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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1927
Page
4
Classified notice lists postal distribution details for Winston Virginia with pricing for Morning News Weekly Mirror subscriptions and Associated Press dispatch credits. Includes options for one year and shorter terms with rates and delivery notes.
Fragmentary devotional urging parents to share daily Bible selections with children. Emphasizes keeping God’s law in the heart and teaching wisdom to prevent sin, citing Job 22:22 as inspiration.
The editorial urges peace over Mexico and Nicaragua policy, criticizing Kellogg's stance and U S intervention plans. It argues arbitration over war, cautions against Marines in Nicaragua, and calls for immediate elections or withdrawal to restore credibility and avoid imperial meddling.
Washington January 19 The next Congress will see the Virginia delegation hold prominent committee seats with eight majors anticipated. Representative George Peery is slated for Interstate and Commerce, aligning with coal interests and shaping leadership among Virginia members.
The document lists representatives Bland Deal Montague Tucker Drewry Harrison and Moore retaining current committee seats in the next Congress with some moves up the seniority ladder. Woodrum may wait another term for a major committee. Whitehead seeks greater seniority for a major committee role.
Officials in Leipzig Germany require rigorous tests for drivers. A laboratory simulates traffic hazards at a steering wheel apparatus with a moving picture screen. Tests record judgment, reaction speed, psychology, steadiness and endurance before licensing.
City officials in Quebec ban posters bearing Charles Chaplin’s likeness and press censors to tighten Chaplin film scrutiny after Mrs. Chaplin’s divorce suit. The piece recalls Fatty Arbuckle’s ouster following Virginia Rappe’s death and notes public sentiment pressing moral conduct in the film industry.
A Charlottesville Progress editorial condemns repeated stays of execution in a murder case, arguing that four retrials undermine justice. The piece calls for decisive sentencing after verdicts, noting repeated delays erode confidence in law.
Mrs C O Glenn of Huntington West Virginia credits Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets with relief from torpid liver constipation headaches and bilious stomach weakness. She recommends the pellets as the best remedy and notes the product available from druggists at 60 pellets for 30 cents.
The text argues that continuances let witnesses forget details, delaying justice. It stresses life is precious and courts should avoid hasty actions, yet calls for more convictions over investigations. It asserts equal rights for the poor and the wealthy in trials to reduce crime.
Ohio voters sustained the direct primary by referendum keeping it on the statute books. The Ohio Federation of Labor led by John P. Frey supported the direct system against a return to convention rules. Organized labor argues unions serve all workers and citizens.
An advertisement asserts Vinol a simple tonic from cod liver and iron increases hemoglobin within a week, improves appetite and sleep, and strengthens the body. It cites Mrs A Hinsel and Miller's Drug Store marketing for over 25 years serving nervous, run-down adults and sickly children.
Cumberland Times notes the truth in advertising movement targets misrepresentation in stock and bond sales. It argues securities salesmen often omit uncertainty, praising hazardous issues as safe, contributing to yearly losses from worthless issues or declining dividends.
A fragmented listing details local stock and implements sales from January to March across multiple farms and towns including White Post Berryville Shenandoah River Opequon and Rippon with dates from Feb 3 to March 23 and sellers such as J Mack Cain Landon Kackley and Son J W McCormick W H Clem C M Bhert and others. The register indicates many farms hold stock and implements sales with dates and locations throughout the period.
The annual meeting of Arthur G Jones Woolen Mills Corp common stockholders will be held January 19 1927 at 2 PM at the plant on Millwood Road Frederick County Virginia. Directors will be elected and officers’ reports heard with other business. No stock transfer within thirty days prior to the meeting.
An advertisement touts 8.8.8 as a cure for severe itching and skin ailments. It cites grateful testimonials and states the product uses fresh root extracts and is available in two sizes. Readers are urged to buy, with emphasis on effectiveness after six bottles.
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