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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1930
Page
5
A historical figure dismisses the value of joining an organ led spelling reform movement, remarking that his own work yields substantial daily earnings. He questions why he should waste time on such efforts when his income reaches about $1,000 per day.
The article recounts Mr Rouse, a wealthy blind benefactor, receiving thousands of loan requests while offering small sums for recreation. His secretary is an eleven year old, and he scatter pennies to street urchins from his car. He offered $1,000,000 for sight restoration, faced with honest doctors and impostors, and hired John F Martin with matching eyes to help.
A cautionary notice warns hundreds of housewives about dangers of improvised refrigeration using window sills back porches and other makeshift methods. It cites reports claiming 94 percent of outside temperature usage is unsafe and urges adoption of electric refrigeration to protect health and prevent food waste.
An old piece describes a brutal showman Charles Broadway Rouss style era with a large salary for bringing in acts. Martin, treated with X rays and various remedies, ended blind and died under a harsh policy fog. The sign proclaimed the show’s creed and the proprietor’s stance toward visitors and dangers within.
Ruth Cross presents Anne Wilmot torn between Scott Glenn and Leon Morse as rivals clash over love and gold. Glenn wrestles with commitment while planning to file a claim and protect Anne from Morse’s threats. A dynamite plot threatens his mountain irrigation project and the lovers’ future, setting up Moree’s confrontation in the next installment.
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