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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
4
The clipped text presents a religious quotation from John 14 1 3 and an excerpt of a hymn about love and prayer. It reads like a devotional fragment with phrases about belief in God and eternal dwelling. The tone is ceremonial and prayerful without a clear news event.
Ex Governor Frank C. Lowden told 6000 American Farm Bureau members that the general property tax overburdens farmers and landowners. He supports an income tax as fairer and cites Virginia’s repeal of land and tangible personal property taxes as a precedent for shifting to a tax based on earnings and ability to pay.
Stanley Dollar head of a steamer line paid 11489.26 in forfeitures and penalties for under declaring goods worth over 5000 on a European trip. An expedited customs inquiry caught an inconsequential discrepancy and led to immediate payment before continuing his voyage.
The passage contrasts the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean routes and questions who would be best suited to navigate them. It discusses perceived superiority, port access, and the implied skill of arranging favorable voyages, highlighting opinions about maritime prowess and prestige.
The piece questions where vast wealth vanished during the stock crash asking if money was wiped out or merely moved between pockets. It ponders whether the funds remain in banks or vaults and whether they could fuel Christmas shopping and normal business again.
A fragment debates whether amateurs drain wealth to professionals and questions if 30 billion dollars can be destroyed hidden or diverted to unproductive uses. It hints at financial risk and systemic losses without concrete details.
Bankers in several cities urge buying or building now, citing abundant funds from stock market releases and easier terms to foster prosperity. They say home investment benefits many industries and creates employment, applauding home ownership as a source of family stability and national happiness.
An Associated Press item reports the President Polk crew and passengers will have no Christmas aboard the round the world liner. Captain W. A. Ross said the ship would reach the one hundred eightieth meridian in mid Pacific on December 24 and cross into December 26, leaving no time for Christmas celebrations.
A new mixed use complex in Atlanta is planned with a office building and cold storage warehouse. The project budget ranges from 2.5 to 3 million dollars and targets dual commercial use. Expected to create local jobs and expand city facilities.
A late 19th to mid-20th style ad touts Joint-Ease as a soothing emollient for stiff and swollen joints. It claims a 60 cent tube in drug stores, with a refund if not satisfied, and invites readers to request a 12 day trial tube and samples from Pope Laboratories.
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