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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1932
Page
4
Publication text from The Evening Star Pub Winchester includes advertising and Associated Press notice about use of news dispatches. It lists subscription rates and advertising representatives in New York Des Moines Chicago.
A religious exhortation cites Galatians 6:1 urging gentleness in restoring fellow believers who stumble, urging self restraint to avoid temptation and to practice spiritual restoration with meekness.
The piece notes an unusually mild winter with minimal snow and early blooming shrubs across the Atlantic coast. It questions whether broader climate warming is occurring, cites meteorological records, and discusses public belief versus scientific data on winter trends.
The Greensboro Daily News notes skepticism toward Captain W. G. Lee of Florida who claims to have forced custom bluefish onto the hook for Grover Cleveland to mock the president. The piece contrasts Cleveland with other anglers who could drink while fishing, but questions the tale's plausibility.
The piece argues against taking Captain Lee’s claims at face value about a famed man’s fishing and boyhood heroism. It recalls historical figures like Washington Lincoln and Grant, suggesting such denials are as unlikely as those legends.
Ten Paris dressmaking houses unite as the Association for the Protection of Artistic and Seasonal Industries to bar buyers who copy gowns at the show. The practice spreads to U S department stores where customers order expensive gowns on approval and have copies made by dressmakers. Such copying raises prices for all shoppers and harms retailers.
Letter to The Star challenges recent water quality claims. It cites conflicting statements on contamination, chlorination and safety while urging a certified update from state and city health boards to ensure safe drinking water.
Marcia Moyer, a sales clerk in Mitchelfield’s largest store, rises to cosmetics buyer then travels with a New York firm’s district manager. She accepts a chance to demonstrate products nationwide while navigating romance, friendships, and loneliness as Ted Stanton and Haley mix in.
Marcia settles briefly in Chicago then faces loneliness as she contemplates moving on to a new assignment. She doubts friendships will last but keeps faith in progress as Mr. Haley visits to praise her work and notes the proposition should pay off with follow up sales.
Laura Gold Crawford argues Winchester should replace current water supply from contaminated area with Capon river water. She condemns taxes and sewer-dredge practices while lamenting mill closures and unemployment. She calls citizens to action through letters and voter registration in 1932.
An ad touts Hemroid Tablets as treating piles by addressing blood circulation rather than external remedies. It claims internal remedies remove the cause and mentions Baker's Drug Store offering a money back guarantee if one bottle does not end pile agony.
A Denver man reported six rits stolen, an amount believed greater than he could spare. Local police opened an inquiry into the curious loss and are seeking clues to recover the items and identify a suspect.
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