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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia is published daily except Sunday. The Associated Press receives exclusive rights to use for re publishing all news dispatches tied to the paper. Bad news published herein remains part of the paper content.
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch reports fusion candidate William Moseley Brown clashes with Republican leaders and voters on the short ballot amendments. Brown and allies, amid party tensions, vow to resist ballot changes while campaign signals suggest shifting stances and uncertainty about Brown’s position on the issue.
The piece questions the fusion candidate for governor on his voting record since 1925 28 and 1929. It cites the short ballot tax repeal land and tangible property and constitutional amendments and asks why the candidate condemned or supported them then and now. It accuses him of lacking a public record and demands clarity.
Federal Judge Charles I. Dawson of Louisville urges indictments against liquor buyers, citing sections of the 1919 national prohibition act. The Philadelphia Circuit Court had ruled a buyer cannot be penalized, fueling a push by Senator Sheppard to amend the law. The case hinges on the eighteenth amendment and whether purchase fits under its ban on manufacture, sale, or transportation.
A period advertisement urges readers over forty with bladder and kidney troubles to try Dr Southworth s Ur Tabs sold by Baker s Drug Store or any druggist with a satisfaction guarantee. The copy touts relief from frequent urination night awakenings back and groin pains and nervous irritability claiming results are rapid and life changing.
Market prices from local buyers show wheat at 1.20 per unit and corn meal at 2.80 cwt The dry local retail brings flour per barrel 7.60 to 8.00 and mixed goods around 16.00 The Baltimore wholesale line lists prices for various items including eggs chickens and butter, with ranges noted for several categories The report captures a broad snapshot of commodity costs and livestock values in the region.
Greenwood Va Oct 17 Mr and Mrs Samuel Sawyer of Nicholas West Virginia have returned home after spending several weeks with their son in law and family in Greenwood Virginia during the fall.
The column lists residents and guests including Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. McClunt, Mrs. Russell Carpenter and children of Winchester visiting Mrs. J. C. Johnson, nurse Ruth Anderson returning from Washington D. C., S. E. Maloy after his son's funeral in Altoona, Janney Juak and J. C Johnson installing Delco Light systems, Edith Hottel visiting, G. W. Riley and family visiting friends, and Miss Dick teaching locally. A Chicago News quote on initiative concludes.
A drug store advertisement urges readers to purify the system with Calotabs claiming nature rewards health. It promotes a family package with full directions and weekly doses in a lengthy health tone.
The Macon Telegraph notes that California has begun shipping its grape crop, a fact likely to prompt many residents to check if they stored fruit in a four-gallon crock under the house or in the garage.
A. T. Sanders of Dixie Stock Farms Lancaster Kentucky announces a world record two ton litter of 12 pigs weighing 4323 pounds in 180 days produced on the farm. They credit proper feed preparation using a chop per grinder mixer for efficiency and reduced waste. The system grinds legume hay and grains, feeding through self feeders and adjusting grain to control fat and weight.
In a quip from the Atchigan County Mail readers vent frustration about heat and politics. The column uses humor to signal how dry and hot weather provokes strong opinions and lively comments.
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