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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star published daily except Sundays in Winchester Virginia. It is issued by The Evening Star Publishing Co and consolidates with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror.
The Virginia press weighs Governor Byrd's tax reform proposal focusing on a state wide property tax shift and segregation of taxes. Supporters praise the potential for equalization and unity while critics fear practical flaws and the impact on automobiles and local offices. Byrd is seen as learned and sincere with strong public backing.
The New York Tribune notes silk hats will not dominate the inauguration of New Jersey Governor A Harry as war and conscription alter customs. The piece observes a decline in top hats, with bankers and clerks shifting away, signaling broader democratic shifts after the war.
The Knoxville Sentinel reports the head of the Movie Department asserts a genuine need for romance in film offerings. He believes such content satisfies audience desire and serves a constructive role in cinema.
The speaker argues that in a long career he has found no case where a criminal was incited by a film to commit crime. He challenges popular belief that films directly cause crime and notes that while some content could be eliminated, proving direct incitement remains unsupported by expert opinion.
A satirical verse notes the crowd’s vows to virtue fade as delegates stray, pledges break, and temptations return. It mocks moral posturing and the cycle of reform then relapse, ending with a weary reflection on shared lapses.
Daily wholesale price quotes show local flour corn meal creamery butter and various poultry and livestock items with ranges Forage hay shelled corn and feed items also listed Prices corrected at the previous day’s close and include hens young chickens calves and guineas among others with scattered typographical errors in the source text
Washington reports warn Virginia and Maryland coasts fishery in danger of extinction. Half year catch dropped to 25 million pounds from 60 million in 1915. Calls for stricter regulation, 80 percent cut, permanent closed seasons for sponge and buckram's daba, and greater state commission enforcement.
An old style mixture of camphor witch hazel hydrastis and other ingredients called Lagoptik eye wash is claimed to strengthen weak eyes and ease strain or soreness. The ad promises fast relief and offers a free aluminum eye cup from The People's Ning Co Inc.
Poorly legible rail timetable shows intermediate stops from Hagerstown to Shenandoah Junction for Waslacres and Baltimore with a 1 59 P M connection to Wabington Baltimore and Philadelphia. Parlor car to Foers town and Pullman sleepers to Philadelphia and New York. Fares and schedules available from agents H H Burks Berryville Virginia and W C Saunders Roanoke Virginia.
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