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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists daily post office delivery with morning News Weekly Mirror and Weekly News as supplements. Subscription rates are given for one year six months and three months with carrier pricing and an Associated Press note on exclusive republication rights.
A devotional excerpt merges a citation from Jeremiah 5 24 with meditations on fearing the Lord and recognizing divine oversight of the harvest. The text emphasizes reverence for God as creator and sustainer of all earthly works.
An old Washington dinner honored a distinguished Englishman who praised Lee and Jackson for their brilliant strategies. The English guest noted Jackson’s tactics are studied in military texts, while Stonewall Jackson is remembered by Missourians for his gallantry and steadfast faith.
The Valley Pike in Staunton area will be widened to eighty feet with the aim of eliminating dangerous curves and reducing steep grades. A $400,000 state highway commission appropriation funds the project, planning to connect regions and promote broader travel across Virginia.
A fragment from New York World mentions a person named Hdershot and a claim of death in Eden. The text is unclear but suggests investigation or a reported incident without full details.
A longrow reminiscence recalls the Wild Man from Borneo as a lasting public fascination. The essay notes how Americans equate authenticity with Borneo origin, despite many performers being locals from Platteville Wisconsin and elsewhere.
The Alexandria Gazette notes five cities observed motor courtesy weeks last year. A traffic commissioner says such weeks promote public caution and courteous driving by following regulations, avoiding cutting in and road hogging, and encouraging car care to prevent breakdowns and jams.
A San Francisco Chronicle piece recalls a Massachusetts statute on eavesdropping, praising a Boston magistrate for enforcing it. The column contrasts old eaves under house eaves as social windows to a habit of listening and gossip, noting how modern roofs and gutters reduce this practice yet push it into other domains like wire taps.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia a chancery notice dated January 14 1929 cites O D Perrys claim against Agnes Albin and others. It orders nonresidents to appear within ten days to protect their interest and to publish weekly for four weeks in The Winchester Evening Star with a court house posting on Rule Day.
In the Inchces ter Duckpin Association finale Northern Vila Power Company and Virginia Woolen Company both posted new all time pins totals 2042 and 2006 respectively Elks Club swept the Rotary Wan in three games while Notary barely missed a tie for second in a tight finish In the Winchester Virginia court J Jenkins Sons Company seeks a judgment lien against E Bruce Capper and others with notices to out of state defendants to appear within fifteen days and a public four week notice in The Evening Star.
The eligibility of a player was questioned and the game was thrown out of the records and ordered to be replayed at a time set by T. Rugeell Cather, president of the association.
A Virginia children’s charity expresses gratitude for Christmas donations and reader support. It notes over 40 influenza cases since holidays with no child lost, praise for staff, and 100+ children waiting in Richmond and Roanoke as of January 17, 1929.
The ad touts Capudine as an improved relief method for headache neuralgic rheumatic and periodic pain. Two teaspoonfuls in water act almost instantly, soothing nerves rather than deadening them, with no stomach upset. Sold in 30¢ 60¢ and trial sizes by drug stores for 30 years.
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