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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1924
Page
4
The piece notes Virginia leading in road building using current revenues over bonds. It cites 2,3000 miles of hard roads completed or under contract, about 2,000 miles finished, and a $3 500 maintenance fund keeping 4 400 miles in good condition. It contrasts with other states like Carolina and West Virginia.
Fragment reads a newspaper masthead and advertising block with partial pricing notes and ownership lines. It mentions the Star Publishing Co and Associated Press joint usage terms. Details are incomplete due to damage.
Vague OCR notes reflect a four to three split on a California Supreme Court decision. The text mentions misnamed ticket and Follete electors, with references to an election and a divided court. The fragment hints at a contentious ruling affecting voters and the electoral process.
A historical note argues that doubts about the legality of the majority decision should be removed to ensure fair play. It states that unless plainly prohibited by law every bona fide candidate should have their name on the ticket.
A reader explains how the tariff drawback refunds 99 percent of duties to big importers like mills and oil firms, while farmers paying duties on imported seed wheat receive none. The critique targets the Republican tariff acts, arguing the system harms Western farmers and benefits large capitalists.
A discussion on whether women should vote for women candidates or be judged by fitness. Alice Paul argues for equal political standing, while opposing the idea that sex should determine eligibility or election. The piece warns such a shift could divide the sexes politically.
A fragmentary verse scene portrays Cato voicing alarm at Roman women entering public life. The censored orator denounces changes as peril to home and state, warning of loosening bulwarks as women progress in office and commerce. Today: men:
A fragment reflects on long dead voices and timeless truths. The speaker notes enduring deceit and the idea that nothing is new since ancient times, referencing Cato as a symbol of doddering persistence.
Ga inesboro news brief s list visits and calls by residents. Daisy Luttrell stayed with Hilda Hoover near Winchester. numerous relatives visited each other and spent weekends with family, including Elsie Dean Adams, Jennie DeHaven, and Kathaleen Flower.
Engineer Ambrose of Great Capon reported finding a mail pouch along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Keyser. He did not see the contents but was told the pouch held $87,000 in money. He turned the pouch over to railroad agents and then to government authorities for safekeeping.
Local market notes show shelled corn at 1.30, corn meal at 1.30, spring chickens at 18, butter around 35, straw 45, and stock feed near 5 per ton. Retail and Baltimore wholesale figures for flour and screenings are provided with varied per unit prices.
The fragment mentions a heavy female subject linked to a Pennsylvania act and a stage setting. It references an unnamed actress or figure in a household context with unclear details about performance or purpose. No concrete event or organization is identifiable from the text.
The Farmers' Union calls a meeting at the School building Saturday October 4 at 8 p m. The topics coal and eyes will be discussed. Ladies are requested to be present. L J McCartney secretary.
A dated advertisement urges readers to lay in coal for winter at October prices 13.60 per ton with cash discounts dropping to 12.00 for single tons. Bulk lots of five tons discount to 11.00 and ten tons or more to 10.00 per ton. Net prices require cash with order.
Public notarized ownership statement for the Winchester Evening Star of Winchester Virginia listing editor publisher H F Byrd managing editor H F Byrd business manager R S Fansler and owner Leas E Bolling Byrd with bondholders and stock details. It confirms publication is a daily paper with affiliation to Mergenthaler Linotype Co and shows notary Lester D. Aos with commission expiry 1927.
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