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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
4
Publication note from Star Publishing Co Winchester Virginia indicating daily operation except Sunday and consolidation with Morning News Weekly Ped Weekly The Weekly The Weekly Mi appears in OCR fragment with postal and second class matter statements indicating a merger or timetable change.
The provided OCR text references Associated Press policies and a date of Friday March 13 1925, indicating a newspaper record of local and AP credited dispatches. The content notes exclusive republication rights and general news publication, suggesting a standard AP attribution note on the page.
North Carolina legislators in Raleigh confront huge highway department expenses. The Page lead commission reports 0 cars with initial expense of 491,997.54 and cost per car about 1,366 yearly. Expenditures include 504 trucks at 1,580,231.71 yearly. The commission notes about 300 workers earn from 2,000 to 15 per year, reflecting extensive borrowing and large outlays.
The Union Farmer in Dillwyn reports Senator Harry Byrd's gubernatorial bid and a speech before the Rouss Fire Company. The piece criticizes Byrd for vague principles and avoidance of concrete plans on education roads and bond issues, urging clearer positions for August Democratic primary voters.
A fragment from Walt Mason’s Rippling Rhymes mentions a man with fame and glory and a story that will wilt and cry as he ages or invents. The passage uses faded lines and broken phrases to hint at scorn and nostalgia in the kicker game.
The piece recalls a man once praised as a winner who fell on hard times in Pynktown-by-the-Slough, with memories of past jobs and his father’s junk gathering. It contrasts fame gained by brains with envy from rivals and ends with a health ad for Dr. Pierce’s medicines and a church program detailing an upcoming talk, Sunday school, and Christian Endeavor meeting.
An excerpt from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Creeping Man appears in The New York Sunday World Magazine. The piece previews Doyle’s mystery serial to run across five issues starting next Sunday with an edition limited run.
An individual recounts spending $1,800 in seven years seeking medical help from physicians and specialists who charged up to $10 per visit, only to be told nothing could help and that cancer or ulcers plagued the stomach. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, pains vanished and the user reports long term well being, noting the product is harmless and backed by a money back guarantee.
The pastor of First Christian Church will sermonize on "Our Silent Partner" this Sunday at 11 a m. The service focuses on the theme and is open to the community.
An old advertisement promotes McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets sold by Franck Baker Boyd Drug Company and local druggists. It claims weight gain of five pounds in 30 days, a 60 tablet bottle for 60 cents, and refunds if not satisfied. The copy targets men women and children, touting health boosts and youthfulness with the sugar coated tablets.
A Berryville timetable lists connections for Roanoke, Bristol, Bluefield, Welch and Norton with Pullman sleepers to Gary West Virginia and to Philadelphia. Dining and parlor cars link Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown routes. Fares and reservations available from H. H. Burks Berryville or W. C. Saunders Roanoke.
An offering advertises a half interest in a patent for a dirigible headlight for automobiles. The notice promises a real bargain and directs inquiries to R. H. Barger in Maurertown, Virginia, via R. F. D. Box 8h, dated November 1961.
A formal invitation notes that all are welcome to attend upcoming services hosted by Blupberg, representing Baltimore Solutions To Yesterdays. The message emphasizes cordial reception and community inclusion.
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