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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star or at the post office of Winchester Virginia as a second class matter published daily except Monday. Evening Star Publishing Co. New letterhead shows consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror.
The snippet presents a religious medley with scripture citations from Jeremiah and a penitential note. It includes praise lines to God and a call to crown Him among nations, signaling a devotional or church bulletin tone. No clear news event or people beyond generic religious references.
The America crew led by Captain Fried and Chief Officer Manning saved 32 men from the Florida in a brutal gale. Despite missing navigation data, radio signals and precise celestial estimation guided the rescue, aided by an extra rope in the lifeboat. The feat underlines the navy quality of American sailors.
The Richmond Times Dispatch excerpt discusses Lord Chesterfield advising his son on etiquette and restraint. It notes that morality evolves with custom, cites Havelock Ellis on divergences in morality, and suggests zealots ignore changing norms even today.
A fragment discusses modern etiquette and references 1868 guidance by Lady Gough on separating works by male and female authors on shelves. The narrator, set in Queens Winseboth and Anne, admits mixed feelings about the era and tests Mrs. Emily Post, framing the issue as a jury case about social manners.
The Roanoke Times recalls Oscar Underwood as a man who hated hypocrisy and pursued clear justice. He aged into judicial thinking, saw others’ points of view, and remained serene amid partisan strife. He opposed intolerance and kept his own rights while conceding others.
The New York Times reports a Department of Agriculture release pushing economy in sandwiches. It urges thin bread slices and single spreading, hinting crusts be removed and the filling minimized, suiting a thrifty policy and sparking speculation of a so called Coolidge sandwich.
The Navy announces a policy to reject applicants deemed not handsome raising questions about criteria. Critics ask for details on standards and whether artists like Harrison Fisher or Soward Chandler Christy types will be favored.
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a doctor prescribed medicine that soothes irritation and targets the internal cause. It claims rapid relief from stubborn coughs with no chloroform or dangerous drugs and offers a money back guarantee. Sold for 35c 60c and 1.00 at Baker's and other drug stores.
Notice states an annual stockholders meeting at the County Court House in Winchester at 2 p m on March 6 1929. Secretary H L McCann signs the notice with dates 1 28 to Mar 1.
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