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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1928
Page
4
The notice lists mailing and pricing details for the Evening Star and associated weeklies. Rates are shown for annual, half year, and monthly subscriptions and carrier delivery, with prices in dollars and cents. The text reflects the Winchester Virginia edition and mentions Morning News, Weekly News, Weekly Mirror, and delivery options.
A short devotional line urging believers to be prepared and receptive when divine power is at work. It emphasizes submission to God and readiness to act in faith.
Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic candidate, toured Virginia on Thursday. He was met with enthusiastic reception in Fredericksburg and Richmond, touted as a national standard bearer and a champion of Jeffersonian Democracy despite attacks from opponents and bigots.
The New York World analyzes Mr. Hoover's Elizabethton Tenn speech. It argues Hoover linked himself to Main Street virtues and Smith to city flaws to win southern votes. It notes his insinuations on prohibition immigration and anti-Catholic tone as campaign devices.
The text lauds Governor Smith and his unsullied record, praising his fidelity and courage while pledging steadfast support during the present campaign crisis. It frames Hoover as dangerous to the South’s traditions and social order if elected, calling for resistance to federal racial equality measures.
The passage portrays Mr Hoover using vague phrasing to secure victory by appealing to Main Street. It argues he was following Republican strategists six weeks prior and aimed to defeat Smith by reassuring voters about imponderables facing the nation.
Norfolk Virginian Pilot reports Lady Astor urges a clean up drive in small towns to improve yards, fences and houses. She favors a women’s group like the League of Women Voters undertaking beautification, noting contrasts with English villages and the space available in America.
The piece recounts the Gideons as an American Christian group formed from a chance hotel room meeting. It highlights their work placing Bibles in hotel rooms, praises their mission to spread Christian light, and notes a related editorial on moral guidance by Rev. Henry Tucker Graham D. D.
Capudine offers fast relief for frequent headaches and nerve pains including rheumatic and neuralgic types. The liquid form works quickly by soothing nerves rather than deadening them, and is sold in 30c and 60c sizes at drug stores.
The text extols worldwide Christian outreach by the Gideon band praising the life and message of Jesus. It notes ships bearing messengers of the king and journeys to freezing north and tropical isles, ending with a vision of home and eternal life.
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