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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1927
Page
4
Fragmentary notice indicates the Evening Star and several papers including Morning News Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror are published by Star Publishing Co in Virginia. It mentions post office routing and classification as second class matter daily except Sunday.
The text shows subscription rates in advance for various terms and mentions Associated Press rights. It states AP material is for republication use and that all local news published by the paper is included.
Bible thought and prayer notes emphasize daily Bible selections for parents and children as a priceless heritage. A devotional tone cites Job 11:7 8 and speaks of seeking God, finding the Almighty, and recognizing Christ as the light and life.
A Star of yesterday notes all U S battleships will soon be oil burners leaving only three dreadnoughts unconverted. Sailors recall the romance of coal burning with hard labor and music aboard during fueling. Modern procedure favors speed and efficiency as iron ships prevail.
A fragment recalls wartime events at the Virginia Institute during spring 1864. The text mentions Henry DuPont, cadet corps, hospitality before the war, evacuation, and orders to destroy an institute building amid illness among a daughter. The tone hints at magnanimity and lingering conflict memories.
The passage lauds Colonel DuPont from West Point 1861 through parole of Confederate rangers, highlighting his calm courage and reconciliation between North and South. It notes his Valley Campaign ire aimed at superiors, respect for adversaries, and honorary VMI status as part of a noble military fellowship.
In Covington Virginia a 1920s political note cites President Coolidge demanding full effort to aid disabled World War veterans. It cites lavish spending by the Veterans Bureau, totaling about 4.5 billion dollars for former service men, and notes a request for 16 million more for new hospitals. The public seeks that most funds directly assist veterans.
The Hornsey process developed by John H. Hornsey could revolutionize steelmaking. The National Tube Company of US Steel plans multi million installation at Lorain Ohio claiming costs are one third of traditional methods and requiring less heat. If successful, many blast furnaces may be scrapped with far reaching global effects.
Poem fragment attributed to Y L Shepherd adapts Kipling to a woman’s experience. The speaker urges resilience amid mockery and social pressure while maintaining dignity and self control. It imagines hair as a symbol of contest with crowds, foes, and friends.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a cure for weak inactive children and rickets. It claims rapid weight gain and tooth bone growth, praises sugar coating, and cites a boy who gained 11 percent in seven weeks. Price sixty tablets for 60 cents with a 30 day money back guarantee.
Charlottesville VA Jan 6 Rev Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving assistant rector of St Pauls Memorial Church at the University of Virginia has been appointed chaplain at the United States Military Academy at West Point NY He will leave today to report for duty Friday.
Rail timetable for Berryville Roanoke and connections detailing departures at 2 45 A M 9 15 A M 12 26 P M 8 34 A M 1 30 P M 6 32 P M and 11 29 P M. Includes Pullman sleepers to Williamson Bristol Philadelphia and New York with connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown. Inquiries to H H Burks Berryville VA and Jnc Bladon Roanoke VA.
The Rev. Mr. Kinsolving, son of Rt. Rev. L. L. Kinsolving, bishop of Southern Brazil, was educated at Episcopal High School near Alexandria and the University of Virginia. He served abroad in World War I, then worked in business in Philadelphia for a period before returning home.
A health blurb warns that hurry worry and overwork strain the body causing dullness, back aches, headaches, and potential kidney problems. It promotes Doan's Pills as a remedy and suggests asking your neighbor about them.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of Winchester Gas Company will be held at the company's office 21 W. Piccadilly Street Winchester Virginia on January 17 1927 at three oclock p m called by the Board of Directors to consider and act upon a joint agreement of the Boards of Directors of that company and of Citizens Gas Company proposing to merge and consolidate the two firms.
Warsaw report notes forty eight libraries closed this year amid shrinking book stocks. Publishers respond with cheap editions at about eleven cents per volume, but sales remain weak and readers scarce.
Dr. J. Lewis Rosedale of St. Thomas Hospital told the People League of Health that beer is better for health than tea or coffee due to vitamine B and other values. He cited ancient meat-eaters balancing protein with beer rather than tea and coffee. Henry Roninger of Pelican Rapids sold his prize Duroc Jersey hog for 427.50 after winning grand championship at St. Paul.
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