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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1926
Page
4
The item lists publication details for The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia with pricing for annual and six month subscriptions and carrier delivery terms. It notes consolidation with Morning News and other papers and mentions post price at Win Virginia.
A brief notice notes that all Associated Press dispatches and local news published are under exclusive republication rights. The statement emphasizes the AP's control over credited and non credited material.
A Virginia city incident shows an officer arresting a man for driving by and waving at a companion, exposing police knowledge gaps. The piece argues officers must clearly know powers and limits to avoid unlawful arrests and harm to innocents.
A London event dubbed the world’s first housewives strike shows 25 000 women marching in a protest organized by the Empire Women’s Guild. The demonstration aimed to pressure men and Parliament to consider wives and children during strikes, with speakers citing suffragist history and the need for leverage at home.
Virginia ranks high among southeastern states in income tax payments for the second quarter of 1926. The Old Dominion trailed only Florida in tax revenue, with Virginia reporting substantial figures that outpaced North Carolina and other peers. The data highlights Virginia's strong fiscal position amid regional comparisons.
A garbled OCR snippet lists state names and numbers with unclear context. It contains references to Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina and Virginia with scattered figures, plus stray phrases and an incomplete line about Virginia and a number like 1,190,076.
In a Congress petition the group condemns the memorial as dividing the nation. The piece defends Lee and Jackson and asserts the monument will proceed, with the South cherishing Confederate heroes while sectional feeling is banished.
Walt Mason surveys prohibition era home brewing and the shifts in public mood. He laughs at bootleg humor and contrasts risky improvised drinks with safer water as the nation experiments under law.
As attorney for the Land Title and Trust Company trustee for the Jo h Pancoast estate I will offer at public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia at eleven oclock a m on all of that tract in Frederick County about thirteen miles southwest of Winchester and ten miles from the Winchester and Western Railroad and about ten miles from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Stephens City lying three miles south of Mt Williams containing 746 acres with growing timber reserving mineral rights offered first as a whole then separately with park for removal and estimated timber volumes terms CASH right to reject bids R Gray Williams attorney for Land Title and Trust Company trustee for Joseph Pancoast estate (4-24-Sat-3wks).
A beautiful souvenir booklet for the Apple Blossom Festival has been prepared at great expense. The cover features a symbolical figure of Spring scattering blooms.
A pamphlet describes last year’s festival with 32 pages of colorful illustrations of historic points in the valley and Shenandoah National Park, plus 12 pages devoted to the festival program.
Pageant features a full cast and operetta The Wild Rose at Handley Auditorium with portraits of the queen and four princesses planned but delayed due to date changes. Booklets go on sale Tuesday for 25 cents at multiple city stores. A group of young women will distribute remaining copies around the streets and Fair Grounds.
Skinny men gain weight with McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. Bakers Drug Store reports high demand as doctors prescribe it for boosting flesh and appetite. One woman gained 10 pounds in 22 days. money-back guarantee if 5 pounds in 80 days not achieved. 60 tablets priced at 60 cents.
Local advertisement lists bedding stock and vegetable plants available from Smalts and Good at 440 National Ave. Includes dates 4 28 30 May 3 5 7 51 and notes cut flowers and bedding stock for sale.
Norfolk and Western timetable to Berryville and beyond shows departures at 8 45 A M for Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Welch Norton with through Pullman sleeper to Gary W Va and dining car at Roanoke linking to the Memphis Special for Chattanooga Nashville and Memphis. A 9 20 A M service runs to Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stops with a Pullman car to Bristol. Local Roanoke service at 12 26 P M and Shenandoah area services at 8 39 A M with connections to Washington and Baltimore. 1 37 P M Hagerstown Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and 7 29 P M parlor car to Hagerstown with a Pullman sleeper to Philadelphia. 11 38 P M service to Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York via Philadelphia with Pullman reservations available through the Roanoke passenger agent.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I wish to express thanks to friends of all colors for kindness during my husband John Truett illness and after his death. Gracious flowers and car use appreciated. Also thanks to Enders and son undertakers for their kindness. I will start practicing baseball Saturday May 8.
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