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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1926
Page
5
Stephens City Virginia notes report residents voting after a stay with J W Greg-Dan Brumback, Carroll family visits from Western Maryland, Frances Watson returning from Washington, Walter Burner welcoming a daughter, a rain delay postpones a yard party, and Mary Lemley of Strasburg mentioned among local events.
Visiting her sister Mrs Ran Yeakle. Mr and Mrs Roy Gregory of Washington spent several days with grandfather J W Gregory. Mr and Mrs J S Carroll of Westernport Md spent the weekend with brother and sister in law J W Carroll.
In Pueblo Colorado on August 17 a Pueblo woman Mrs Rose O Neill paid taxes in pennies nickels and dimes. A crowd of about six boys followed to the courthouse with coin containers and more than 200 dollars in coins was emptied from them. The woman said lump sum payments were hard to meet from earnings and the plan worked out.
A family Tax Bank deposits small coins separately to encourage prudent spending and prompt tax payments. The scheme promotes saving without hardship by turning loose change into readily available tax funds for timely remittance.
New York bankers and officials close to President Coolidge denied knowledge of a reported conference on a 150 million dollar farm relief credit fund. The piece notes bankers want careful study, while the president contemplates credit coordination to tackle crop surpluses.
Washington reports Wayne B. Wheeler mocked Representative Tinkham's abuse of the corrupt practices act against the Anti-Saloon League. Wheeler said Tinkham failed for four years to make his allegations stick and that the charges are groundless as the wet cause remains hopeless.
Dr. Lewis M. Allen of Clifton Farm Clarke county Virginia reports fourteen likely foals for 1926 season. Clifton houses the imported stallion Coq Gaulois a 16% hand grey. Foal list includes mares bred to Coq Gaulois and foals by Sunference High Cloud Rockminister and others with owners T G and C G Herring George A Saportas Howard Maxwell W Seipp Janson Fisher Jr and more.
Richmond August 17. Norman Johnson editor of the Merchants Journal and Commerce urged dealers to keep pace with changing demands and warned against pricing yesterday's goods. About 700 visitors from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia attended the Southern Retail Merchants Conference registration. J A Vest Freemond N C called for immediate Petersburg North Carolina Coastal Highway link, noting the 3500 mile route is 90 percent paved and would boost North Carolina trade to Richmond. Vest said Eastern North Carolina merchants currently hesitate to drive to Richmond.
Women of middle age report renewed health and active lives with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials from Mrs Harver Tuches and Mrs Jax BetterMan praise improved appetite headaches and energy after using the remedy and say they would recommend it to others.
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