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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
4
The snippet shows the Evening Star published in Chester Virginia with connections to the Morning News Weekly Mirror and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. It notes Associated Press cooperation and the date Thursday June 17 1926.
A managing director cites a world survey: about 4000 persons killed and 86 000 injured in automobile crashes last year. Most harm stems from careless driving and poor highway design, though car construction is largely refined. Education and experience in driving may curb the rising toll over time.
A Jersey township provides one ice cream cone daily to about 1000 children from a philanthropist’s legacy. The speaker notes the generosity is modest in scope, comparing the impact to a single drop of water on burning sand. A Kansas carhouse holds a man named Al H. after an incident reported by the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch reports Governor Byrd's efficiency commission will study state operations with the municipal research bureau and present a consolidation plan to the people and General Assembly. The piece notes Byrd's popularity, public support, and the challenge of overcoming old-guard resistance to centralized reforms.
The text argues for concentrating responsibility in the executive and empowering the governor to act as the real business manager of the state. It emphasizes taxpayer value over mere savings and credits appointed officials with guiding a businesslike, accountable government for the people.
Governor Byrd urged Congress to investigate rising gasoline prices as a burdensome tax on Kentuckians. The move was described as businesslike, not a sensational stunt, and Congress promptly ordered the inquiry, contrasting Byrd with demagogues.
Theodore H. Price editor of Commerce and Labor notes a shift from pessimism to optimism as weather improves. He says the country’s prosperity is underestimated, with better spring conditions boosting both mood and sales. Western farmers and New England manufacturers suffered in the downturn, but the public mood lifts as Atlantic clouds disperse.
America marks 150th anniversary of the Declaration. Congress will participate in ceremonies. The President and heads of executive departments will cooperate. Philadelphia opens the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition to commemorate the event.
The 150th anniversary coin will feature a combined Calvin Coolidge and George Washington profile rather than Jefferson. Secretary Mellon announced the choice, prompting Johns Hopkins’ Latane to joke in the Virginia Quarterly Review that future archaeologists could claim Coolidge authored the Declaration.
Poet Walt Mason offers a humorous rustic vignette in a verse fragment. The speaker sits on Jones B. Pinkham’s porch and muses about happiness and odd fish while smoking a five cent torch, capturing a playful, homespun tone.
A Florida woman reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs J C Taylor of Tallahassee says she regained strength and can do housework again. The product, made from roots and herbs, has been popular among women for over fifty years.
A narrator warns against a life of ease as a wealthy man frets over bank failures, blight on his orchard, and speeding tickets. Joel B. laments material abundance while fearing disasters, prompting a rebuke to return to labor and shed the dread of affluence.
Jelly contains more sugar than the original solution due to the boiling-down method.
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