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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star announces publication details for Winchester Virginia with post office designation, consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror and price options by mail and carrier. Rates include yearly and six month terms with advance payments. Associated Press news use rights are noted.
A devotional note quotes Matthew 16 18 about building on a solid foundation not shifting sands. The text thanks the Lord for the promise and asks for strength to build with faith.
A report from the Fair League highlights widespread fraud in lubricating oils with 79 cases of motorist losses in New York. Experts warn inferior oils ruin engines, urging Virginia to adopt strong consumer protection and extend laws to lubricants and gasoline.
The Raleigh News discusses banking costs and system soundness in North Carolina versus Virginia, citing figures of 12 million dollars in five years and contrasting losses. It points to issues in the state system and references Petersburg observations. The piece touches social notes about Elks and a light jab at fashion changes.
The Suffolk News notes Daniel P. Wine, executive of Shenandoah Valley, has volunteered his resignation. The move, received with regret by many who know the secretary, follows his long service and the organization’s efforts in the region. Details remain unclear whether the resignation will be accepted.
The Shenandoah Valley Inc faces a funding shortfall as rich Valley counties pledged under $8,000 for the year's work while resul ting costs for campaign fundraising and organization remained high. Critics warn a missed response could damage the valley’s prestige and the tariff era’s impact on farmer incomes.
A bookseller's journal and library records show readers favor high literary works over novels. A mail distribution test of 15,000 participants found history tops fiction, with 12 percent choosing novels. Plato's Life and Death of Socrates led sales at 31 million copies.
The article argues that a 13 percent drop in farm product prices over the past year explains farmer troubles. It notes land speculation during the war boom worsened losses for some, but price misalignment with general inflation since 1920 is the main issue, with farm indices dropping from 162 to 141 in twelve months.
Advert says Kotex protects women's hygiene by discarding laundry and tissue cores, claims eight in ten upper class women use it, deodorizes and is five times more absorbent than cotton pads. Available in drug or department stores for a few cents per packet of twelve.
Henry G. Shirley as president of the American Road Builders' Association calls for U S schools to teach the economics law and geography of highways. He says better road knowledge could reduce accidents and improve traffic safety. He notes National Good Roads Week January 10 to 14 1927 invites schools to review progress in road construction.
The text notes the focus on traffic conditions and benefits of good roads as schools prepare for the national essay contest results. Winners will be announced this week, highlighting lessons learned about road knowledge from the first half of winter.
Philander Knox Jr. denies police claim his wife threw a glass and cut his arm. He says a slip on a wet bathroom floor caused the injury. police maintain the reported altercation is correct. The couple wed in 1917 and had separated custody about 18 months ago.
Banks closing Monday September 6 as a legal holiday. Papers maturing that date payable Tuesday September 7. Charles Summers Creshier Union Bank of Winchester. John L Sloat Cashier Commercial and Savings Bank. WM G Hardy Cashier Shehandoah Valley National Bank. Ha D Fuller Cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
The Woolworth Building at 792 feet is cited as the tallest in the United States. The ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with patient testimonials from Mrs. Daugherty of Muscatine Iowa and Mrs. P. W. Care of Muncie Indiana praising relief from women's ailments after use and recommending the product to others along with anecdotal localities Lynn Massachusetts to Cleveland Ohio reference.
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