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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star records publication details for Winchester Virginia, listing postal status, daily schedule, and consolidation with other papers. It also lists subscription rates for mail and carrier deliveries and notes Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local content.
A devotional note urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. It quotes Proverbs 25 28 about self control and offers a prayer for strength and mastery over the soul.
The piece argues Republicans push social righteousness as the campaign’s supreme issue while criticizing Democrats and past Republican scandals. It cites alleged corruption in Hoover era politics, Vet Affairs, and the Daugherty tenure, contrasting with Tammany linkage to the Democratic nominee and noting Republican condemnations of GOP machines in Chicago and Indiana.
The text argues that Republicans in the Seventh district raise a righteousness and morality issue while ignoring their own party’s record and current affiliations. It suggests the Democrats welcome this issue as a contrast to Republican positions.
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch discusses Governor Byrd reappointing Harry R. Houston of Hampton as Commissioner of Fisheries. It notes a forthcoming Richmond conference with the fisheries commission to address enforcement, inspector compensation, and fee-based arrests, stressing the governor’s responsibility to protect the state’s seafood resources and enforce laws.
George Garner of Manufacturers Record urged the South to treat advertising as an investment not an expense at a Charlottesville event. He cited Virginia apples and regional advantages, calling for stronger promotion of the state as a garden spot. He praised the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce for effective ongoing work and urged expansion.
The article contends Henry M. Blackmer, an oil expatriate, will be brought involuntarily back to the United States for tax fraud charges. It argues he will likely avoid conviction, receive free transport, and perhaps donate to a Hoover Republican slush fund, amid claims of biased prosecutions.
The Clinton Advertiser notes that some scientists seek an artificial sleep substitute to extend waking hours and even a death substitute for immortality. The piece compares such quests to risky experiments and cites historical fables while remarking that cucumbers hold sunshine and rainbows only to poets.
Local notes list residents and visitors with names including Mrs Julian Snapp Mrs Robert Smith Mr and Mrs Herbert Fisher Mr Elmer Suter Frank Wagner Tom Timberlake William Timberlake Tom Price Bleie Emerson Elmer Suter and others. Visits include Vaucluse Evans Wyandotte Winchester Stephens City Pa and Maryland. Elizabeth Huyett Swimley Dudley Pierce and Charlotte Paule are mentioned in family updates.
C B Pingley of this city concludes a study in Lancaster Pennsylvania on Armstrong Linoleum. He argues linoleum should be laid over heavy deadening felt to prevent damage and hide brads. He says proper laying eliminates unevenness and ensures a smooth durable floor.
A speaker describes training at the Armstrong Laying School and Lancaster visit to learn linoleum installation and care with Armstrong Bureau of Interior Decoration showcasing new patterns and tones. The piece notes radio audience and forestry wildlife imagery in closing remarks.
Long hot days and nights strain the nerves causing headaches sleepless nights and fatigue. Capucline in water offers fast relief by soothing the nerves. Liquid form acts almost instantly available in 30c and 60c drug store sizes.
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