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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Devine-Tenney Corp
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Atlanta
Jesus blesses little children in Mark 10 13 14
A biblical passage notes people bringing young children to Jesus. The disciples rebuke them, but Jesus warmly welcomes the children and declares the kingdom of God belongs to such. The dialogue highlights compassion and inclusivity in his ministry.
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Jesus
Racketeers and promotions threaten honest business
The piece warns of improving business conditions masking petty rackets and colored sales stories on bargain merchandise. It cites the Neola Business Bureau on heavy losses from scams and urges vigilance, noting that charity appeals and railroading yearbooks often resemble rackets. It calls for investigating first and warning others.
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Neola
United
Italy and Ethiopia War Strength Compared in 1930s Clash
A survey contrasts Italy and Abyssinia in manpower and arms. Ethiopia fields about 800000 with 700000 tribal levies and 1000 guns, while Italy mobilizes near one million with 300 aircraft and 100 flame throwers. Climate and terrain favor Ethiopians, but seasons and logistics shape the likely outcome.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Little Kingdom
Mussolini
East Africa
Vienna
Italo Balbo
Adowa Battle Report Wages 1896 Abyssinians Victory
A semi tribal force of 90 000 Abyssinians defeated 13 000 Italian regulars in the Battle of Adowa, marking a decisive clash in the Horn of Africa. The encounter showcased a dramatic power shift between imperial forces and Ethiopian resistance.
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Adowa
Davis Portrait in Beauvoir Home Reflections on Jefferson Davis
Willis J. Abbot recalls visiting Jefferson Davis at his Beauvoir plantation in Mississippi. He notes Davis's courtesy, examines a 10,000-volume library, and quotes Abbot on meeting notable figures, concluding Davis left a lasting impression as a leader of a lost cause.
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Willis J. Abbot
Jefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Miss
Mr. Davis
Mr. Abbot
Abbot
Charles Lamb
Davis
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
United States
Morgens Lord
Balfour
Y c Donald
Venizelos
Stresemann
Mexican Gulf
Why Deceive the Aged
A column critiques the social security act as a failed pension plan and an entering wedge. It argues the measure targets only aged needy individuals, not all seniors, and condemns the propaganda used to push federal old age pensions.
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C. H. Morrissett
House of Representatives
Morrissett
Silent Air Route Preparations Reveal Arctic Planning
A narrator reflects on the extensive preparations behind a trip with the State Department and radio operators. He notes newspapers supplied routes, stops, distances, and fuel data after the announcement, acknowledging the unseen work of researchers who mapped winds and travel histories across Arctic regions and distant peoples. He admits guilt at reading sensationalized descriptions of native peoples he never encountered.
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State Department
Arctic
Canada
Alaska
Siberia
Japan
China
Chishima Islands
Amendment to State Beer Act Urged to End Split Jurisdiction
Major S Heth Tyler chair of the state control board proposes amending the 1933 Virginia beer act and 1934 ABC act to remove the 3.2 percent beer distinction. He Argues for one agency to supervise all beers and licenses, reducing confusion among manufacturers distributors and licensees. Tax department opposes the change.
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S. Heth Tyler
State Control Board
Tax Department
ABC Board
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Founding
The article notes the Tuskegee institute founded by Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee Alabama in 1881 as a premier school for educating the Negro race. It contrasts Noah Webster as a lexicographer and philologist with Daniel Webster as a jurist and statesman. It states the average American city family spends about one third of income on food.
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Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Ans
United States
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Alabama
Noah Webster
Daniel Webster
Anne Morrow Lindbergh writes North to the Orient
The review highlights Anne Morrow Lindberghs North to the Orient as delightful humorous and beautiful. It notes its suggestive half mystical half Yankee perspective and its precise expressive prose. A playful chapter recounts preparations for their journey.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Orient
Lafcadi Hearn
Flashes of Life and Local Trials Across Several Cities
In Pittsburgh a Hill district civic league forum dissolved with five candidates among ten attendees. A New York patrolman took a beggar into custody after overheard talk of self harm. $375 cash and bank records totaling $6,722 were found. In Los Angeles a theft probe centers on a stolen car packed with 40 sticks of dynamite. In Denver Dr. George Glen faces a DUI charge after Pa an Thomas McHugh testifies to liquor on breath, but the judge samples rum taffy and dismisses the case.
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Pittsburgh
Hill District Civic League
New York
Walter Mitchell
Denver
George Glen
Thomas McHugh
Ellett N. Shepherd
Joseph Lilly
Shepherd
Rex Returns to Shelby After 42 Years Seeking Old Friend
Shelby resident James Rex of Chicago returns to his hometown after 42 years to find Joe Burrer. A bystander asks Rex his name and Burrer replies I am Joe Burrer, revealing themselves as longtime boyhood friends Rex and Burrer.
