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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1924
Page
4
The fragment lists Evening Star Gabby Loop and publishers in Winchester Virginia with affiliated papers The Morning News The Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror. It includes subscription rates and office details for a regional press network through Win ter Virginia.
The text lists presidential candidate John W. Davis of West Virginia and vice presidential candidate Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. It also names Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester as a Seventh District congressional candidate.
The Edenburg Virginia Mirror quotes Douglas Freeman of the Richmond News Leader praising Davis while denouncing the political machine and liberal reform efforts. Freeman describes Davis as isolated on a lofty perch while lamenting mediocrity and a buried, conspiratorial system hindering reform in Virginia politics.
The piece lampoons Governor Davis and Freeman as failing to meet liberal standards on road bonds and public debt. It mocks political figures including Lindsay Gordon and Douglas, suggesting factional drift and public skepticism of Liberals.
A humorously archaic verse traces a spendthrift’s decline as he saves pennies to feed a frugal household. His wife Matilda and Aunt Hilda celebrate prudence while lamenting the tightened purse strings and meager meals, ending with the speaker preferring waste to stingy habits.
Chicago August 26 State's Attorney Crowe in final argument again calls for the death penalty for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. He attacks mercy pleas, ridicules defense theories, and insists the law requires death for violent crimes, saying judges and prosecutors must not be lenient.
Quince Perdue a wealthy McDowell County farmer faces charges of flogging six children with a horse whip beating a four year old with a board and forcing labor in cornfields. A charge of non-support is also filed and he is out on bond awaiting the next grand jury action.
An excerpt shows Pelite Distinctions describing a gentlemen's agreement as the cause of their poker game ending. He recalls three or four ace-boarders forming a society and passing resolutions that exclude outsiders.
The Virginia American Legion at Danville reports 7,068 paid-up members as of August 10, up 1,137 from last year, with 91 active posts. Arch C. Morgan wins $100 for the largest membership gain, bringing in 234. George B. Roszel finishes second with 55 members, as Roanoke’s E. Stoy urges stronger infant mortality reduction.
A hurricane strength wind and heavy rain hit New York with 3.55 inches of rainfall by 11 30 this morning. One person was killed and 23 injured in accidents caused by the storm.
In Logan West Virginia on August 26 Charlie Conley shot and killed his father Andrew Conley while attempting to intervene in a quarrel between Charlie and his brother Obe over ten dollars. Charlie is jailed and Obe is wounded. Gerald Bryant is charged with wounding Obe and the pistol’s fate remains unclear.
The Quantico Marines travel from Washington in August 1986 to Antietam battlefield for summer maneuvers overcoming rain and bad weather to reach their designated training grounds.
Mentho-Sulphur cream soothes irritated itchy skin and eczema with quick relief. A noted skin specialist says itching stops immediately and after two to three applications the skin clears. A small jar is available at any good drug store.
Receiving loads of West Virginia ewes from Southwest Virginia Greenbrier and Pocahontas County. These black faced, good size ewes are nong and in demand. See seller before buying to save money. (8-13-11)
Final condition report for Winchester Gas and Electric Light Co. and W A Ryan trustee for Winchester gas stock subscribers. Audited balance sheet shows assets totaling 149 163.94 with cash receipts 45 228.00. liabilities include notes payable and consumer deposits. Net profit 4 974.93 for Jan 1 to July 31 1924. capital investment risen to 89 922.00 from 41 376.82. Book value per share about 12.43 with profit since 1921 34 699.99.
A bus ran wild between Welch and Keystone tumbling down a 50 foot embankment injuring more than twenty people, including 18 teachers, with patients treated in Welch and Kimball hospitals.
A new chemical discovery titled Pesky Devils Quietus P D Q Coste S6e claims to rid houses of bedbugs moths roaches and fleas with no damage to springs furniture or clothing. It is said to be used by hospitals and railroad companies and offered in sealed double strength liquid form.
A bus accident near Keystone injures several teachers returning from the Welch teachers institute. Miss Hattie Sheppard suffered the most serious injuries with a broken back. The steering knuckle on the bus failed leading to the crash in Pulaski.
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