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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star at Winchester Virginia lists Harry Floyd Byrd as publisher and notes publication daily except Sundays. It also records consolidation with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
Rates list for subscription periods including one year in advance at 3.50 for six months 1.76 for three months 0.90 and 0.30 for one month. An alternative yearly plan costs 4.50 with six months at 2.25 and three months at 1.20.
The message states AP holds exclusive republication rights for all AP credited dispatches and local news published on Wednesday April 28 1926. It asserts copyright control over use of the material by this paper.
A United States Bureau of Labor Statistics chart shows food prices rising since 1918, with a current index around 165 and a 6.6 percent February 1926 increase from February 1925. Specific items such as sirloin, bread, butter, potatoes, and coffee are all higher than 1913 prices, while comparisons abroad show U S prices more favorable than many peers.
The notice urges all eligible voters to pay the poll tax by May 1 to qualify for the August and November elections. It stresses poll tax as a small, easy obligation and urges lifelong compliance to ensure democratic participation and avoid disqualification.
The Virginia tradition in law is cited as Harvard and Columbia establish departments of legal research. Law will be studied as a social phenomenon rather than a fixed code. An editorial note from the New Republic is quoted on law as thinking and decision making.
Announcement from Louisville reports Distillers Consolidated buying 10 895 cases and 4 297 barrels of old 76 whisky. Amil Schwartzhaupt is general manager and Dan Weiskopf has a major role. Weiskopf says the group aims to profit from whisky certificates as prices dip. Louisville warehouses hold 170 000 barrels, seen as potential for widespread impact.
An aging speaker surveys a busy world from a chair beneath a tree. He contrasts youthful zest with old age and laments modern folly while acknowledging the world grows better as he dozes, noting the recurring clash of generations.
Hayfield Virginia April 23 judges of a Friday night debate between Round Hill and Hayfield teams ruled the world is growing morally worse. Five judges sided with the affirmative after two hours of discussion noting crime and moral decline while citing church attendance and Red Cross value as counterpoints.
An ad extols S S S as building red blood cells to fight rheumatism and restore energy and vitality. It claims purity and richness of blood eradicate rheumatic pain, promising nights of rest and days of joy, urged to buy larger bottles from local druggists.
An advertisement touts a guaranteed remedy for fits or falling sickness with claims of no habit forming drugs. It invites readers to write for a free booklet and lists PHE NOLEPTOS CO, Department 38, Box 71, St Johns Place Station, Brooklyn, NY.
Packed house at Empire Theatre last night for Margaret Lilly Musical Comedy Company second show this week. Show is up to date with lively singing Charlestowns and other dancers. Program changes nightly along with changes of pictures shown.
On May 8 1926 at 10 a m a public sale will be held in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia for a wrecked 7 passenger Studebaker car owned by G P Fealty The body is wrecked but the chassis and engine are in good number 1 condition Cash terms Dunn Duvall Auctioneers Frederick County Va
Notice from Thomas, Clerk of the Local Board of Equalization, to Winchester residents that the board will meet in City Hall Court Room on Monday April 26, 1926, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to hear property assessment complaints and give each taxpayer their turn.
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