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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star lists Harry Flood Byrd as publisher and notes daily publication except Sundays. It records entry at Winchester Virginia as second-class matter and mentions consolidation with Morning News Item and several weekly papers.
Rates show Mall subscriptions with options for one year at 3.50, six months at 1.75, three months at 0.90, and one month at 0.30. Cartier offers one year 4.50, six months 2.25, and three months 1.20. This notice appears in the Associated Press credited newspaper dated Wednesday July 21, 1926.
A devotional note presents the Bible thought and prayer with the quoted lines from Deuteronomy describing the blessing and curse set before the people for obedience. The prayer vows delight in God's statutes and remembrance of His word.
Rep William R Wood of Indiana, Republican Campaign Committee chair, outlines plan to woo wheat growers with tariff arguments in a Congress bound for 1920s elections. He claims wheat tariff nets farmers 200 million yearly and that Europe buys more under protection, while critics call tariff a robber tax and accuse Wood of propaganda.
Petersburg Progress Index reports British psychiatrist Professor G M Robertson finding insanity rates between ages 25 and 65 higher among singles than marrieds. He also claims single men aged 25 to 35 die about four years earlier than those who marry. He suggests marriage is protective for both sexes.
Samuel Scoville Jr. describes bird life in New York, including a resident duck hawk that nests in William Penn’s hat, its bold hunts on pigeons, and the common night hawk gliding above the city. He notes their migration and rooftop nesting, capturing urban avian spectacle.
An observer notes that mosquitoes creep into urban roofs each year and return to the same corner. A resident who monitors the upper space sees the gray-spotted adults and later awkward fledglings reappear annually, signaling persistent breeding sites.
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch outlines Matthew Henson's pivotal role with Admiral Peary in reaching the Pole. It notes his later life as a New York internal revenue messenger and praises his endurance, loyalty, and landmark place in Arctic exploration.
Mrs. Mary Whettell guests of sister in Bunker Hill W Va. Lyle Russell injured arm cranking a car. Evange listic services led by Rev William Waters ongoing nightly. Visits include Mrs Janney McKee and son Melvin White Post. Howard Boden and Pittsburgh Mrs P M Riley among weekend guests. Remaining Heseltine to stay. Local weekend at Shenandoah cabin.
A community lawn party is held July 28 near D. A. Smith's to benefit the Pine Fund. Local residents invite attendance and donations for the fundraiser.
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