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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1923
Page
4
Virginia faces continued federal aid for road building with projected annual sums around 1.5 million dollars. E W James notes growing support for a highway system and an eight-year outlook under Congressional appropriations anticipated to rise.
Virginia faces a heated bond issue debate with Good Roads Association literature from Governor Morrison and North Carolina Highway Commissioner Page cited in support. Critics argue bonds rely on temporary funds and external opinions, noting repeated road rebuilding and questioning if highways should be funded by current state revenues rather than bond proceeds.
The Richmond News Leader revisits its 1921 stance on state road bonds, noting changed conditions, new gasoline tax revenue, and faster road building without bonds. It highlights debate over the Valley turnpike, the safety of local bond use, and the cost of turnpike resurfacing versus durable highway construction.
The Valley Turnpike is criticized as an unconstructed road despite claims of its quality. Lynchburg News notes a supposed hundred mile stretch considered among Virginia’s best roads, praised for its foundation, while bond advocates taunt Valley residents for opposing bonds.
The Safety Poet Walt Mason urges readers to consider others while promoting Safety First in verse. He contrasts traditional romance and myth with a pledge to caution and care for reckless youths and giddy maids, urging responsible actions over mere fancy.
The piece laments road safety as bards of old ignore danger from speeding car and skating youths. It contrasts grand verse with the practical need to curb danger on highways and paths, urging readers to heed warnings and act to keep travelers safe.
The notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s vegetable compound from Massachusetts as a proven healer for women’s ills. It claims the product benefits 98 of 100 users and notes its wide reputation spreading from coastal areas nationwide among neighbors and families.
Government experts Henry Threisinger and A Fieldner outline coke advantages over coal for home heating. They describe a practical method to burn coke in furnaces, including fuel bed depth, draft control, shaking, and cleaning. They note overnight banking and morning restart tips, plus coke sizing and by products.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a fast remedy for rheumatism lumbago neuritis back ache stiff neck and sore muscles. It promises immediate tingling heat that penetrates and relieves pain once applied and urges readers to buy genuine Bowles Red Pepper Rub from drug stores.
An advertisement note from The Star urges readers to place notices and ads. It highlights promotion of commercial space in the paper and invites local businesses to participate.
The term pieces of eight refers to the Spanish peso valued at eight reales. It circulated in Spain, parts of Europe, and the Americas, deriving its name from the eight-reales unit and the numeral eight symbolism.
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