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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
2
New York crowds in late December find few taking New Year pledges. The Associated Press notes the old time resolution seems out of date with moustache cups, flappers, and revolutionists embracing bigger sins instead.
The agency reports no sharp rise in major misconduct or high level incidents this year, signaling a calmer period in enforcement and public safety operations. Officials emphasize continued vigilance and targeted outreach to communities.
London dispatch reports Mayfair hairdressers forecast the end of bobbed hair before 1927. Coiffeurs in London and Paris expect rising demand for false switches plaits and coils as short tresses return. Spring hats will be trimmed larger to fit the new fashion.
Last rites were conducted for George Nelson at Timber Ridge Christian Church in High View West Virginia with a large turnout. Pallbearers included Lias Brill Clarence Brill Smith Brill Gabriel Brill William Seldon and Levi Anderson. More funeral news followed the Christmas gathering at the Seldon home with relatives present. A pupil Cecil Larrick broke his arm on the way home from school last week. Congratulations were sent to Mr and Mrs Willie Strother on the birth of a daughter. The Grubbs and Seldon families spent Christmas with relatives and neighbors in the area.
Richmond opens 1927 with a city population of 197 417, up from 193 125 in 1926 and 171 667 in 1920, a 15 percent gain. The Richmond metropolitan district count reaches about 225 000, based on a News-Leader survey not tied to 1910–1920 decade estimates.
Unctional inactivity of the kidneys permits waste poisons to remain in the blood. Symptoms include dull feeling drowsy headaches and sometimes back ache and dizziness. Kidney function is shown by scanty or burning urine. Doan’s Pills are promoted as a stimulant diuretic endorsed by users everywhere.
Small classified note seeks a dairyman and his wife for a dairy farm. Respond with "H" care to Star. Publication date 12 28 1961 referenced.
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