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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star appears at Winchester Virginia with Morning News Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror. Subscription rates are listed by Mall and Carrier with multiple advance payment options. Associated Press is credited for national and local news.
Hear the word of the Lord to tremblers at his word ye that were cast out by brethren. Let the Lord be glorified and he shall appear to your joy. They shall be ashamed. Prayer says they are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The message urges continued business discipline and tax policy support, backing Governor Harry’s successor who will push economic development and new industries. It calls for stronger state cooperation, enhanced Chamber of Commerce efforts, and completion of the Shenandoah National Park under national oversight. It envisions a progressive Virginia with Jeffersonian values guiding a forward looking era.
Richmond Times-Dispatch recounts Harry Houdini’s rise from illusionist to a chief critic of mediums. He offered a reward to test mediums and exposed fraud while seeking genuine communication from the dead through various séances. The piece notes his Jewish heritage and his ongoing effort to reveal fakery in spiritualist practices.
Judge Wham criticized bootleggers as the liquor laws became looser, noting a decline in calibre and a rising stream of illicit activity in East St. Louis last week. The remark reflected concern over enforcement as law changes took effect.
The writer argues society must accept bootleggers and their families as part of the social order. They claim prohibition created a lingering class and urge prominent groups to ease restrictions to prevent the bootlegger race from dying out.
Roanoke Times notes the Guaranty Trust Company posts December 31 resources slightly above 1 050 000 000, joining New York giants National City Bank and Chase National in the billion-dollar club. The piece highlights mergers and a broad banking upturn, with Hartford Courant corroborating wide prosperity among large and smaller banks alike.
Ohio State Journal notes President Coolidge restored civil rights to John W. Lengley a former Kentucky congressman convicted of conspiracy to violate prohibition. Lengley served a federal sentence but has been out on parole for about two years. The piece questions the irony of a dry congressman regaining eligibility to hold office.
A Marching survey notes steel use dominates daily life from tools to transport and war impact. It cites high consumption, waste, and obsolescence while warning ore deposits fade and aluminum could become the enduring resource.
A preacher compares how views of sin shift across eras from Moses to Jesus, noting modern youth differ from older generations. He argues individuals justify wrong by popular practice, cites Job and John, and stresses forgiveness paired with repentance to find peace with God.
A historical verse fragment titled Ode To a Skeleton explores mortality and virtue. The speaker reflects on a skull’s ruin while praising steadfast virtue, kindness, truth, and duty as paths to eternal reward. The poem imagines a faithful eye and tongue, and contemplates wealth, fame, and the afterlife.
A Houston Post ad promotes Thorne a physician’s remedy Thoxine with double action relief for sore throat and coughs. It claims rapid effect safe ingredients no harmful drugs money back guarantee and pricing 35¢ 60¢ and $1.00 at Baker’s and other drug stores.
A ledger of sales and auction dates lists bidders and places including Berryville Summit Point Stephens City Welltown Pike Winchester and Charles Town. The schedule spans February into March with entries for stock and implements from multiple vendors such as J Ritter T A Ashby Co W Smalwood and J W Larrick among others.
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