper hosted visitors including Mr Clearance Oates and daughter of Winchester and Mr and Mrs Richard Cooper with their little son. Preaching services were well attended at both churches Sunday. The Ladies Aid Society of Round Hill and Friend Circuit meet Saturday at 2 30 p m at the usual place. All are asked to attend.
For sale a Gle dwelling on Pall Mall street at 1000 dollars a double dwelling on Matin street priced at 2000 dollars an eight room dwelling with bath at 5500 dollars an eight room brick dwelling with basement and attic modern in every respect at 12000 dollars 50 acres improved farm near city 4 nan an Fave large commercial orchards offered by Good & Company for prompt buyers.
Effective 6.00 a m Tuesday July 5 1921 the Winchester and Western railroad lists train times to Wardensville Farms Capon Springs Shiloh Larrick Rock Enon Pools Ford Cornwell Midway Back Creek Gainesboro Indian Hollows Hogue Creek McGuire Chambersville Hill Crest and W. & W. Junction Way with all trains daily except Sunday.
Schedule effective May 29 1921 lists Berryville connections to Bristol Roanoke and Shenandoah with Parlor cars Pullman sleepers to Williamson Winston-Salem Philadelphia New York and Washington. Authority contacts H H Burks Berryville VA and W Saunders Roanoke VA for fares schedules and reservations.
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