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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1927
Page
2
Jan 19 analysis contrasts two Souths he calls liberal and reactionary. Prof Mims argues one South supports Ku Klux Klan and lynching while the other backs universal education and equal rights, led by enlightened educators and religious leaders.
Dr. Mims cautions that Southern hospitality and optimism can mask superficiality. He calls for criticism over sentiment and romance, education for real nationalism, and freedom of thought and speech to advance the South. He argues the region has followed Jefferson too loyally, missing key interpretations of freedom.
New York January 19. A resolution offered by the State Anti Saloon League is reported in a dispatch noting political shifts and predicted alignments in the South regarding Wet or Dry issues. The article outlines anticipated reactions and potential endorsements affecting party dynamics.
In a mass meeting arranged by the Anti Saloon League ministers denounced using the Presidency as a prize for rum advocates. The resolution attacked wets plotting to influence the White House while naming Smith Butler Reed Bruce Edge and others and was promptly voted down. Rep Clyde Kelley and Brig Gen Leroy Up ton urged enforcement of prohibition and James Cann din Jr warned the South would back law over party labels if needed.
The market report lists wholesale prices for staples such as cracked corn honey sugar wheat and butter fat, with figures like six to eight dollar ranges for various grains and poultry items including young chickens turkeys and guineas. It notes daily corrections and ends with a Detroit News quotation about paying for furniture with genuine antiques.
An old ad explains simple home treatment for colds and flu with calcium salts and a cleansing remedy. It promises quick recovery after one day of strong fluids and a hearty breakfast, and offers a package with full directions for 86 cents.
Virginia timetable lists LV Berryville 2 45 AM for Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Williamson Norton with Waynesboro stop option. Sleeper connections to William son and Bristol W Va. Dining car. Roanoke Memphis Special connects to Chattanooga Nashville Memphis. 9 16 AM for Roanoke Bristol Cincinnati Columbus Pullman to Bristol. 12 26 PM Local Roanoke 5 63 PM Local Shenandoah 8 34 AM for Hagerstown intermediate stations with Shenandoah Junction connection to Washington Baltimore 1 37 PM Hagerstown Washington Baltimore Philadelphia 6 32 PM Parlor car to Hagerstown Pullman sleeper Hagerstown Philadelphia 11 29 PM For Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York. For fares schedule Pullman reservations contact H H Burks Berryville VA or John L Bladon Gen Pass Agent Roanoke VA.
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