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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publisher Harry Flood Byrd and notes daily publication with Sunday exclusion. It details subscription rates for mall readers and mentions consolidation with several local papers and Associated Press rights.
Col. Virgil S. Lusk, Confederate Veteran of North Carolina, marked his ninety first birthday by sharing a longevity recipe of good behavior and hard work. He rises at 5 AM, retires at 9, and spends hours in a four acre garden while maintaining a law practice. The piece notes a trend of elders dispensing life advice, while praising hard work as beneficial for body and mind and linking it to social order and a hope for a healthier nation.
Virginia property owners paid 12 821 705 for fire insurance premiums in 1925 while fire losses reached 8 295 410. Nationally fire and marine premiums were about 1 000 000 000 with losses around 532 000 000. The Roanoke World News argues insurance costs burden tax skeptics, urging fire protection to lower rates.
Baltimore Evening Sun considers the value of a fortnight of rest for workers and families. It notes choosing travel destinations is complex, balancing time, costs, and family preferences, and suggests compromise between spouses. The piece discusses accommodations focused on profit rather than the joy of vacationing and the need for suitable lodging.
The passage weighs budget limits and hopes for vegetables desserts congenial company and children’s health while vacationing. It notes clothes selection rain risk measles and the choice of rest versus work with many men finding the office best for real recreation.
The article notes abnormal spring rain and floods in the Mississippi valley and heavy rains in the east and Great Lakes. It ties disruptions to sunspot cycles of about 11 years, suggesting sunspots raise heat, moisture, and UV rays, causing more clouds and rainfall. It warns of potential worsening but says solar energy also fuels human energy to fight the effects.
The piece cautions Harry F. Sinclair over his public remarks on a three month jail term and $500 fine from Justice Hitz. It warns such statements could invite further contempt charges and harsher penalties, noting Sinclair’s wealth versus equal legal rights and urging discretion.
Advert says Calotabs purify the system to restore health and vitality. It advocates a weekly or biweekly course for several weeks with a family package available for 85 cents. Also mentions Liberty magazine defining the Roaring Forties as a Southern Hemisphere sailing region near latitude forty degrees.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester on May 24 1927 Eva V Funk plaintiff seeks absolute divorce from Edward Funk on grounds of desertion past over three years. Defendant not resident in Virginia is ordered to appear within ten days of publication. notice in Evening Star weekly for four weeks and posting at court, plus mailing to defendant by June 6 1927. Clerk J Gray Beverley.
Entomologist W. B. Hough outlines summer spray plan for coolling moth worms in orchards. Begin May 26 with lime sulfur and lead arsenate, Bordeaux substitution possible, two more sprays scheduled June 10 and June 24, risking heavy losses if not applied.
In Lynchburg Virginia a woman describes recovering from a prolonged decline in health after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She says the remedy revived her nerves improved appetite and sleep and helped her regain strength and weight. The ad invites readers to buy tablets or liquid or request a trial package from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel.
Schedule lists train times and connections from Berryville Virginia to Roanoke Waynesboro Bristol Norton and beyond. Includes Pullman sleepers to Williamson W Va Bristol Va and Philadelphia with dining car and connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and Baltimore. Contacts A H Barks and John L Bladon for fares reservations and information.
Reverend C M LeFeW will lead Sunday school at 10 a m and sermon at 11 a m with lunch on the grounds. An Old Folks Service at 2 p m concludes the revival. Boyce Union services in the Millwood Methodist Church follow at 8 p m with Rev E A Reades of Charles Town WV preaching the baccalaureate sermon for the Boyce Agricultural High School graduates.
Boyd R Richards declares his bid for the House of Delegates and states it is subject to Democratic primary action on August 2 1927 in this announcement.
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