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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star lists HARRY FLOOD BYRD as publisher and notes post office entry in Winchester Virginia. It mentions daily publication except Sundays and consolidation with multiple local papers as part of the Evening Star Publishing Co.
The notice lists yearly, six month, three month, and monthly subscription prices for two plans, with advance payment required. It notes Associated Press credit to the paper and local news content published herein.
Walter D arcy Ryan of General Electric announces a perfected non glare headlight. Public demonstrations show wide illumination and reduced eye strain with fog penetration. Production expected in four to five months after three years and a $300 000 spend.
City notes clean-up week has passed but urges daily upkeep as Winchester prepares for guests next week. Officials say refuse must be reduced and even small details cleaned. Rumor says fish-brine leaks from merchant barrels stain Main Street pavement. needs inspection.
Fourteen years after a Carroll County court shooting that killed a judge and a commonwealth's attorney and wounded others, the Allen clan faced pardons. Floyd Allen and son Claude Swanson Allen were executed after failed appeals. Sidna Allen and Wes Tryon were later sentenced to prison. Petitions for pardons will be presented to Governor next Thursday.
A reflection on reform in Carroll County Virginia with Wesley driving a prison truck and two released inmates. The piece notes modernization like schools and roads, shifts from clan influence, and urges governors to grant clemency to long imprisoned whites to allow an elderly man to die at home and a young man to prove his future.
A poem narrates a peanut stand entrepreneur haunted by dreams of expansion. The narrator ignores caution from a banker and family, builds many stands, hires weak partners, and ends broke amid failures while chasing grand plans. The verse mocks overreaching ambition and the limits of single-minded commerce.
Winchester resident Mrs. Geo Higgs reports severe kidney pain and fatigue followed by a recovery after using Doan’s Pills. The ad promotes these stimulant diuretics, claiming many locals endorse the product and listing 60 cents price at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is named as the manufacturer.
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a quick fix for indigestion gastritis and other stomach troubles claiming rapid relief. It urges readers to try one bottle and return the purchase price to Baker's Drug Store or any druggist if not satisfied.
Ad touts 35 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism with claims of soothing penetrating action and harmless formula. Ends soreness and lameness after rubbing on affected area.
James Morton of Frostburg Maryland will lead his 15 piece orchestra as a musical number for the Apple Blossom Festival. Mortons orchestra has gained popularity across western Maryland and Pennsylvania with its southern melodies. Morton is also a prominent automobile dealer active in public affairs.
Mr. Robert M. Emewiler and Miss Frances M. Tippet of Camp Hill Pa secured a marriage license at the Corporation Court and were married at the Lathan parsonage by Rev. D A Freed. Emewiler is in railroad service. Mrs W C Plundeké of New York City will visit her parents in the area this week while in transit to Baltimore on business.
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