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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1929
Page
4
The fragment shows a newspaper masthead and subscription pricing. It lists period rates for one year six months and three months, with pricing scattered and partial words. Names of merged papers indicate consolidation into The Real Virginia.
A religious excerpt quotes Micah praising God for pardoning iniquity and passing by transgression. It emphasizes mercy and calm for the remnant of His heritage. The passage includes a prayer line extolling God as mighty and worthy of praise.
Richmond Times Dispatch urges Virginians to pay poll taxes before the looming deadline to qualify for the ballot. The notice stresses six months before the general election, notes governors and legislatures must be capable, and warns that failure to pay taxes could bar full citizenship rights this year.
General Coxey and his daughter Ruth Parthcia Coxey travel with a tent that seats about a thousand. The tent hosts free lectures on Money Cost and advocates a bill to test legal tender for community use funded by non interest bearing 25 year bonds. Coxey claims a 20 percent tax saving.
A nationalist call for public works and unemployment relief echoes Coxey's 1894 march. The speaker vows to fight to death for the Big Idea, framing it as a war on interest charges and a plan to nationalize money for public needs.
Advertisers pick the best bargains to highlight in notices. The choice shows perceived value, though not all advertised items are top quality. Distinctive appeal signals a potential bargain worth examining and buying.
New York World reports Senator Copeland a physician doubts daily medicine ball exercise for President Hoover as too violent for his age. Secretary Stimson, who plays tennis on the White House court, is mentioned as enjoying games. The piece mocks medical opinions and notes personal anecdotes about Dr. Copeland and Dr. Boone.
Miss Elinor Smith, 17, sets a duration record during a 26 hour flight. She read much of Tom Sawyer as airplanes require little attention in the air and kept awake during the long journey.
The "Weary River" program continues with showings May 6 7 8 and 9 at the Capitol Theatre. The article highlights the singing and dancing in the talking picture and lists numbers including Cant Help Lovin Dat Man Ol Man River Dixie Swanee River and Here Comes the Show Boat with Aunt Jemima Jules Bledsoe and Helen Morgan among the performers.
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