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Shelby
O—James Rex
Chicago
Joe Burrer
Rex
Burrer
Hoover Strength as Republican Nominee Examined
Leslie Eichel analyzes Hoover as a potential 1920 Republican nominee. The piece notes Hoover’s perceived martyr image, lingering anger, and the Old Guard’s desire to control a proven organizer who can corner delegates. It highlights Hoover’s appeal to southern Republicans and fears of another Roosevelt-like rise.
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Hoover
South
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Hoover as Democratic Hope Faces Republican Prospect
The piece notes Herbert Hoover as a Democratic prospect, with big and little Democrats backing him to head the Republican ticket. Republican leaders feel uneasy, while Democrats should not be overconfident. Huey Long or other evangelists could draw votes, potentially shifting outcomes.
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Herbert Hoover
Huey Long
Alberta Credit Bonus Prompts U S Treasury Fear
Washington observers warn Alberta style credit bonus may spread to the United States. The program promises a $25 monthly basic dividend to every adult and variable amounts to youths, but its funding and economics are unclear. The plan traces to Major Clifford Douglas and is associated with William Aberhart’s Social Credit movement in Alberta.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Alberta
United States
Social Credit Party
Montana
William Aberhart
Aberhart
Clifford J. Douglas
U. S. Treasury
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Winchester Data
Precipitation in the past 24 hours is 0.94 inches. September to date is 3.95 inches, year to date 28.03 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly Averages: January 2.35, February 1.94, March 2.81, April 3.16, May 3.88, June 3.60, July 8.39, August 3.35, September 2.43, October 2.90, November 2.51, December 2.30.
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Hears End
Winchester Research Laboratory
Aged Man Found in Run Near Kent Street Cross
John Newlin, an elderly man, was found about 8 o’clock yesterday morning in the Town Run near the Kent street crossing. He had a superficial cut on the face and was aided from the stream, then taken to his home at 510 South Loudoun street after leaving two hours earlier. He could not explain how he came to the spot.
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John Newlin
Kent Street
Loudoun Street
Meaning of Reich in German government terms
Explains that reich means government and identifies the first as the German empire, the second as the German republic after World War I, and the third as Nazi rule. Describes it as a reversal of earlier reich policies and clarifies the term third reich.
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Reich
Germany
German Empire
German Republic
Morelle Boisevain’s Long Tale of Secrets and Loss
In a fading room Miss Boisevain, weakened and haunted, reveals memories to Janet through a lapis chest of miniatures. A girl’s past, a grown woman’s pain, and a vial of poison mingle with portraits of a father and a lover as Janet prepares to leave.
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Miss Boisevain
Janet
James
One year ago revolutions over in Germany say Hitler
A mixed recap notes events from a year ago including Hitler’s claim revolutions ended in Germany, Arthur M. Field elected city manager, a truck crash near Hayfield injuring Purcell McDonald, a bank heist in Lake City yielding 100000, Roosevelt to appoint textile strike mediators, a ward catching over 400 pounds of fish in Chesapeake Bay, and the death of 17 year old Charles R. Anderson Jr after a long illness.
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Hitler
Germany
Arthur M. Field
Purcell McDonald
Romney
W. Va
Hayfield
Lake City
S. C
Roosevelt
Ward
Chesapeake Bay
Charles R. Anderson, Jr
Charles R. Anderson
South End Hose Company moves into new quarters
Frederick county notes inspection of apple crops planned soon. Miss Frances Lillian Feltner of Berryville marries Dr. Roy A. Vawter of Hyattsville Maryland. Mifflin Clowe and Harry Wood are mentioned in the item.
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South End Hose Company
Frederick County
Frances Lillian Feltner
Berryville
Roy A. Vawter
Hyattsville
Mifflin Clowe
Harry Wood
Drigible Shenandoah Buckles In Wind Ruptures
M. Smith of Madison seriously injured in automobile crash at Clearbrook. Handley schools to open September 9. Mrs. S Lee Phillips of Charles Town West Virginia banker killed in auto crash on Charles Town Berryville pike. James W Rhodes 77 retired financier dies.
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Shenandoah
Public schools to reopen on Labor Day in city
Twenty five years ago the city announced public schools would reopen on Labor Day September 5. A picture shows the new post office in The Evening Star. Emil Mitchell, gypsy king, is mentioned in connection with local events.
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Evening Star
Emil Mitchell
Imposter Label Circulates in Martinsburg Court Reports
Richmond paper calls an individual an imposter while court proceedings occur in Martinsburg West Virginia. John H. Duffey, son of Rev Dr J W Duffey, gains fame singing in Cincinnati Opera.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Emil Mitchell
Richmond
John H. Duffey
J. W. Duffey
Cincinnati, O
Mrs Somerville Is Now At Reno In Divorce Drift
Reno Nevada September 6 Mrs T H Somerville widow of the James Madison home owner at Montpelier Virginia arrives a Reno dude ranch several miles from the city for divorce actions. She is the daughter of William Du Pont and a noted Virginia society figure.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
T. H., Somerville
James Madison
Montpelier
Somerville
William du Pont
Virginia
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