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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star details subscription prices for mail and carrier service including yearly and quarterly rates. It notes daily publication except Sundays and lists consolidation with other local papers. The paper carries Associated Press monopoly on news dispatches and local items.
The excerpt urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as priceless future heritage. It quotes Psalm 91:9-10 about God as refuge and habitation and includes a prayer for protection from evil and danger.
Spokane readers learn the Baltimore and Ohio celebrates a hundred years since its founding. Daniel Willard, president, cites a $900 million asset base, 70 000 employees, 5,500 miles of main line, and a $63 million capital stock issue as the carrier reflects on its growth from a small 14 mile 1832 line to 1926 freight and passenger totals.
Richmond Times Dispatch reports Virginia Bar Association leader R Gray Williams at Virginia Beach warned that fascism’s efficiency hinges on dictatorship while cautioning that initiative referendum and recall threaten representative government. He urged strengthening democracy through an extended representative principle rather than more democracy.
Milwaukee Journal reports a fierce dispute in Chicago over school board leadership and a prominent city figure. The exchange escalates from personal insults to a long stand-off tied to debates over school policy and education in the city.
The reference compares the Stuart portrait of the first American to the photographer's study of William Hale Thompson, noting familiarity with the former and distinguishing it from the latter.
The Emporia Gazette extols northern Kansas close to the Nebraska line highlighting the Valley of the Blue and comparing it to European valleys. It notes rugged canyons near Ashland in southern Kansas and vast plains beyond the corn belt, affirming Kansas as varied and not flat or barren.
The piece notes about 700000 workers directly in cars and parts, 200000 in tires fuels, and 1000000 in distribution and service. It argues millions more supply raw materials and manufacturing inputs for over 20 million cars in use, linking the industry to a vast global supply chain and employment.
A Legion protest against Jack Dempsey fighting at Soldiers Field Chicago waned with dismissive support from ex servicemen who questioned his war record. Despite calls for nationwide action, few ex service members backed a campaign to bar his bout while Tunney, a Marine veteran, had already defeated him.
A Milwaukee physician blames scantiness in women's dress for social ills in a Clifton Forge Review item. The piece suggests concerns over attire reflect broader cultural tensions and moral anxieties of the period.
Babe Ruth broke up a pitching duel in Chicago with his thirty eighth homer of the season in the eleventh. Connally of Chicago and Piros and Moore of the Yankees limited the hits. Ruth’s blast tied him with Lou Gehrig for home run honors as the Yankees lost game 3 2. The Senators split a doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns.
The Washington Post cites Dr Hoye E Dearholt urging dress reform to curb tuberculosis among girls aged 15 to 25. Wisconsin Tuberculosis Association reports crowded treatment facilities, with many on waiting lists, while fashion trends push slenderness through insufficient nutrition and risky remedies.
Advertises 8.8.8 as the sole method to clear skin and relieve eruptions. Claims it builds red corpuscles and nourishes blood, with a testimonial from a user who says it stopped itching and boils, urging weak and run-down people to try it. Contains address Barker 337 Walnut Street Milmath Ohio and notes it is made from medicinal herbs, sold in two sizes.
The movement to finalise the thesis receives renewed support as advocates urge practical actions. Supporters emphasize world improvement through well considered steps and collective responsibility.
Train timetable dated November 21 lists routes from Berryville to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Williamson Norton Waynesboro with Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Bristol and dining car service. Connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York with parlor sleeper to Philadelphia. Information and reservations via H Barks and L Bladon Berryville VA.
One half cash with balance in one year evidenced by a bond bearing interest from sale date. Sale secured by deed or trust and conducted by W Co Roe Duvall Dunn Auctioneers.
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