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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1928
Page
4
The snippet shows old postage terms for daily papers including Morning News and Weekly Mirror. It references Associated Press rights and republication policies, noting second class mailing and rate structures, with prices for yearly and quarterly advances. The passage reflects period press practices and licensing details.
Daily Bible selections urged as priceless heritage for children. Verses emphasize righteous speech and guarding the heart to guide life. Proverbial teaching highlights the mouth as a well of life and contrasts it with wicked violence.
The Virginia governor Harry F Byrd proclaims the period from May 1 to May 7 as National Egg Week. The proclamation urges citizens to support the poultry and egg industries, urging all Virginians to promote and observe the week with heightened egg consumption and cooperation with industry groups.
Petersburg Progress Index reports the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities will host an event next Sunday to honor mothers and discuss preservation efforts.
On Mother's Day a fund drive is launched to restore the Mary Ball Washington house, bought by Washington for his mother in 1772. The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities now oversees it with the National Bank of Fredericksburg as treasurer. every penny goes to restoration.
The San Francisco Examiner reports on the Geoelectrical situation based on an interview with Frank G. Baum, a Stanford graduate and builder of power plants in the Western states and South America. He has consulted with German interests over the past year.
Faced by a coal shortage, German industry seeks water power salvation. Mr. Baum reveals plans to introduce his methods for raising electric production into Germany’s largest electrical works. America leads in electrical development, and foreign nations look to American leaders to help solve power problems.
The California Taxpayers Association warns that taxes resemble painful dental work. Secretary Vance H. Evans says science cannot provide painless extractions, urging balanced budgets and knowledgeable officials who act without political expediency.
An advertisement touts ee TASTELESS CHILL TONIC as a strengthening invigorating tonic that restores color to the cheeks and increases appetite, promising a revived vitality and robust health.
A celebratory note describes the Winchester apple blossom fete with large crowds, a coronation of the queen by the state governor, music from famous bands, airships and a balloon, plus thanks for aiding the event and hopes for continued happiness. The piece ends with a bureau of standards clarification about magnetic lines of force as imaginary depictions, not electric currents.
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