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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
4
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The document instructs Gilcadiian delegates to vote for Carter Glass’s son and use all proper means to secure his nomination before the convention. It questions Virginia’s fidelity in following the resolution if McAdoo is nominated and Glass is not named, noting strong local pressure in Virginia.
In Norfolk a demonstration featured A Swanson who entered after Seal spoke. Delegates applauded as Swanson took the stage and received a strong audience reaction. State leaders hailed his cordial reception and public support.
A Virginia Historic Highway committee promotes establishing a statewide route linking battlefields and landmarks. Delegates from communities across the state will gather June 21 to chart a course that makes the Valley and Winchester areas key tourism hubs and historic sites along the highway.
Fredericksburg Star editorials discuss the Democratic party division over the two thirds rule. McAdoo supporters challenge the rule amid looming New York defeat and longtime party conventions.
The opinion suggests the McAdoo faction believes the candidate to be nominated in New York next week will win not by a simple majority but by two-thirds of the delegates, signaling strong organizational backing and wide interest among supporters.
Norfolk Virginia Pilot analyzes Virginia delegates at the Democratic National Convention and their Glass McAdoo leanings. It notes that Virginia instructed delegates to back Carter Glass and questions whether the unit rule serves McAdoo.
A fragmentary verse speaks of inner dread and stubborn resolve to master fears. The speaker notes using a mustard plaster, shivers at fortune’s kicks, and jokes about missing liver, calling forebodings bootless and fruitless to a galoot. The text ends mid thought with a cheap foreboding.
A fragmentary verse extols taking Compound Juice of Saunts to subdue biliousness and dull forebodings. It mocks dread, promises health and a bright future, and urges using pills when feeling inclined to wail. The piece is clearly a copyright titled meditation on fits of illness and remedy.
An advertisement touts Karma a new Oriental discovery that removes hair roots quickly and harmlessly. It claims no mass no odor no regrowth and skin becomes clear and soft. Endorsed by beauty specialists and sold with a money back guarantee by Franck Baker and Son Drug Store and Peoples' Drug Store.
The Winchester George Washington Hotel opened with a stockholders banquet Tuesday evening. Vernon B. Garton of the Martinsburg Journal attended as a representative. The American Hotel Corporation will manage Shenandoah and the Martinsburg stock company owns the local hotel. Clarence L. Harding of Washington, designer of plans and specifications, is noted for his work on Martinsburg business buildings.
Miss Gladys Teasers of Winchester Memorial Hospital and Miss Mamie Spates of Bridges Virginia visited Mr. and Mrs W C Feagans at Charles Town Virginia. Edward Barney a prominent young attorney from Baltimore was a weekend visitor at the Feagans home.
Winchester resident Mrs. D. L. Brown testifies Doan's Pills eased severe kidney pain nerve-rack headaches and backache after a fin. The ad urges others to buy the stimulant diuretic at 60 cents from all dealers and credits Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
The Rockingham War Memorial in Harrisonburg will be unveiled July 4 with John Thoon of Washington as orator and former Senator George N. Conrad as speaker for Rockingham Post American Legion. The ceremony includes a parade of ex-service members, three bands, and a memorial designed by Albert Keck of New York. Funds totaling $12,000 have been raised. the unveiling was delayed from Memorial Day until the design's completion.
Herbert H. Shiner of Front Royal Virginia recently graduated from the Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy and has taken a full registered position in the profession.
Windree tist Mr Shiner of Brooks Pharmacy on East Piccadilly Street completed the full course at the Medical College of Virginia and recently passed the rigid examinations prescribed by the State Board of Pharmacy Examiners.
Grimes Virginia reports typhoid illness at Inchester hospital for Lagelle Dick daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Dick. Update on residents Mr Vines former Grimes neighbor, and Mrs Moers of Hagerstown visiting. Church talk by Rev Jackson draws many despite rain. Fred Striker of Winchester visits. Children’s day at White Hall draws attendees. Farmers race to finish corn and alfalfa amid frequent rain. Master Cecil McVay has whooping cough. A recent hailstorm caused little damage.
The passage notes strong pride among orchard men and farmers in the town and county about a new and handsome Washington Hotel. It mentions the city style and framing of the hotel as a notable local development.
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