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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia announces daily publication except Sundays and lists home delivery rates with options for one year six months and three months. It notes Associated Press membership and rights for republishing news dispatches and local stories.
The fragment cites biblical verse from 2 Chronicles 16 3 and a prayer praising God as a present help in trouble. It references Israel’s past without the true God and teaching priest, urging turning to the Lord as trouble is faced.
The 69th Congress convenes in a brief session with many lame ducks elected previously defeated. The piece notes limited expected legislation due to time, concerns over treasury surplus, and taxpayer costs, criticizing the extended holdover before new lawmakers take office.
The piece emphasizes the well known benefit of Christmas seals and urges contributions to stamp out tuberculosis. It frames giving as both charitable and in the public welfare, noting the season calls for heart as well as purse and that every stamp purchased helps others and oneself.
The Danville Register cites Prof. Clarence H. Kennedy of Ohio State University arguing man may have reached development limits and wonders if bees and ants could fare without humans. He notes humans improve bees, boost honey, and nurture ants via pantry supplies yet harm them by overexertion and corruption. The piece ends with mixed optimism and a warning about degeneration.
The press and public follow the acquittal with sustained attention to the long case. Lawyers waived privilege and the accused testified, allowing cross examination to reveal the truth, though the mystery remains unfathomed and suspicions narrowed.
The Star lists wholesale market quotes including corn meal mixed feed and shelled corn. Prices shown cover local hour ranges for products such as grain, feed, eggs, dairy, and poultry with varied figures across items.
Market prices show wheat around 2.65 to 2.75 per bushel and corn near 2.00 to 2.25 per bushel. Chickens bring about 2.25 per pound for young birds, rabbits cost about 5.50 to 6.50 per dozen, and pork and beef items command mixed bids. Livestock and produce volumes appear steady with miscellaneous notes on hogs and sheep.
Advertisement notes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets available at Baker's Drug Store with a money back guarantee if 5 pounds in 30 days is not gained. Claims include a thin woman gaining 15 pounds in six weeks and offers 60 tablets for 60 cents. Mentions a 900 to 950 horsepower airplane engine tested at Glasgow with economical fuel use.
The Gros Marionettes present The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn complete with 150 marionettes in a life sized illusion. A children’s matinee offers Uncle Wiggily at the Circus by Howard R. Garis. Handley High School sponsors. tickets at Baker's Drug Store. Performances at 2 pm and 8:30 pm.
The Sunday school program at First Christian Church featured Rev C Bush of the Methodist Episcopal Church South delivering a talk on Africa's concept of God angels and worship. He stressed Africa's need for Christian knowledge and Jesus Christ. A sizable audience attended despite bad weather.
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