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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star based in Winchester Virginia lists publication details. It notes postal registration and consolidation with Morning News Weekly News and Weekly Mirror. Subscription prices by mail and carrier are provided for various durations.
A brief 1926 notice outlines a Democratic ticket for Tuesday elections with a religious invocation and scriptural references. It mentions THOMAS W. HARRISON for Congress and includes a prayer text urging recognition of God and His guidance, framed as a public political notice.
The piece urges voters to inform themselves and participate in elections. It argues any vote shapes public opinion and emphasizes that ordinary voters are the real bosses, able to secure a clean, orderly community by choosing candidates who best align with decency and order. If voters abstain, they accept the outcome.
A Newport editor recounts a Virginian pilgrimage through the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. He arrives skeptical, then declares Virginia’s roads colleges peace and prosperity surpass many states, noting low crime and high employment. He plans to defend Virginia’s prestige in future writing.
The Newport Herald editor is thanked for a heartfelt eulogy and urged to return when progress is made. Virginia receives many kind words and is urged to pursue earnest effort and fidelity to live up to the praise as time goes on.
Scottaville notes Governor Byrd shifts from old time politics to brisk businesslike governance. His Virginia Manufacturers’ Association address highlights real actions for a stronger state including park development, school reform, tax changes, debt relief, and highway upgrades. Byrd’s vision blends energy with conservative pragmatism aimed at elevating Virginia’s status among states.
Harvey Wiley Corbett, president of the Architectural League of New York, argues abolition of automobile traffic would solve future city gridlock. He envisions a fifty mile wide city with pneumatic tubes and large elevators, but notes current street traffic and rail systems would still be stressed. He says autos are indispensable to urban transport and compares them to a necessary counterpart in city life.
A religious notice from the Presbyterian of the South urges renewal of prayers and efforts against drunkenness. It cites I Corinthians 6 10 and declares that no drunkard shall inherit God s kingdom, warning of ruin and snares on life s path.
Poetic plea urging the nation to seek faith and peace through Christ. Calls on people to resist temptation, abandon sin, and find salvation in Jesus, ending with a call to awaken and look to Him.
Fifty years ago women had few jobs while today they fill factory floors and hold roles as architects lawyers and executives. Elizabeth Chamberlain of Trenton New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health and urges other factory workers to try it.
Report notes bouncers eject dancers in London dancehalls when they lift feet off the floor. Authorities warn performers to keep feet down during routines to maintain order and safety.
Miss Emma Dot Partridge executive secretary of the Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs argues that women in business treat work as a challenge in a man made world and must balance work with recreation. She notes women are more conscientious than men and many hold diverse roles from dentists to brokers while cautioning about dual loyalties when marriage or family enters.
The report notes subsidies granted to heads of families in Spain with eight or more dependent children. It states Italy has about 10,000 households with ten or more children. It adds the Navy Department is developing a teeth identification system as an alternative to fingerprints.
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