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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1929
Page
4
A compiled newspaper fragment includes credits to AP and a brief biblical verse from Mark 16 14 and a prayer line about the Lord's secret. The readable content resembles a period religious interlude in a multi publication page.
The Virginia Highway Commission announced an extra 1,000,000 for this year's road construction across districts. Savings totaling about 660,000 plus a revenue gain funded the allocation, with no extra cost to the state beyond existing plans. The commission is praised for prudent budgeting and advancing highway progress through efficiency.
Roanoke Times reports Dr. F L Hoffman, consulting statistician for Prudential Life Insurance, finds since 1910 TB deaths in 29 American cities declined about 60 percent. By 1928 mortality reached 73.4 per 1000, with last year accounting for nearly 23 000 deaths in the cited cities. wages, housing, conditions, and ongoing campaigns credited for gains.
The statement highlights that progress comes from applied science practical thinking and deliberate coordination. It emphasizes the value of common sense and forward planning to achieve effective results through structured work.
The New York World warns that automobile deaths in the United States during August reached 91 per day, 23 216 annually, the highest on record. Eight months of 1929 show deaths up 9 percent from 1928 with New York City and Philadelphia rising, Chicago improving, and calls for traffic regulation as the proposed remedy.
An Omaha man claims a mysterious power in his body to attract rain after a 3 inch shower in North Platte. He suggests to the mayor burial services as payment, noting similar occurrences elsewhere. The piece ends with a humorous aside about drought and travel.
Narrators recall sudden showers that often threaten a game before leaving town. They admit they never cashed in on the weather quirk, pondering why some people never advance.
By distress warrant in Cecil Hurt v William B Mac Millan I offer for sale at public outcry on Friday October 11 1929 at 10 oclock a m in the Stephensons Depot garage the tools machinery and junk listed including emery wheel stand air compressor lathe shaft and brackets case of drawers testing table lifting jack chain hoist automobile parts Terms Cash A J WIGGINTON Deputy Sheriff Frederick County Va Duvall Dunn Auctioneers
In October the bright planet Jupiter rises around 9 p.m. at the northeast horizon and moves earlier to about 7 p.m. by month’s end. It retrogrades through Taurus for four months, then resumes forward motion, with notable Taurus star clusters Hyades and Pleiades nearby and Aldebaran as a bright red anchor.
The Raynor Lehr's Musical Comedy Company of 30 people drew a large audience to the Colonial Theatre last night. They just arrived from a sensational run at Keith's Theatre in Baltimore and presented Scandals of 1929 with Billy Lehr and his Lehr Beauty Chorus.
The ad notes Vicks passes 26 million jars used yearly as demand grows. It traces earlier milestones from 17 million to 21 million and highlights the product as a modern cold treatment reducing dosing and stomach upset, with widespread use in over 60 countries.
A. W. Ranch Laurens Iowa led by Orr G. Watson promotes better feed prep. Using a combined chopper grinder and mixer they produced home mixed feeds and achieved top herd status with profit of 125.40 per head over feed costs. Three cows topped the association list, a first in its history. They also marketed their cattle successfully.
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