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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
4
The Evening Star notes support for using beer as medicine under the Volstead act faces opposition. Some argue beer is a safer medium than stronger alcohol and could be used therapeutically, while others urge a ban on both forms. A proposed law restricting patent medicines with alcohol is also discussed as a safeguard.
Push County presses for road construction to spur development and employ labor. The note laments prior delays and cites local fruit crop impact as a reason to redirect labor toward paving and infrastructure projects.
The Clergy Club of New York hosts a lunch honoring Bishop Richt Rev erlimirovic as he cites proverbs on laughter and suffering. He argues America’s levity masks world agony and urges serious leadership amid famine and tyranny while noting laughter can mislead nations and history.
A distorted passage discusses a woman who kills with a small gun and faces acquittal fears. It critiques cinema and morality campaigns aiming to reform youth by condemning vice while fearing the influence of films on virtue.
Cameras and supplies offered at pre war prices with 24 hour film development service. Walt Mason notes the cameras should fade and not be missed in this brief promotional item from The People’s Drug Co.
Indiana driver Shrimp Burns powered a stock Indian to a 102.54 mph 15 mile time at Beverley Hills speedway Los Angeles and won the 18 3 4 mile Miss and Out race in 7 minutes 51 4 5 seconds averaging 104.91 mph. He crashed in the 26 mile event on lap eleven, was hospitalized, then returned to finish the 15 mile race with splinters removed and bandaged. Official report calls Burns and his Indian the most spectacular speed display in California racing history.
A loving remembrance notice from Mrs. John Barrett and her children Anna May and Harry Bun Cutter. It notes Mary Salena Bun Cutter departed life on April 29 and reflects on the family’s sorrow, faith, and the need for comfort in their home.
LV Berryville schedule details trains with routes to Bristol Roanoke Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stations. Pullman parlor car to Bristol. Night service includes Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Winston Salem. Shenandoah cafe car connects at Roanoke with Memphis special to the South. Northbound service listed as No 27-5.53 p m for Shenandoah and intermediate stations.
Saturday through Wednesday the Handley Schools collected poems from pupils about a cleaner town. The poems urge citizens to recycle and dispose of papers properly and praise the Women’s Civic League for promoting a “City Beautiful” through thrift, cleanliness, and fresh paint.
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