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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1930
Page
4
Consolidated with Morning News The Weekly News The Daily Times and The Weekly Mirror. Published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
A religious fragment contemplates calling on the Lord for salvation and approaching God with prayer. The text references Acts 3 21 and a prayerful invitation to approach the King with large petitions.
An appeal from Fredericksburg and statewide presses urges Virginians to fund a Lee home memorial. Despite public sentiment, donations trail far behind the imagined need, with sixteen dollars reportedly fed to save Lee’s home and many Virginians neglecting the cause despite duty to Virginia.
A historical note on Germany adopting American habits, tracing how foreign loans, chewing gum, and U.S. movies spurred a rise in American style soda fountains. The Department of Commerce data show exponential growth in exports to Germany from 1924 to 1928, predicting widespread soda fountains even in Bierstube venues, and warning of cultural dissonance for German visitors.
Baltimore Evening Sun reports Dr. Scott Nearing excommunicated from the Communist Party. The article notes a new book Imperialism challenges Moscow line and outlines doctrinal disputes linked to Nearing's stance.
The text argues that excommunications of Dr. Nearing and Albert Weisbord reflect Communist actions as religious rather than political. It portrays the party as an organized church with “fathers” whose interpretations define belief and rights, and labels dissent as heresy, a grave crime in their view.
The article notes Australia imported European rabbits for food and hunting but rabbits multiplied into a pest. Camels were imported for transport, then released as rail and road transport advanced, also becoming pests. It discusses ecological balance and cites a Rochester Democrat and Chronicle quip about a two keyboard piano with a chime, hoping high price limits sales.
Sales directory lists upcoming stock and implement sales across multiple dates and towns including Bailey Bros and James Russell Jr at Wadesville, Williams and Swartz Kernstown, Ray Wilson White Hall, J H Bell Berryville on Wheat Farm, J D O Connell Bruce Town, and many others through March 26. Entries specify stock implements and occasionally antiques, with dates from January 15 to March 26 and locations in Virginia and West Virginia.
George Hart comments that many women marry for a house to scrub while men marry for a place to store newspapers, reflecting practical aims beyond romance per the Case County Democrat.
Ruth Cross presents a melodramatic tale where Glenn and Anne journey to a mountain dam site. A violent plot and a raging storm test their relationship as Glenn’s engineering dream collides with Anne’s schemes. A dangerous cliff and looming peril push them toward a tense, romantic confrontation.
The Wichita Eagle notes a quiet Christmas Eve with many staying up late. The Toledo Blade warns that Congress may not dine again at lobbyists’ expense, suggesting changes to influence in Washington.
Mr and Mrs Albert McCormac express deep gratitude for kindness shown during their baby Wilbur illness and death. They thank friends for flowers and cars received.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as superior to soda for gas and sour stomach. It claims rapid relief by cleansing both upper and lower bowels and removing old waste matter, urging readers to visit Baker's Drug Store for relief from constipation.
A Bavarian plumper reportedly transformed a lead pipe into gold, with bystanders and nearby tradespeople noting an easier method as the tale spread through local reports.
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