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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star at Wis heater Virginia lists publication details, class matter status, and consolidation with Morning News items The ad shows subscription rates for various terms and credits Associated Press news dispatches to the paper oberen distant.
Wednesday, July 27, 1927. Bible Thought and Prayer urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. Psalm 86:11 frames the message with a willing pupil and a prayer for accepting truth.
A Virginia appeal highlights ten thousand homeless children needing care and education. The Virginia Children's Home Society, funded by volunteers, has aided 6,000 children since its start, with 1,554 assisted last year. The plea: if Virginians do not save their children, the children cannot be saved.
The piece notes Tex Rickard earned between a quarter and a half million from the Dempsey Sharkey spectacle and about a million in gate receipts. It argues radio listeners could be charged 25 cents to a dollar, while noting newspapers gave free publicity and radio exposure boosted profits.
The letter argues radio listeners pay writers for fight round reports, noting Mr Rickard’s earnings while urging fairness and defending fans from excessive charges. It claims readers deserve timely coverage without being overcharged.
The Philadelphia Ledger reviews the new American translation of the Old Testament. It praises the majesty of Genesis but finds the new wording weaker and less powerful than the traditional text. The piece argues that cherished English and literary qualities are diminished by the revisions.
William Allen White lauds Emporia Kansas for expanding city government with rising property values while keeping taxes lower than similar towns. A growing, intelligent electorate and honest officials are credited for broad municipal services without tax hikes. The piece questions whether national intelligence is as widespread.
The New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns in both games of a doubleheader for their thirteenth straight win. Babe Ruth hit two home runs and five singles in eight at bats across the two games, while Lou Gehrig added four hits including a home run. Ruth now has 33, Gehrig 32 in their home run tally. Washington Senators also swept a twin bill from the Chicago White Sox as Joe Judge raised his batting average with eight hits in ten appearances.
Health ad urges purifying the whole body with Calotabs dividing doses once or twice weekly for several weeks. It claims Purification as Nature's foundation for health and offers a family package with directions for 36 cents at drug stores.
Violet Ray observes the hot day at the national counter as temperatures rise into the nineties and jokes that even the best of us are wet. The remark captures a sun drenched, humid mood reported by the Baltimore Evening Sun.
Ten thousand troops from outside Vienna gained control of the capital by Sunday while public services are restored. The Red disturbances caused deaths and injuries, property damage, and panic, but authorities say order is returning and normal life will resume.
Reflectors for headlight cases are now produced with chromium plating, experts say the coating gives a longer lasting surface and preserves the original color.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University argues that after the recent war the world is without a great poet or philosopher who dwarfs others, a situation he claims has not occurred in 2,000 years. He suggests the era is producing new kinds of thinkers who prove to know rather than merely know.
Advertisements promise permanent relief from stomach and bowel gas using Baalmann's Gas Tablets. Claims include disappearance of bloating and nervous symptoms, restored breathing ease, and improved circulation, with genuine yellow package sold at drug stores for $1.
The Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth orders a Democratic primary on July 2 1927 for the State Senate 26th District in Winchester. Sergeant Adam Forney announces polling at Friendship Engine House Charley Rouss Engine House City Hall Sarah Zane Engine House for August 2 1927 sunrise to sunset.
Market report notes daily corrections and disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. Local buyers provided wholesale price quotes for today, detailing commodity levels and market movement without naming specific firms or figures in this excerpt.
The page lists assorted farm goods with prices in rustic terms, including wheat and cracked corn per ton, bran and middlings by weight, mixed feed, chicken stock and poultry prices, and dairy items such as butter and creamery butter. Several line items show prices like 40.00 for middlings and 26 for young chickens, with butter around 22 to 40 per unit.
Local flour and feed items listed with price ranges and unit types. Includes butter and grain products with market corrections noted for the prior day. Prices reflect variability in midwestern and eastern markets and show a general movement in wholesale commodity values.
The custom of a man walking on the street side beside a woman traces to historical roofs shedding water and debris into open ditches between walls. The practice dates from earlier times when passersby faced gutter debris and splashes as protection.
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