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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star by Byrd publisher notes postal handling in Winchester Virginia and lists consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly 63 and The Weekly Mirror. The item indicates 28 second class matter and daily publication except Sundays.
The readable fragments show subscription terms with prices for various periods in advance, including one year six months and one month options. The text lacks complete sentences or context, making exact items and publisher unclear.
Discussion on Governor Byrd's tax equalization outlines railroads and public service corporations facing higher income taxes to fund real estate tax elimination. Officials say railroads may object to rolling stock rate changes but current conditions justify extra levy, while broad rate increases are not foreseen. No formal railroad stance has been announced.
Crawford's Weekly discusses combining cultural training with practical learning. President John M. Thomas of Rogers insists education must blend science with applications to create enlightened citizenship, pleasing both practical and cultured audiences.
An advertisement discusses Virginia manufacturing asserting an emerging local industry in Clifton Forge and a tire chain maker in Virginia. It claims the work supports local business and highlights the potential value of domestic products despite rival competition. It indicates a belief that Virginia industry is developing and worthy of note.
The text urges Virginians to support home projects that create jobs and attract outside capital. It argues progress depends on faith shown by actions, not distant resources, urging locals to invest time and effort rather than seeking opportunities elsewhere. It invokes Henry Grady’s funeral anecdote to illustrate interconnected trade and supply chains.
An essay argues that society worships play while work should serve the aim of love and dream. It laments a rise in artificial restraint and shame about emotions, urging a return to genuine feeling and humor as a humane balance against a cold modern culture. The writer cites English restraint and the desire to escape from a stifling regime of sentiment.
The poem Narrates Reuben Rinktum a gifted youth praised for zeal and potential who rises in local esteem but succumbs to morphine addiction. Doctors warn of opium’s grip while the verse laments how desire for drugs conquers fame and life ending in death with moral caution.
Richmond January 12 The opening of the 1926 Virginia General Assembly saw the Ozlin Price speakership contest end with Ozlin 48 and Price 41. J Harry Rew elected caucus chairman and the clerk, sergeant at arms, and door keepers selected. Rew to rostrum, Blair nominated clerk, both greeted with support.
An old ad fragment touts a cream remedy for stuffed nasal passages. It promises instant air flow improvement and breathing ease at night, urging quick use for a runny nose or head congestion. The wording is garbled but centers on nasal cream comfort.
Washington dated January 12 reports President Coolidge selected Maj Gen William Lassiter to head the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission, succeeding Gen John J Pershing. Lassiter, commanding the Panama Department, will sail from Panama to Arica soon, with Pershing expected to resign allowing Lassiter to be commissioned.
The Winchester and Western Railroad Co. announces a special stockholders meeting at its Winchester Virginia office on Tuesday January 12 1926 at 10 oclock a m. The meeting is called at the request of stockholders owning more than one tenth of outstanding stock to elect a board of directors. W B Cornwell president. December 28 1925.
Train timetable details show February 23 schedule from Berryville Virginia with routes to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Welch Norton and connections to Shenandoah Junction Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and beyond. Sleeper and parlor cars operate Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and Philadelphia with Pullman reservations available via H. H. Burks Berryville VA and W. C. Saunders Roanoke VA agents.
The report notes General May may depart Arica for the United States around January 15 aboard the cruiser Denver via Panama. If General Pershing fully recovers, General Lassiter would resign and Pershing would be re-appointed as head of the commission since the award requires an American president and has no provision for a vice president.
A Florida booster ad touts $100,000,000 in extensions and permanent improvements as proof of the state’s bright future. It invites visitors to Hollywood by the Sea, 16 miles north of Miami, to explore investment or relocation opportunities, citing Roger W. Babson and urging early involvement in year round industries and civic expansion. Fred E. Willis, Hollywood Resales Co. sales manager, promotes continued development and development prospects.
An advertisement urges women to use Melloglo Beauty Cream before retiring to achieve a white clear complexion overnight. It claims imperfections fade and the skin becomes soft smooth and childlike. Sold at People's Drug Store.
Auction of a large lot of musical instruments including phonographs and pianos will begin on January 22 1926 at 10 o clock. Terms of sale are cash. Luther Pannet sheriff of Frederick County Virginia.
An old ad notes a product named Hall’s Catarah Cine Purifier offered by B. F. Chenty & CA in Toledo Ohio. The item is sold by druggists for over 40 cen.
In front of the County Court House for cash on January 23 1628 at twelve noon a lot of goods is set for public auction. The notice specifies a sale handled by Parsons under the auction terms.
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