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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia lists publisher Harry Flood Byrd and mentions post office mailing as second class matter. It notes consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror and provides various subscription rates for daily and weekly editions.
An 1926 election notice promotes voting for Thomas W Harrison on the Democratic ticket. It quotes biblical verses and prayers to bless the election, framing the candidate as aligned with God's loving purpose and Israelite kingship. The text presents religious language exhorting voters to support Harrison.
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch reports a Western couple where the wife set odd conditions for her husband. He pledged to attend church, file asset schedules, report bank deposits, attend classes, seek wife advice, and stay with her nightly until December 17. The plan collapsed after about ten days and the couple's affairs are in court.
Staunton editorial critiques Queen Marie visiting the United States to study social behavior. It argues the trip promotes snobbishness and imitation by the self styled elite, citing fashion excesses and social climbing as signs of decay in American society.
The American Road Builders Association funds a nationwide survey showing annual congestion costs about $3.83 billion for the U S The study includes time delays accidents and property damage but excludes insurance losses The main waste is blamed on inadequate facilities around congested communities and many cities have voted to address the issue with street rebuilds and new roads.
The report highlights that despite rising traffic, only a negligible improvement is gained while costs reach 10.5 million daily. It urges traffic and road officials to boost efficiency to cut this large sum largely tied to waste and mismanagement.
The Knoxville Journal notes Thomas A. Edison aided the electric light's forty seventh birthday, reflecting on early dim unreliable lamps and gradual progress. It considers how electricity has evolved in brightness durability and adaptability since its inception.
Nature Magazine notes the polar bear's cheerful nature signals good health clear conscience and inner peace, framing the animal as a dignified yet playful ruler of its arctic domain with a lighthearted tone attributed to Charles Kingsley analysis.
A poem extols Shenandoah apples and varieties like Ben Davis York Stayman and King urging relish and daily use. It playfully claims apples aid health and avoid pills. A separate line notes that private wealth in the country totals 310 billion, with 174 billion in real estate.
Princess Ileana of Romania travels with Queen Marie to America amid gossip over royal and romantic match prospects. Reports say wealthy Americans seek her hand, while Queen Marie affirms Ileana will choose love over royal pressure. Ileana, heir to royal duties, is fluent in English and versed in British and American customs.
The ad argues proprietary medicines must prove merit amid competition. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a fifty year success, claiming it remains a dependable standard remedy women may trust.
Hagerstown, Oct. 27. Henry C. and was to appear here for an American Legion benefit. Chief of Police Thomas Barber denied the climbing act after a fatal fall in Chambersburg Pennsylvania and due to a city ordinance prohibiting such exhibitions.
A new face powder called MELLO GLO from People's Drug Co. boasts a French process that stays on until removed. It claims to smooth pores and lines, resist perspiration, and enhance complexion with a lasting, believable glow.
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