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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star Publishing Co registered at Winchester Virginia publishes daily except Sundays with morning news and a weekly mirror. This record notes second class mail at Winchester post office and standard publication details for the Evening Star.
The page lists subscription rates by mail for one year six months three months and one month and notes AP rights. It also includes an Associated Press credit statement and local news dated Thursday July 23 1925.
Prayer card style text citing Proverbs 3 6 and a petition for guidance through the day. Includes a brief prayer asking for belief in God and commitment to His way with assurance of divine direction.
Readers across the Winchester area have generously backed a fundraising drive to enlarge Winchester Memorial Hospital. The campaign aims to raise 150000 quickly as the hospital, serving a wide region, outgrows its current buildings and maintains equal treatment and care for all patients. The piece also covers political defense of Senator Glass and attacks on Harry Byrd by Georgia peers.
The article credits Senator Byrd as a steadfast prohibition advocate in Virginia, noting Winchester Star’s early refusal of liquor ads and praise from religious groups. It recalls local option era Winchester dry days and Byrd’s early journalism efforts, then shifts to the Scopes trial context and East Tennessee religious conservatism amid the debate over teaching evolution.
A public remark criticizes advertising liquor in a dry area. The speaker labels it a poor standard of conscience and questions the ethics of promotion where alcohol is restricted. The brief note reflects local debate on advertising policy.
A lengthy discussion argues that new farmlands are unnecessary thanks to the U S Reclamation system and that world food demand has shifted postwar. It links high wheat prices to crop failures, notes overproduction risks, and warns farmers to avoid price destruction by avoiding extra land clearance.
County Treasurer Robert 8. Smith attended the sale of C. C. Shirley of Reynolds Store at his home on Tuesday. Despite rain the sale drew a large crowd and brought good prices for both personal and farming items.
Miss Lillian Carter of Martinsburg visits cousin Miss Louie Carter. Elizabeth Hirth visits Robert Breezler of Waynesboro. Mrs. George A Federer Jr and Denisé Adline of Morgantown WV stay with Mrs. M. B. McAboy. Thomas Swartz buys a house from Samuel J. Swimley. Katheryn Light and John Summit Point visit Mrs. G. A. Wright. Otto Anderson visits sister Laura Anderson in Winchester.
Miss Bitha Reynolds of Reynolds Store calls in Suny village. Mr and Mrs J P Stine of Winchester visit the former's mother Mrs M B McAboy. Farmers in the vicinity express distress over the dry weather.
The infant believed dead after lobeline injection recovered after being given by Dr. Walter A. Cox at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. J H Mason Knox Jr notes it is the first known revival under such circumstances. Lobeline, derived from Indian tobacco, acts as a heart stimulant to restart the heart after a fatal shock.
A compact note extols early reading as a solace for voters across life stages. It frames literacy as a lifelong habit that strengthens resilience, suggesting that cultivating reading young supports endurance in later years. The brief piece emphasizes moral and civic value.
Public notice indicates an act related to tax records and revenue collectors in September. The fragment references internal procedures and oversight by revenue teams, signaling forthcoming regulatory details or enforcement actions. The usable facts point to a governmental administrative update on public tax processes.
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