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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1927
Page
4
The snippet lists subscription prices for Morning News Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror with advance payment options and carrier rates. It includes a note about Associated Press republication rights and ends with a Bible thought and a Psalm verse urging parental heritage through daily Bible selections.
The WEAF station plans to broadcast a stage exit of the musical Peggy Ann this Saturday. The New World doubts the venture's success citing that plays rely on dialogue while musical comedies use songs to carry the action. It notes that music has so far been more successful on radio, with audiences able to enjoy opera and Gilbert and Sullivan tunes on air.
A troubled English bathers incident spurs editorial debate in the Manchester Guardian about bathing trunks and safety. The piece contrasts British and American views on modesty and swimwear design, noting the two piece swimsuit’s impact on public risk and comfort.
The text notes Kilkenny’s longstanding rivalry between Irish and English factions once symbolized by fighting dogs and bulldogs. It claims peaceful times now prevail with minimal conflict and a shift from violent rhetoric to propaganda driven debate under Valera.
The article remarks the land is notably pacific versus earlier ages as human partisans bristle and growl.
Dearborn Independent discusses Franklin's early scientific aims and experiments with electricity. It notes his lightning rod invention and electrical studies on fowls and metals. The piece praises his clear writing and views him as a model Enlightener for public discourse.
Lynchburg Advance reports a drop in campers at Richmond tourist camp in Joseph Bryan Park while highways draw more travelers to new inns and lodging along major routes. hotels capture more motorist business, and road gypsies deter visitors, signaling possible decline of camps statewide.
Washington Post reports plans for a regular exchange of English and American broadcasting programs within a year. British Broadcasting Company engineers will meet National Broadcasting Company officials to discuss rebroadcasting via WEAF and WJZ networks, reflecting advances in transoceanic radio since European listeners already access U.S. programs.
A wartime sketch notes sauerkraut, once mocked as Liberty Cabbage, gaining favor in palaces. Kraut packers in New York State plan to profit from kraut brine for stomach trouble, while canned kraut and its brine are praised by physicians and dieticians. The piece also mentions bottled sauerkraut juice as a novel liquor and cites brown bread as another healthy staple.
United States manufacturers and wholesale firms face an estimated cost of one thousand dollars per minute of each business day due to fraud theft and misrepresentations, highlighting the high financial impact on industry.
A recent survey shows the United States has 133 physicians per 100000 people. England has 92, Germany 51, and France 35 physicians per 100000 residents.
The Schick Test offers a preventive approach to diphtheria by identifying susceptible children and using a follow up vaccination to confer lasting protection. Experts claim it can nearly eliminate diphtheria with universal adoption, reducing reliance on short lived antitoxin protection.
The article argues that immediate effect is essential and that diphtheria antitoxin offers a crucial preventive option. It compares its impact to vaccination for smallpox, suggesting a major opportunity to reduce diphtheria through these newer preventive agents.
The Star presents a daily market note listing wholesale prices quoted today by local buyers. The report refrains from asserting responsibility for typographical errors.
The notice lists wholesale prices for various staples and poultry items. Cracked corn at 54.00 per ton, mixed at 42.00, middling from 15.00 to 80.00, shell corn 20 to 30, young chickens priced around 0.20, and butter fat 0.40. Cattle price range shown as 7 to 9 percent.
Short clipped remarks cite marriage, fate, and social views from Centre Colonial ty Nature and Bute falo Evening News. The lines mix commentary on marriage norms with general statements on nature and air quality.
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