This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1923
Page
4
Publication imprint announces Abby Flood Byrd publisher and post office handling in Win Virginia. Notices indicate second class matter and general publishing details for The Evening Star.
A 1923 Times-Dispatch analysis outlines “log rolling” in North Carolina and how bond advocates used it to push highway bonding. The piece cites proposals, legislative maneuvers, and strategies aimed at farmers to secure a large road bond issue and portrays the tactic as shifting costs to taxpayers.
Thos W Ozlin of Kenbridge Virginia denounces politicians for offering large sums and bond issues to buy votes. He warns voters will repay with a flood of votes against such schemes, calling the appeal to venality and cupidity blatant and rejected. Date Sept 6 1923.
Washington calls for at least 5 million dollars for Japanese victims but notes this is a minimum. Relief must prioritize food and shelter followed by medical care and supplies. Epidemic risk, cholera reports, and the need for swift, direct aid are emphasized as Americans urged to contribute promptly.
A Danville Register reprint discusses Winchester Virginia citizens pushing first quality gasoline sold to the public at 20 cents per gallon. It details carload delivery costs, state tax of 3 cents, retailer delivery and profit of 3 cents, and asserts no profit by the citizens committee. It notes a local retailer’s 2 cent profit and argues against oil monoply pricing.
Norfolk Virginia Pilot reports on contrasting views of future warfare. English inventor Professor A M Low, who aided Britain in WWI, describes a grim outlook differing from American progress optimism, focusing on military devices and war potential. The piece contrasts wartime invention with peaceful electrical progress.
The author envisions a century hence where electricity dominates warfare through wireless control of tanks and aircraft shaping deadly tools for both combatants and noncombatants. He cites Dr Steinmetz’s industrial uses to argue for international political devices to prevent war, warning that unchecked technologic progress could render peaceful science futile or hazardous.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.