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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1926

Page

4

Heart Right With God Prayer Fragment

Brief biblical clipping from 1926 edition urging readers to keep statutes and walk with God. Sparse text references 1 Kings and a prayer for perfect hearts aligned with the Lord.

The Old Question on Apple and Potato Prices

The article discusses a large apple crop exceeding last year’s output by over five million barrels and notes low grower prices, while consumer prices remain high. It also describes a potato crop around 25,000,000 bushels above last year, with growers receiving lower receipts yet retail prices unchanged. The piece highlights the perennial gap between grower prices and consumer costs.

Emmen Ison

Comrades to the End Chronicle Remark on Last Moments

The Roanoke World News recounts a Chicago couple who died within hours of each other after expressing a wish to pass away together. A Boston Traveler note quotes a long shared life ending in a joint funeral, sparking discussion on enduring bonds and the rarity of such exits.

Roanoke World News Chicago Boston Traveler

Youthful marriages warned by investigators

The report argues that licenses to marry in the last three years show many couples aged 14 to 18 already divorced or separated. It condemns hasty youthful unions driven by emotion and highlights broken homes, misfits, and lack of homemaking training as factors undermining marriage and prompting public concern.

Ghost stories and Halloween lore from old traditions

The piece recalls past Hallowe'en thrills of gathering by the fireplace to hear a few queer ghost stories. It contrasts those simple times with modern skepticism and claims wise writers warned of more things in heaven and earth than dreamt in our philosophy.

Halowe’en Hallowe’en Heaven Earth

Edison Reverses View On Soul Survival After Death

Thomas A. Edison, recalling prior disbelief ten years ago, now supports evidence suggesting the soul survives death. His stance aligns with psychical research advocates who say science may recognize psychic inquiry, while skeptics may adjust beliefs though many still rely on personal conviction.

Thomas A. Edison Society of Psychical Research Edison Mr. Edison

Notice to creditors of J. Paul Wine estate

All persons owning and all holding claims against the estate of the late J. Paul Wine must present a claim for settlement within 30 days from October 21, 1926 to the undersigned P. E. Lineburg and F. B. Cadwallader. Admis.

J. Paul P. E. Lineburg F. B. Cadwallader

Napoleon’s Desk Rescued for Napoleonic Relics At Malmaison

Paris report says Napoleon often slept with folded arms at a mahogany desk once used as a telephone switchboard in the war ministry. The desk is now rescued from that use and will join other Napoleonic relics at La Malmaison.

Associated Press Paris Napoleon Fren Ministry of War la Malmaison

France grants women access to hairdressing trade and barbers union

Paris reports a milestone in feminism as women hairdressers gain equal work rights in parlors and may join the barbers' union, which had previously barred them since its founding.

Barbers’ Union

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