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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. This item notes the paper’s publisher Harry Floyd Byrd and filing details with the post office.
The document lists multiple subscription options and prices, indicating one year in advance at 3.50 for six months, with other rates for three months and various advance payments. The text appears as a fragmented rate card with inconsistent spacing and garbled lines.
Excerpt states that the Associated Press exclusively handles republication rights for news dispatches credited to it and for all local news published in the paper, detailing copyright and usage restrictions in the masthead.
The piece contrasts Byrd and Mapp on taxation and government expansion. Byrd proposes tax equality via remitting state tax on land and personal property or using existing tax machinery with local hearings, opposing new offices. Mapp backs a state tax board with salaries, a $40 000 appropriation, potential future larger needs, and a plan for higher county assessments plus a statewide operation commission.
A circular letter alleging the organization backed him was circulated to electors and published by a Richmond paper. The Fredericks Star notes the Valley candidate trail and says Mapp is narrowing the gap, running better as events unfold.
fragments recount senator G Walter Mapp and candidate governor on school funds fees. text notes 1924 increase of $857 521 08 and Senator H F Byrd voting against a bill to curb these charges. context shows political critique of Mapp and Byrd.
The Newport News Press notes that no candidate was predicted to win easily and Mapp leads early, challenging Byrd as the race tightens. The Petersburg Progress Index observes a close race, with Byrd headed by his reformist background and rival candidates remaining in contention, reducing hopes of a decisive victory.
Walt Mason warns against reckless driving in a narrative verse about foolish motorists ignoring traffic rules. The poem contrasts sane drivers who follow the law with a scofflaw who speeds, rolls on two wheels, and endangers others, ending with grim images of fatalities and funerals.
Daily market recap notes corrections and wholesale price quotes for flour and corn barrels, spring wheat, butter, middlings, and feed components. Includes an ad for camphor eyedrops Lavoptik eye wash and a free aluminum cup offer from The People’s Drug Co. Tacoma.
The Fredericksburg Star notes a tight contest between Mapp and Byrd for the governor nomination. It says Byrd’s expected win from machine support may be fading as Virginians resist party machinery, with the Daily Press staying neutral and focusing on the people over organization.
Rich in vitamins cod liver oil is prescribed for rickets anaemia and for tuberculosis malnutrition and convalescence in adults it helps gain weight. Physicians now favor tablets McCoys Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets claim to add five pounds in thirty days and offer a money back guarantee. advertisement notes a court notice from Winchester Virginia dated 1925 involving a trustee and creditors with distribution and tax reporting details.
Hundreds of excursionists arrived in Winchester yesterday to view the apple blossoms and tour the orchards. They were told of a free auto tour but no automobiles appeared, leaving many disappointed. The mass trip from Washington totaled 400 to 600 cars, mainly from Washington, with no local agency responsible for the circulated tour rotor.
An old advertisement or promotional snippet touts a tasteless chill tonic. It hints at improved appetite and energy, urging readers to try a remedy claimed to brighten mood and vigor. Names, dates, or specific product details remain unclear in the readable fragments.
New York. Mrs. Martha Fitzgerald tied to multiple aliases, sentenced to penitentiary for an undertermined term for swindling immigrant women and others of 30 000 to 60 000. She posed as a German baroness countess and princess. A widow victim, now in an old woman's home, lost 30 000. An English governess, engaged for Fitzgerald's two sons, 16 and 17, saw no tuition or board paid for two years.
White Post Virginia residents share social notes as Louise Meade returns from Washington and Mrs. Warren Larue visits her mother. Local baseball team defeats Boyce high school seventh graders while several residents entertain family and friends over Easter weekend.
A $33 million construction push in Hollywood by the Sea on Florida's east coast aims to build a deep water harbor under Gen. Goethals, three fireproof hotels, a new beach casino, auditorium, bank, ten apartment houses, a larger publishing house, and multiple schools and churches. The ad promotes safe investment for middle class buyers and invites thorough personal inquiry.
Miss Marguerite Elliott and Joy Chrispian joined services in Kerynstown as guests of Mrs. M Strickler. Mildred Thompson Marguerite Elliott and Max Imont drove to Winchester to view The Border Legion. Philip Digges of Washington DC spent the holidays with brother J C Diggey on Stone Pike line road. Lillie Massie visited parents at Edge Hill. Thomas Gore returned to White Post to help in the family store. William Burtner of Ragemont visited the area. Lou Robinson of New York visited his mother last week. Ellen Pipher and Mabel Martin spent weekend with Mr J W Martin on Stone Bridge road.
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