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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1927

Page

4

Evening Star publication note

The Evening Star published by Jod Byrd, publisher.

Aand Jod Byrd

Subscription Rates Ad By Mall Year In Advance

Rates and terms for subscriptions are listed in a mall advertisement. Various advance periods are offered including ten months and three months with specified payment plans. Associated Press material is credited and public news dispatches may be republished locally.

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Bible Thought And Prayer For Parents And Children

Daily Bible selections offered to parents to guide their children in faith. The text emphasizes God’s omnipotence and the blessing those who humble themselves receive, urging devotion and worship.

Washington bondholders urge curb on municipal debt growth

The Washington Bondholders Association warns that unchecked borrowing by states and cities for public improvements could lead to widespread defaults. A January 6 1927 letter urged pressure on the legislature to require cities to honor bonds and fund delinquencies with general taxes, citing Virginia as a cautionary tale and predicting a pay-as-you-go shift.

Washington Washington Bondholders Association State of Virginia Virginia

Lead fight for reform urged by Lynthburg Advance

Portsmouth Star backs Governor Byrd and a special session to consider vital reforms. The Star criticizes hostility toward the executive yet notes Byrd has submitted recommendations and asserts it is the General Assembly’s duty to act after his proposals.

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Byrd urged to lead state reform push in capital fight

The piece argues Governor Byrd must take active leadership in pushing state government reforms after presenting his recommendations. It contrasts his role with President Coolidge in the world court debate, warning that without bold action Byrd could become a mere figurehead while the legislature and executive balance determine the outcome.

Byrd Coolidge Senate United States

Six essentials of successful farming from Mr Penney

Mr Penney, a Florida business leader, outlines six farming essentials: intensity of cultivation, soil preparation, crop diversification, farmer industry, thrift, and pride in the profession. He argues a small Florida farm can yield broad prosperity and cites Europe as a model, noting Virginia farmers often overextend acres, and that pride in farming, echoed by George Washington, drives success.

Penney Florida Europe Bhuland Virginia George Washington

Century-Old Hoboken Kosher Butcher Shares Longevity Tips

Jacob Kupper Bier, a kosher butcher in Hoboken, N J, reaches 107 and asserts life grows sweeter with age. He advises fans to sleep 7 hours, raise a large family, eat meat daily, smoke and drink freely, ignore critics, and keep working. He claims the longer he lives, the better the world becomes.

Jacob Kupper Bier Hoboken N. J Jacob

Back Home to Courts Ponzi Faces Massachusetts Return

Suffolk News reports Charles Ponzi, the infamous fraud inventor, to answer charges in Massachusetts after extradition battles. He remains jailed in Houston as the Supreme Court rejects a habeas corpus hearing, signaling a likely return to Massachusetts to face trial for his high risk schemes.

Suffolk News Charles Ponzi Massachusetts Ponzi Houston Supreme Court Florida Ponsi Ae Thearai

Too Busy Bishops Crusade Excuses

Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar about a person delaying God’s work due to busy life. The narrator recalls resisting at first and hearing a judgment in the heart that there is work to do now. He resolves to drop other tasks and serve the Lord when called.

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Great Natural Bridge To Have Big Searchlights

Night tourists from northern states will be guided to Virginia's Natural Bridge by high powered search lights atop the bridge. Illuminations along the sides and 215 feet above the stream will direct visitors from Lofton and nearby areas as the landmark is promoted for the coming tourist season.

Shenandoah Valley Virginia Lofton

Local Wholesale Prices Reported by Market Journal

Daily market corrections show wholesale prices for flour, corn, middlings, mixed feed, eggs, butter and related commodities. Notable figures list per barrel and ton prices, with regional notes from Baltimore and local markets.

Baltimore

The Heart's Mirror by Luther Bridger

A reflective poem on tears and hidden sorrows. The speaker contemplates what a tear could reveal about secret feelings and unspoken fate. God and fate shape the seen and unseen, with laughter masking deeper shadows.

Local Stock and Implement Sales Schedule Begins February

A long list of upcoming stock and implement sales across Virginia and nearby towns. Vendors include Landon Kackley and Son Crum's Church Purebred Duros hogs plus Guernsey cows and others like J F Landan Briggs, W H Hollida Berryville, and C M Ebert near Stephen Sons Depot with sale dates from Feb 10 through March 23 detailing stock and farm gear to be offered.

Landon Kackley W. H. Hollida Berryville Warren Carper Millwood C. M. Ebert Stephensons Depot C. L. Nichdemus Winchester Welltown Pike Sam Boyd Albin W. H. Clem Northwestern Grade C. B. Legg Middletown Ches Shenk Mr. Fox Shenandoah River Chapman Rippon W. Va Joseph Ritt C. W. Fikhpan R. N Vorous D. Z. Royer Kearneysville James P. A. Ware Harry F. Bayne W .B. Royston J. At. Bell

Orchard For Sale 62 Acres In Milton Pennsylvania

62 acre orchard near Milton Pennsylvania with two dwellings and two barns. Mostly planted with peaches including 2100 trees and varieties Delici ous Stayman Winesaps Rome Beauty and McIntosh plus 1100 apples aged 4 to 6 and 12 years. Equipment includes tractor and sprayer in good condition. Full information available to financially capable buyers. must sell. FAIRVIEW ORCHARDS box 282 Milton Pa. Feb 12-21.

Rome Fairview Orchards

Public Sale in Stephens City for Fred Potts vs Luttrell

By virtue of an execution in the case of Fred Potts against Luttrell, a public sale will be held in Stephens City Virginia on February 1 1927 at 1 PM. The sale offers the restaurant equipment including a large cooking range coal stove distress silverware tables chairs a cash register electric fixtures linoleum floor and other items. CASH terms. Sheriff Luther Pannett of Frederick County Virginia conducts the sale with Bramback as auctioneer.

Fred Potts Bwldridge Luttrell Stephens City Lutrell Luther Pannett Fred. Co

Hidden Poem Fragments on Love and Comfort

A verse fragment urges cherishing life despite sorrows. It notes that praise can lift a burdened heart and that understanding feelings helps comfort those in need. The lines invite seeking and sharing care to ease another’s ache.

Learn Barber Trade Day or Night Jobs Guaranteed

A Baltimore barber school at 156 N Gay St advertises day or night enrollment with guaranteed work. The notice excludes enrollment at another Baltimore campus. Also mentions KYW in Chicago as a pioneer broadcaster on air for nearly five years.

Mty Barber N. Gay St Baltimore Chicago KYW

Cod Liver Oil Compound Promised To Build Strength

An advertisement urges readers to give McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets to youths to gain strength and vitality. It claims 60 tablets cost 60 cents with a 30 day money back guarantee. The text also references a separate note about a betting tax in Ireland yielding $1,630,000 for the first month.

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