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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1931
Page
4
fragmented OCR item from The Evening Star mentioning a Werthe or Werte Virginia post office and a possible Winchester Virginia reference, with garbled second class mail context and street or line breaks.
The snippet shows subscription prices in advance for various terms and a note on national advertising representation. It mentions Mall rates at 93.50 in advance, three months, one month, and one year figures, plus a national AP press credit and regional reps in Devine Tenney and New York Des Moines.
A quotation notes that those who use usury and unjust gain shall lose their riches to those who pity the poor, affirming the virtue of a faithful man.
Teachers in a county debate closing schools in November to push a $75,000,000 back tax collection. Some suffer health risks from poor conditions yet support the effort to fund schools and protect pupil needs, sharing resources and seeking wage fairness without cutting pay.
A citizen urges wartime restraint and personal sacrifice to support essential services without weakening social structure. The speaker argues relief must be funded by individuals reducing waste and tightening budgets, showcasing a free republic's resolve and collective effort.
Wholesale beef prices have fallen 30 to 50 percent from two years ago, but retail prices dropped only 10 to 25 percent. The article offers one explanation focusing on meat.
A short note on rising costs and failed sales in the meat trade. The speaker laments inability to move certain cuts despite demand, linking prosperity to costly habits and high consumer expectations. No people or organizations named in the readable text.
North Carolina school male students adopt beards to challenge gender norms but face ridicule as cartoonists resist. The piece notes a male mobilization and declares the black derbies out as a harsh irritant while exultant manhood responds to a bugle, marking a Great Day.
The Baltimore Sun notes that the fascist movement lacks a credible international backing and that in Germany there is little effort to justify Hitler’s slogans and predictions, presenting a stage set of melodramatic characters.
Austin Baird Kinsly age 22 and Margaret Perkins age 16 from Detroit were arrested in Elkton Maryland after eloping. They and chaperones Mr and Mrs Van Cleve faced charges as accessories to delinquency. Sheriff Buckworth said the couple sought a license and officials were alerted after the Detroit father objected.
Mr H L Himelright of 684 North Market in this city credits Natex with curing his chronic constipation after eight weeks. He reports improved digestion appetite and sleep and relief from stomach gas dizziness and back and kidney pains. The ad promotes Natex as a superior medicine offered by People's Service Drug Store with no higher cost than patent medicines.
The Navy Department faced accusations of starting propaganda to push naval budget cuts. Representative Wood of Indiana urged President Hoover to expose and remove responsible officials. He alleged early leaders in the first Congress stirred false stories to incite public anger over naval reductions.
The Millwood Athletic Club plans a Sunday baseball game against Ripp featuring 1931 equipment. The item contrasts with readers who spend on groceries despite lacking gasoline.
Natalie and Carlton Woods share a dawn walk on a sunlit shore when a rough lookout menaces them with a gun and a bootleg stash hidden under tarpaulins. A tense standoff suggests further peril as a tent watchman arrives on cue.
Path finder Magazine notes the Pillars of Hercules mark the Mediterranean entrance between Gibraltar and Mt. Hacho, with ancient legends claiming the continents were once joined and torn apart by Hercules to reach Cadiz.
Salt shaped early societies as rulers, traders, and armies leveraged its scarcity and value. The text notes how different groups gained power through access to salt, while others were hindered by salt control.
Mayas of Yucatan blackened enamel with jade inlays after teeth were drifted out using a bow string. This practice aimed to create ornate facial adornment and display status through dental modification.
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