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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1914
Page
3
AP LOOKS AS IF THE CAPE HAD COME TO STAY describes satin lined capes popular for evening wear. Patterns 8445 and 8456 illustrate long capes with vests, belts, and decorative collars, priced 15 cents each and requiring 3 to 4 yards of 42 inch material in size 36.
A collage of humorous exchanges from a lively social setting. Jokes about vacations on landing on feet, railroads profiting, and opinionated couples are presented through witty dialogue. References include Mrs Lightvein and Mr Hopewell, with playful nods to era romance and social commentary.
In a quiet English village locals held a small event at the dedication of a new fire engine. The evening was light with merriment as clergy and residents gathered in the communal space to celebrate the addition to the village fire service.
Advertisement style text promises relief from rheumatic pain and stiff muscles with a medical product, urging readers to recall earlier vitality and seek the advertised remedy mentioned as Foley's khine in the Evening.
Fragment mentions Hewitt Gruet Jewett Well and a win on a grindstone, but details are unreadable and context is missing.
A fragmented humorous piece describes shifts in travel notions and a joke about the canal mudscow. It mentions Peace and a conjuring Uncle performing a trick for children, plus a cartoonish exchange about insurance sales tactics and changing companies.
A damaged Journal fragment notes engagements faltering over money misunderstandings and ill‑fated unions. The item hints at social tensions behind romance and financial strain in a bygone era.
The home canner is an important tool on the farm to save surplus fruits and vegetables that markets cannot immediately take. It preserves produce for winter and for times when fruit and vegetables are out of season, helping farmers reduce waste.
Kansas State entomologists identify the worm as the common cutworm. Infestations are mainly in wheat with volunteer grain, grasslands, and alfalfa. Prevention includes plowing fields in summer, destroying eggs, dust barriers, and bran mash poisoning for migrating worms. The piece also covers alfalfa prep, seed mixtures, and straw prices in Missouri.
A digger trapped by falling timbers 30 feet underground pounded to attract rescuers. An iron pipe brought food and later a second pipe allowed a jarring signal. He asked via pipe what the score, prompting a chorus of questions from onlookers.
A debate features Mr Cross urging practical railroading knowledge. He critiques executives who sit in private offices and suggests training by commuting on real rail jobs to learn the business firsthand.
A humorous slip shows a person scrambling to borrow a nickel from the bank to buy his mother another bottle of ink, reflecting frugal daily life and resourceful sentiment.
A mysterious note warns buyers to seek a dehorned automobile and to avoid all other kinds. The message frames a single demanded trait while hinting at wary sellers in a quiet market. No further details are provided.
At a social event, remarks reveal the Scrappingtons have renewed their dispute over a pet dog and its upkeep. The exchange hints at ongoing family tensions and financial strains within the household.
A humorous squib notes a man claiming success due to his wife while the wife cites alimony from a divorce. A seance gag features a spirit, a widow’s lament, and a punchline about a Bronx policeman and an Indian in California.
Fragmentary notes discuss making a fireproof whitewash by diluting whitewash with boiling water and soap and advise on growing orchard crops and hay. The text includes garbled phrases about potash, tank results, and meal portions with several misspellings and incomplete sentences.
In a sharp exchange a speaker questions faith in perception while another retorts that many people are hard to trust. The dialogue highlights skepticism and humor about truth and recognition.
A brief quip notes that some savor luck and dance while others claim luck in overshoes. The playful line contrasts fortunes and fates in a wry historical voice.
Miss Maudie brags of countless callers exhausting her as a telephone operator. The scene hints at her busy social and professional life reflected in a quick, witty exchange.
A quote attributed to George Randolph Chester laments that literature would pay better if not so many dead men clutter the field. The remark reflects industry realities and resonates with authors facing perilous careers.
A partial conversation unfolds with a lady praising a girl she recommended and the girl calling herself a beast. The exchange hints at social decorum and a judgmental tone, set within a domestic scene likely in a serialized narrative.
Deacon W E argues leisure is no time to loaf and urges action on duties and past deeds. The remark frames idle time as wasted, contrasting it with purposeful effort and responsibility.
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