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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star lists Harry Flood Byrd as publisher and notes entry as second class matter at Winchester Wisconsin. It announces consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror and states subscription rates for three months and one month in advance. It is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatch rights.
The message quotes 2 Chronicles 20 15 promising that the battle is God’s and urges finding strength in faith. A prayer appeals for courage to fight the good fight without fear, trusting in divine guidance.
An editorial urges that the Foreign Mission Board treasurer loss should not discourage support for foreign missions. It compares the situation to a bank failure and calls for continued faith, noting tax policy debates with President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon and criticizing political posturing by Republicans and Democrats.
The piece pitches replacing eat an apple a day with eat a peck a day. Roald Amundsen is cited predicting a mild winter, while critic Mr Herbert J. Browne forecast a cold summer with crop failures.
The piece praises Gov Byrd and Gov Peay as strong executive leaders with a coordinated program. It notes Byrd’s cordial General Assembly reception and Peay’s government consolidation from forty departments to under a dozen. It contrasts road funding during a pay as you go era and lauds southern road quality, placing both leaders among the region’s top governors.
The editorial argues the Senate should deny Ware and Smith seats bought with large sums to deter election corruption. It cites Newberry as a warning, saying displacing voting and enforcement will end such practices. It warns lack of Senate vigor could promote money in future campaigns.
The Massachusetts American Legion calls for Armistice Day to become a legal holiday and for discussions on observing it separately from Thanksgiving. The issue argues a combined celebration dilutes the significance of both holidays and risks subduing veterans' tribute.
The Alexandria Gazette notes a Toronto Globe editorial doubting any real discussion of the wet election. It compares Ontario to Siam, warning that both will incur taxes and sacrifices to support a new white elephant and that big interests will profit from the public's devotion.
The article notes that students who go away to schools for part of their education return home changed. They gain confidence improved manners and new self reliance. The piece argues early schooling is an experiment but well run schools often grant added power and readiness to face independence.
The Irwin Drug Co reports efforts to boost Christmas shopping, with staff noting customer interest and the question of purchase habit. Harry Byrd and N Beddoes are mentioned in passing as part of southern travel outreach.
A fragment remarks on guardianship of a project or asset described as a white elephant, implying concern over who should oversee it and who bears responsibility for its costly burden. The terse line hints at leadership or jurisdiction issues within a larger undertaking.
The Star lists daily wholesale quotes for local markets including wheat rye flour scratch corn meal mixed feed and various poultry items such as turkeys old gobblers young chickens colored and leghorns hens and guineas 2 lbs. Prices are quoted but the newspaper disclaims responsibility for typographical errors.
The snippet lists adjusted close figures for poultry and small animals with rough prices for chickens, turkeys, and rabbits, including a note of 1.40 and ranges from $5 to $6 for rabbits.
A rural notice invites readers to sell or consign personal property including livestock machinery or household goods. J L and J W Jolliffe of Stephenson Virginia offer to buy for cash or sell on commission and provide a contact phone line 2023 F 21.
Commercial production of asbestos begins in Navajoate Arizona opening new mines in this region of the United States.
Jade deposits uncovered in eastern Oregon spark plans for commercial mining by local and state interests. The discovery in the region prompts talks on extraction methods and economic impact.
Prohibition may have prompted Metropolitan to offer a new line of wine bottles with padlocked stoppers secured by silver collars atop cut crystal. The unusual design emphasizes security and craft in a period of drink regulation.
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