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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
5
An auction style notice describes sable furs in good condition valued at forty dollars and priced fourteen dollars. The listing is attributed to Mrs S at Apt 8 in The Astoria Washington DC with a guarantee for full exam.
Special commissioners offer the property of Hugh S Lupton et al for sale at public auction in front of the Winchester Court House on December 18 1918 at 11 00 a m The tract at Mountain Falls Virginia includes 68A and 24 poles with a frame dwelling and store room Desirable as a country store stand or home and small farm Terms require one third cash with the remainder in two equal payments secured by trust deeds Bond in the required penalty filed by Clerk P H Gold Sale adjourned to January 3 1914 at 11 a m
Special Commissioners announce a public sale of a one half interest in a tract of land of about twelve acres with improvements in Opequon District, Frederick County near Middletown. The sale, under a decree of the Circuit Court, will be at the Winchester courthouse on January 24, 1914 at 4 o clock A M, cash on the day.
A person visiting the home of his parents Mr and Mrs George Grim on South Kent Street returned to Washington aboard a George Washington H. Mr Marton Grim, who has...
A pleasant Christmas day gathering with young people playing games. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J L Reese and many Robins ons and Flowers family members listed by name.
Burleson praises nationwide cooperation in handling the heaviest Christmas mail in U S history. The postmaster general notes plans to raise the initial two zone weight limit to fifty pounds and hints at a possible hundred pounds soon. Telegrams report Christmas night deliveries completed and most offices back to normal.
Hayfield Va December 29 teachers of Bad Creek township organized a district institute to be held at Fremont school house at 10 o clock Friday January 9. Champ Shepherd of Winchester elected vice president and Minnie Hall chosen secretary. A dinner basket tradition will accompany the event as patrons join teachers and citizens to boost local education through a central school.
A young lawyer facing a burglary trial asks how long to address the jury. A veteran advises to take the full hour, arguing the longer you talk the longer you delay the client’s jail time. The exchange reflects streetwise courtroom pragmatism.
A brief dialogue scene shows a child urging behavior as a parent cites a doctor’s advice to take plenty of exercise. The exchange hints at care and family dynamics in a home setting.
A verse from Harper's Weekly contrasts the eagle with the useful hen and tells of a young Irishman sent to box in a neighboring city where he was defeated as his friends lied. The crowd urged him to brace up and stop more of the blows.
A humorous exchange contrasts June brides learning housekeeping slowly with the folly of rushing. It notes premature confidence leads to mistakes and discouragement, then suggests patience. A separate snippet from Punch mocks actors insisting on rehearsal pay after long practice for short runs.
A fragment shows a gossiping exchange about a prank at a club last evening. Jinx mentions who the butt of the joke and confirmation that the respondent was present, describing it as abominable and far fetched.
A man with a kind heart keeps a chestnut tree for local children. The tree no longer bears, so he buys the nuts in town to maintain the supply for visiting children.
A collage of comic lines shows two siblings discussing marriage and temper, a neighbor’s misfortune, and a pie critique. The exchange shifts to humor about futures and finances, ending with a quip about deal making in markets.
Mr. George Saidey, who has been spending the holidays at his home in this city, left today for Baltimore to continue his travel plans.
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