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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
4
A garbled OCR line lists various subscription rates with amounts like 83.50 18 advance and 175 in WEVARDE. Other figures include 0 90 months advance and 0 one year 3 adr 308. It is a confusing pricing snippet lacking clear context or period.
Fragmentary notice presents language on daily Bible selections for children and guidance about wisdom. It references instruction for a wise man and a just man to grow in learning and wisdom, invoking prayer to the Holy Spirit.
The Baltimore Sun notes Nationalist forces seize Platean Shantung while Japan protects its interests with 6000 troops. Fighting around Tsinan disrupts rail links to Tsingtau as both sides clash. Japan seeks influence in the region amid China’s internal tensions and external intervention concerns.
A New York World despatch describes a proposed gigantic rocket capable of 800 miles per hour to transport mail, goods and passengers between cities. It would rise above the air on a stationary platform before landing at the destination, carrying oxygen tanks for crew. The piece notes safety concerns and regulatory needs as the device nears operation.
An elderly husband and wife were found dead, the man a shoemaker who resisted industrial change. The piece portrays how machinery and the push for cheaper labor disrupted livelihoods, driving the man to halt his work and leading to a fatal outcome.
The text portrays industrial progress as a tragedy to individuals yet potentially beneficial to society. It argues machinery harms some people but aids broader progress when used by wise men. It contends nothing is gained by fighting machines and emphasizes prudent, constructive use.
A Los Angeles banker argues in the American Bankers Association Journal that reducing interest on savings would drive thousands to withdraw funds. They would move to unstable institutions or risky, high return securities, inviting blue sky promoters and harming depositors and sound banks.
The Star lists corrected wholesale prices by location and item including flour, cracked corn, bran, mixed feed, middlings, butter, butterfat, lambs, sheep, hogs, hens, young chickens, roosters, and wheat. Prices range widely with regional variances and notes of day-end corrections.
Mrs Dolly VanDoren a Frederick county native died last night in Washington D C Funeral and burial will be in Winchester at Mount Hebron Cemetery She is survived by her husband mother three brothers Melvin Miller of Bunker Hill W Va Joseph and Paul Miller of Washington and four sisters Mrs Randolph Reynolds Miss Virginia Miller Miss Ivy Miller all of Washington and Miss Myrtle Miller of Winchester
An advertisement claims Allenrhu Number 2, a green capsule, can curb rheumatic agony in five days. It instructs a daily dosing schedule starting with one capsule for ten hours then escalating to two hours later, then four capsules daily until all pain and tenderness vanish. Baker's Drug Store and other reputable druggists supply the product.
The Empire Theatre hosted the prize event for merchants led guessing contest after a 100 hour spin of the Wol verine Coach. Judge Donald L. Weems announced the final mileage as 1135.23.10 miles with eight top prizes awarded to local residents and Miss Edna Hartley a noted standout.
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