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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1928
Page
4
A fragment from a Virginia newspaper page shows publication details and subscription rates for the Evening Star and associated papers. It lists mail and carrier pricing, dates, and mentions the Associated Press as a news source.
Fragmentary religious note urges daily Bible selections and thought and prayer for parents and children. Prophecy references quote Proverbs about honoring father and mother, calling for reverence and lasting heritage in faith.
Blackburn Smith, longtime public servant and community figure in Berryville, died early Wednesday. He served as a veteran, lawyer, councilman, churchman, and editor publicist, shaping local institutions and conservation efforts. His son Black Smith continues the family legacy.
Petersburg Progress Index discusses the transition to talking pictures and the impact on studios equipment contracts and star salaries. Hollywood writers seek new story types bridging action and dialogue while performers worry about contracts and language skills in the coming talkie era.
The Columbus Dispatch asks who bears responsibility for traffic violations and cites New York City's earlier creation of a special traffic court. In 12 years it handled 2,549 cases in six months, with income totaling 845,964 and average fines around 320 dollars, while costs remain unstated.
The text argues that drivers injuries and crimes shift traffic law costs to cities and suggests strict policing and fines could relieve taxpayers. It contends large cities should make offenders bear most police and court expenses to reduce public burden.
The first half of this year records seven mob victims across the South, with Louisiana Mississippi and Texas each reporting two and Missouri one while Georgia reports none. The piece argues the trend toward elimination continues despite ongoing violence and notes political stirring is not the solution.
The Boston Post calls for measures to curb roadside advertising signs that imitate official highway markers. Copycat Stop signs for hot dogs or gas mislead motorists and dull real warnings. Ontario roads showcase clean signs, while Canada limits such billboards. U.S. states may follow suit.
The Berryville nine forfeited the baseball game to the Lions yesterday with the official score 6 to 6 after nine and a half innings amid frequent disputes over umpire decisions. Patton struck out 14 for the Lions, but weak support cost three runs. Lewis had three hits and three RBIs for the Lions.
The piece by Thomas Nix of Harvard in Nations’ Business argues that while savers rise, consumption remains high and investment grows, risking an imbalance. He notes Americans show extravagance alongside strong saving and says income gains allow both greater spending and saving without altering the saving ratio much.
Belgian financier Captain Alfred Lowenstein recently toured the U S by air. On a trip across the English Channel he opened the wrong door and stepped into empty air, dying instantly. The incident underscores the need for automatic safety devices on airplanes and reinforces the era's cautionary motto Watch Your Step.
Readers urged to subscribe to The New York World as summer headlines blaze with a presidential campaign aviation link across the Atlantic Antarctic expedition gear markets on Wall Street and a flood of sports and personal interest items filling the page daily and weekly.
The ad promotes VINOS as a pleasant sparkling morning drink to improve digestion and relieve fatigue. It claims a week of use can purge the system, reduce lazy feelings, and aid elimination for better sleep and energy.
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