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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
4
The text lists post office details and subscription rates for The Evening Star and related papers. It notes association with the Associated Press and states exclusive rights for republication of AP dispatches. The fragment references daily publication excluding Sundays and carrier delivery options.
Prayerful excerpt from Isaiah 61 10 expresses gladness in the Lord and joy in salvation. It emphasizes garments of salvation and a robe of righteousness bestowed by God.
The article discusses a landmark dispute over how to value railroads and public utilities for regulation. It centers on the Interstate Commerce Commission's prewar cost valuation versus present-day reproduction costs, with a nine billion dollar spread and the St. Louis and O'Fallon Railroad case poised to shape national rate policies. It notes the case could force Supreme Court rulings affecting utilities nationwide and involves vast sums for both public utilities and the public.
A Bristol Herald-Courier discussion questions gender assumptions about intellect and character. It cites Pauline Downing of Wise School, Ohio, noting her rise from hardship to work and education amid financial reversals and career shifts in Cuba and Chicago, reflecting broader social anxieties.
Fifty now, Pauline Downing achieves the highest scholastic honor and a university degree. She is one of three women to win the Phi Beta Kappa key this winter and is described as very happy.
The Byrd Antarctic Expedition arrived at the great ice barrier as Christmas celebrations on shipboard ended. An American flag and aircraft were farther south than before, and a Christmas program was broadcast to the crew. A Canadian in Montreal heard Commander Byrd's voice via wireless 11 000 miles away announcing the sighting of the ice barrier.
Ziegfeld's Showboat completes its first New York year with 2 600 000 earned, yet profits are distant as costs of production and operation remain high. The era shows entertainment as a costly, uncertain big business driven by massive crowds and fortunes won or lost.
Petersburg Progress Index reports influenza as an epidemic with varying mortality over years. Doctors note limited knowledge but have reduced fatalities, urging stay indoors and call a doctor when a cold and fever occur.
A Kansas City Star excerpt notes Emil Ludwig omits a Bismarck biography detail about his barber selling locks. Verdi offered to donate a lock for charity but left after a curtain, while a white valet reportedly shaved his own hair, and proceeds benefited the bazaar.
An old advertising notice touts Musterole as a heating ointment easing flu and cold symptoms in children and adults. It describes a warm tingling start and cooling relief, claiming comfort without blistering.
Local notes from Mount Pleasant Virginia recount visits among residents including Mr and Mrs Willy Lamp and family, Mrs Heap of near Reliance, Mrs Clinton Barr, Mrs Ward Cadwallader, Mr Clinton Barr, Miss Dorothy Orndorff, Mr Russel Whitacre, Miss Fannie Pitock, and others. Community events include Sunday school, preaching, and Christian Endeavor. Also mentions illnesses and a remark on the President’s power to call an extra session of Congress.
The interest of Geo I Norton in Geo F Norton Publishing Company sold to W R Pifer. The firm ceased December 31. All debts due must be settled within 30 days and claims presented for payment. G H O Norton T M Hiltzheimer.
We thank neighbors and friends for sympathy kindness and help during the sickness and at the death of our dear one Thomas Hancher and also for the 41st of 414 automobiles Mrs Thos Hancher and Sons 4T-3-W
An advertisement promotes Care’s Mentha Pepsin as a permanent remedy for indigestion and stomach ills. It claims to strengthen the stomach and enable free eating, with Baker’s Drug Store guarantying money back if indigestion persists.
89 acre farm with an eight room house and out-buildings located one mile east of Stephens City. Sale with or without equipment. Information from Web Huffman Stephens City Virginia. Quote about delaying plans from Rushville Republican.
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