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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
4
A playful quarrel unfolds between a customer and a butcher as verse is exchanged about subpar meat and souring stock. The customer mocks the shop while the butcher counters with rhymes about honest trade and distant payback. Nearby gossip hints at street theater and cheeky repartee.
A compromise sets three U S standard minimum apple sizes by diameter for interstate and DC sales. It inserts “when packed” for grading, delays effect to July 1, 1913, to aid coopers with stock, and outlines branding and short-barrel penalties for mislabeling.
The notice lists James M. Brown and W. L. Whisson as independent candidates for Winchester Virginia City Council. Each pledges to serve the people to the best of their ability if elected, presenting the bids from the first and second wards respectively.
Miss Inez Milholland, famed New York suffrage advocate, will begin legal practice after summer Europe trip. Her application to New York Law School was rewarded as she passed the difficult examinations with honor.
The act becomes effective on the first day of July in nineteen hundred thirteen as provided. This provision sets the commencement date for enforcement.
Melvin Vaniman completed a successful trial flight of the Arkon dirigible in Atlantic City New Jersey. The airship operated perfectly for more than an hour during the test ahead of planned transatlantic crossing.
The Common Council street water and sewerage committees met last night at the Solicitor R Gray Williams office and approved a more thorough waste collection plan. They noted that owner and resident cooperation is essential to progress. Contractor J W Bowles complained that households leave trash after collection days and many do not know when carts call. A published schedule will be released showing weekly pickup days by ward and area.
Middletown resident Miss Edna Dinges and Mrs. William Stickley of Vauihal are mentioned in a local notice. The fragment indicates a social or legal notice involving these individuals in a community record.
A fragmentary letter describes someone being invited repeatedly to visit another person. The speaker notes confusion over their identity and mentions six invitations, with the line ending in a boast about a single hour presence. The text is highly garbled and lacks clear context or formal details.
A local man joined the telegraph service 65 years ago and after six months without pay learned the trade. He became an expert operator, received a Loveport officer title, and won his military title in the Civil War. A separate note reports a wife suing for 36000 dollars over borrowed money.
A fragment notes vegetables contain a great deal of alcohol and may exert an intoxicating influence on those who rely on them exclusively for food. The passage cites a belief about dietary vegetables producing inebriation.
A fragment discusses balance between study and self presentation. It contrasts a girl who overemphasizes dress at the expense of mind with those who neglect appearance while focusing on intellect. The tone mirrors moralizing period commentary on virtue and restraint.
Local lore holds the road runner is the deadly foe of the rattlesnake in the desert. Residents across Arizona New Mexico and Texas believe the bird combats the snake, its rattles feared by the reptile as the chief threat.
A woman charged with obtaining credit by false pretenses at Kent Assy was defended by a junior barrister after court request. She said she would have pulverized the witness without counsel and praised the young solicitor, then was acquitted. London Evening Standard.
A heated English town council meeting adjourned for lunch after protracted debate. A member expressed astonishment that the mayor would not allow a break, while another noted a gentleman’s repeated use of ham in the remarks.
About nine days later a feminine profile appears on Ravenesteen half of the moon. The lunar lady, formed by mountains and tablelands, is embraced by the Seas of Tranquility, Vapor, and Serenity and is best viewed with an ordinary opera glass.
The piece argues revenge is a unique debt unlike others, granting superiority when unpaid. It notes costly items: a Hebrew Bible owned by a German government refused by the Pope for $125,900, metallic gallium once at $150,064 per pound, and radium as a priceless gem surpassing prior values.
A witty Washington Star quip notes Lord Granard praised a farmer for high livestock quality and a farmer’s reply about dying like pigs. The piece moves to a question about tariff authority, with Senator Sorghum's remark that practical knowledge of constituents beats books for influence.
A fragmented passage portrays a prisoner expressing distress at being reduced to a number rather than a name, fearing perpetual scrutiny. A visitor reassures the prisoner that they will not be alone, offering a moment of human connection amidst isolation.
A woman describes a year of eczema suffering and relief after trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She recalls intense pain and sleep loss before a hospital visitor suggested the product, noting improved health after several months of use.
The article notes Wilson’s continuing wins in Texas New Jersey and Minnesota. It argues he is the only Democrat who can win independent voters in eastern states such as New York New Jersey Connecticut and Maine which are pivotal for Democratic victory.
A Sunday school normal for workers in the Potomac conference of the Virginia Synod will meet at Toms Brook July 16 18. The conference committee named Rev C W Cassell Rev W B Oney and Mr J I Cooper, with experienced instructors secured and subjects to be announced soon. The program includes day instruction and evening lectures at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Toms Brook with congregation hospitality.
A dated ad promotes buying Paint and Oil separately to beat ready made paints. It notes Paint costs 2.10 per gallon while mineral linseed oil is 1.00 per gallon. By mixing 4 parts Paint and 3 parts Oil, 13 1 4 gallons of ready to use paint can be produced at 1.65 per gallon. Dealers listed include Callon Cooper Bros Winchester Larrick Larrick Middletown and Trussell Samsell Stephens City.
Rev and Mrs Lambert depart this morning for Charlestown to attend the quarterly conference of the Southern Methodist Woman's Home Mission, seeking to participate in church work and related activities.
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