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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1931
Page
4
Anne Fellows Johnston, age 66, author of the Little Colonel series, died at her home near Ve Valley after months of illness. Her 1929 Land of the Little Colonel reflected many moments from her life.
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publication as daily except Sunday and provides its subscription rates in advance: one year $3.50, six months $1.75, three months $0.90, one month $0.30. National advertising reps are Devine Tenney Corp in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
A brief rights statement explains that The Anodes Press exclusively holds re publication rights for all news dispatches credited to it or not and for local news published in this paper including Consolidated News Item and The Weekly publications.
Notice lists November 3 1931 date for the Commissioner of Revenue post as held by Lee W Whitacre. It outlines appointment context and official designation for the office. Whitacre is identified as the incumbent in this public notice.
Fragmentary religious excerpt quotes Jesus worded promise about abiding in me and asking what you will. The garbled lines reference authority and prayer, with capitalized phrases and stray names suggesting a devotional card or sermon snippet.
Reports to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 30 days ending August 15 indicate wage reductions affecting 20 739 men in 221 manufacturing events, with total workers affected since 1929 at 292 224. Earnings trends are downward across many sectors, notably in iron and steel, autos, and coal mining, challenging the idea that 1929 wage levels were maintained.
A shiny automatic pancake machine on display in Los Angeles turns out 35 pancakes per minute. The device is praised as a triumph of modern ingenuity, while recalling how farm wives once cooked for a dozen hungry harvest laborers and learned efficiency in breakfast preparation.
A stove heated to a vivid red heat produced a rapid pancake batch with up to 35 cakes per minute, according to expert observers. The greased surface kept cakes sliding onto plates in large stacks, highlighting extraordinary efficiency in pancake production.
Rich in irony Lytton Strachey casts Florence Nightingale and Thomas Lipton as flawed heroes. The piece notes Nightingale receiving the Order of Merit and Lipton’s Atlantic crossings, public image versus reality, and the world’s preference for comforting myths over blunt truth.
A note from the Arkansas Gazette describes a Curtius' son image of Mahatma Gandhi in his college days wearing a hard-boiled shirt with a jar collar. The caption suggests the photo helps explain his recent clothing trend.
The market report lists dairy and feed prices including butter fat at 30 and 36 for creamery and country butter, hogs, steers, lambs, and various feeds like cracked corn and mixed feed. It notes prices for hay, shelled corn, and flour with regional references and closing market details.
Natalie watches Alyn buy outfits for her in a shop as he courts a by proxy marriage. The planned honeymoon feels forced while Natalie debates consent, fortune, and the future while the roadster fills with parcels.
The Brice house in Annapolis built in 1740 by Thomas Jennings is described as a dignified Maryland landmark. Its facade features headers, a simple staircase with carved mahogany riser and hand rail, and rooms finished in molded plaster with carved wood mantels.
A nationwide push this winter centers on feeding every school child with reliable meals. Officials and educators highlight school programs, funding, and community support to ensure no student goes hungry at school.
The remark notes that highbrow correspondents refer to the Sino-Japan conflict as an issue causing tensions and strain, implying Japanese actions or reactions are unsettling contemporary observers. The line hints at wartime nerves and public sentiment about Japan.
Old reliable powder rodent killer marketed as RAT DIE promises a money back guarantee if it ails. Available in 50 cent size for pantry kitchen and cellar and 715 cent size for chicken houses coops and small buildings. Sold and guaranteed by local dealer.
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