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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1924
Page
4
Publisher Floodbyrd and publishing company advertise daily morning news in Winchester Virginia. The paper notes association with Associated Press and lists delivery rates and contact details. Democratic ticket includes John W. Davis for President and Charles W. Bryan for Vice President with Congress races referenced.
The piece argues John W Davis’s eminent fitness for the presidency surpasses party lines. It credits him with inspiring loyalty across the country and being a genuine, unambiguous leader whose honest diction masks no fault.
A historical column analyzes how Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is seen as the son of a great man and the challenge of living up to that legacy. It notes his integrity, actions like oil transfer to the navy, and cautious congressional dealings shaping his reputation.
The article lauds Colonel Roosevelt for opposing congressional efforts to slash navy personnel, calling the move dangerous to national defense. It notes his earlier World War I heroism, four citations, and his slogan action and hard work, while praising his public service despite political disagreements.
The speech to farmers argues against tariff help, urging removal of discriminatory taxation and expansion of foreign markets. It calls for government action to aid cooperative marketing, provide production and demand information, and boost farmer prosperity through informed policy rather than patronage.
A poem laments boxing dreamers chasing fame and fortune from Firpo to Dempsey. It contrasts their glittering goals with harsh reality where many fighters end broke, relying on scraps, and warns against glamorizing the sport’s false promises.
A fragmented passage recalls a harsh bout where a man lands blows yet the crowd fades. It contrasts a few who make money in the fight game with many who fail and drift away, dreaming of easier work like sawing red elm wood.
Canterburg Virginia notes list residents and visitors including Mrs Fred W Oslen and son Wayne from Washington D C, Mrs Fay Clemons and daughters Anna from Gore, and many others visiting relatives, with trips to Green Spring Luray Harrisonburg and Roanoke and schooling updates for Carroll Dovel and Liston Cunningham.
The report lists prices for spring chickens and hens of different weights, butter from creamery brands, and assorted grains. It mentions corn meat per bushel, shelled corn, local flour, barley, hay middlings, and related animal feed commodities, indicating fluctuating prices across markets.
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Market notes show fluctuating prices as spring chicken demand rises. Reports mention local buyers and sellers amid unsettled corn and feed costs, with several farms listing small batches ready for market in the southeast.
Sheriff Pannett placed John and Emma Clinger under arrest on a warrant sworn by Anna Belle Price accusing them of tearing down a fence that Price claims separates her land from the Riggs home. The defendants were not jailed but ordered to appear in Winchester Saturday for trial. They say Price’s fence confines them and they lack access to the highway. The Clingers challenge Price’s title to the land and contend a magistrate lacks jurisdiction in land title matters, arguing the case should go to the Circuit Court in civil action rather than a quasijudicial proceeding.
Winchester residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills as a stimulant diuretic. Mrs. D. L. Brown reports relief from back pains nerve trouble and improved kidney action after flu. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY promotion.
An ad explains iron starvation causes weakness and nervous symptoms and suggests treating with organic iron like Luxated Iron, paired with spinach and vegetables. It warns against metallic iron substitutes and claims refunds if not satisfied and that Nuxated is the brand with N. I. on tablets.
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