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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star of Chester Virginia is a daily paper except Sunday, published by Byrd, with postal registration at Win ar Virginia. It notes consolidation with Morning News, The Weekly News, The Weekly Mirror and related publications under the Evening Star Publishing Co.
Rates shown for subscription by mail and carrier tails include one year three six and three month terms with advance payments. The text lists $3.50 for one year by mail $1.75 for six months $0.90 for three months and $0.30 for one month. Carrier rates are $4.50 one year and $2.25 six months and $1.20 three months and $0.50 for one month.
The notice states the paper uses all news dispatches credited to the service and all local news published within the republication rights, outlining copyright and attribution terms for reprinting.
The Waverly Virginia paper argues the Times-Dispatch survey lacks impact and questions its neutrality. It urges editors to visit rural districts to gauge true sentiment and warns against partisan news shaping public opinion.
A humorous verse story recounts a wanderer named James settling in Punktown, where storms threaten his home. Locals deny danger and boast of safety as a cyclone tears his shack apart, prompting him to describe the wreck and share his tale for all to hear.
The Norfolk Times-Advocate reports Byrd leads Tidewater regions with strong support. Estimates from Portsmouth to Norfolk County show Byrd at 80 to 90 percent in several counties and 80 percent in Anne County as other areas await fuller results.
Scott White holds an extra issue from the defunct Winchester News showing results of a local election. Thirty two candidates ran for multiple offices, with many familiar names including B. H. Reed Holmes Conrad Russell L. T. Grim Ben Dorsey Walter R. Wm. Atkinson Wm. Mill pbell J. H. Crebs T. A. James Oscar Barr and G. ll Cabell Beemer among those listed.
The list of names includes W. A. Shug Evans J C Coe Washington South C W elis J R Bowen W D Brown H Faulkner H S Baker Fred H Rosenberger W G Rieger E H Boyd Henry Kinzel and J R Harmer. This was the first city election since the Civil War with no voting restrictions. The News adds citizens are to be congratulated and that the white man has cause to rejoice.
Mr. James H. Allen long suffered rheumatism and, after study, produced a remedy he named Allenrhu. He claims it dissolves uric acid deposits and banishes symptoms, offering a money back guarantee if relief is not complete. Baker’s Drug Store distributes Allenbhy nationwide by adv.
R W Baker and Company has leased the grain elevator previously run by Reed Grain and Milling Company in Charles Town. The new firm includes Summit Point based R W Baker and local businessmen Marshall Burns and James Marshall.
In Johannesburg May 19 natives rejoice over gold money's return used as jewelry while many workers prefer paper currency due to coins being heavy and easy to lose. Mining firms had already adopted gold in anticipation and over 600000 sovereigns have been paid out, though natives bury excess and white ants damage notes.
Mount Williams Va May 19 Mr and Mrs C L Peer of Kernstown visited the latters parents Mr and Mrs William Himelright Mrs Katharine Wallace and son Joseph spent several days with her son I N Wallace Mr S Ely and family of Fawcett Gap were Sunday visitors at Mr J H Burkharts Mr and Mrs N C Williams and two children Harding and Earle and Mrs J M Orndorff and Mrs Harl Himelright dined with Mr William Williams Others include Mr Mason Terault and son Oliver moving to Winchester and Mr and Mrs Arthur Sager of Opequon visiting Mr and Mrs Hugh Ashwood recently with Miss Gertrude and Ethel Brewer visiting Miss Pearl Hummer last Sunday
Letters from Abingdon Massachusetts and Dunnville Ontario praise Hamadala Tablets for piles after decades of suffering. Buyers can obtain through Baker's Drug Store under a rigid guarantee, with distribution by the Hamadala Co.
A garbled account from Council Bluffs recounts a saved friend from hospital with fragmented lines about swelling and urgent care. The incomprehensible text includes stray phrases and stray names, offering no clear events or outcomes.
Dr M R Harrington, archaeologist, links Pueblo culture to ruins along Muddy river in Moapa valley. He states Pueblo Grande de Nevada may be birthplace of Pueblo civilization, noting permanent dwellings weaving pottery and early agriculture among ancestors who later built towns across New Mexico and Arizona.
Elder W E Bidwell of the S D A Church has been at Takoma Park Washington to help arrange the annual Potomac camp meeting opening May 28. He will oversee preparations and coordinate activities for attendees during the event.
An 6 ounce vial costs 60 cents and makes half a gallon of antiseptic mouth wash when added to water. It promises stronger, more pleasant cleansing with fewer germs. A teaspoonful makes a tumblerful, available at Baker's Drug Store and other druggists.
A vintage flavor promotes a tasteless chill tonic that boosts appetite and revives the cheeks with strengthening vigor. The ad-style message emphasizes revival of appetite and vitality through the tonic’s invigoration.
Readable fragments describe a brief local item, noting an event and involved parties with limited context. The record preserves names or places as readable, avoiding speculation or added details beyond the accessible text.
Hagerstown Tent and Awning Company requests customers to mail a card to obtain an estimate for awning services. The notice appears in a local business directory segment dated March 25.
Schedule in effect February 28 1926 lists Berryville departures to Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stops with Pullman service to Bristol and non direct connections to Gary West Virginia. Local for Shenandoah and Hagerstown is offered with connections to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. Parlor car service to Hagerstown and a Memphis Special link via Roanoke is noted, with contact details for H H Burks Berryville and W C Saunders Roanoke for fares and reservations.
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