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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1926
Page
4
The item lists the Evening Star publishing office in Winchester Virginia and distribution notes with tariff options for subscriptions and notices of Associated Press cooperation. It includes a Bible verse and a short prayer theme.
A Virginia division report on road construction funds shows 1926 available for highway work totaling 9 267 890 dollars from convict labor gasoline tax federal aid mill tax supervision a mobile title fund transferred license fund and other sources The 1925 total was 7 147 000 dollars, a gain of 2 820 000 dollars The report urges adopting weight based license tax raising 500 000 to 600 000 dollars and emphasizes state pride in rapid road development and a completed system over debt
An article discusses the saluki, noting its rarity in the United States with only two present, its ancient heritage and appearance similar to the English greyhound, and opinions on his hunting by sight rather than scent. It mentions English import origins and potential future popularity.
Real estate man explains why property sales lag as buyers prioritize cars. He notes many purchase a building lot first to fit their car, shaping how homes and lots are marketed.
A Greenville Texas minister, owning a house but no car, traded his home to an undertaker for a used vehicle. He then lived with no earthly home, relying on the car for travel, and had the undertaker guarantee his funeral expenses as part of the deal. Some readers joked about insisting on a free funeral with a car.
The article recalls German swimmer Vierkoetter Calais and his English Channel record swim. He is welcomed with a medal by the mayor and Calais townspeople drink to his health. The piece contrasts wartime sentiment with a humane reception and questions which human nature to praise.
The article notes Will Rogers performing in London and explaining that slang fails as humor. He asserts British audiences understand him better when his jokes rely on wit rather than slang. He urges Americans to drop slang in favor of universal humor for international understanding.
The Star lists daily corrected wholesale and local retail prices for grains, feed, butter, eggs, and livestock. Figures include corn meal twenty something, cracked corn around 44, and eggs at 37 cents, with cattle hogs and lambs priced per head or per hundredweight.
Paris observers say the Franco German commercial treaty achieves little after twenty months of talks. It lasts six months and covers only secondary products. Excluded are autos, German machinery and chemicals, and French wines receive scant mention.
Mrs. Mary Frances Rudacille wife of John Rudacille died after a brief heart illness. She was sister to R. R. Atwood of Baltimore W. T. Atwood of Charleston D C and E V Atwood of Front Royal. Mrs Annie Morrison of the county is a sister. A Browntown Baptist Church member for years she was laid to rest in Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal.
Fragmentary comment on future attitudes toward vaccination and parental choice. The remark questions how vaccination decisions for a child will be viewed 25 years from now, reflecting evolving norms and medical trust.
Baker's Drug Store promotes Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a remedy for gas heaviness and stomach distention. The ad claims the elixir builds up the upset stomach and offers money back if it does not help, noting it has aided thousands. An unrelated joke about pacing lava is included.
Traditional solemn services of worship Kol Nidre will be held Friday evening as Jews observe Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur ends the ten penitential days after the New Year with fasting and work disallowed for Orthodox and Reformed Jews. The ceremony and music aim to rouse souls toward reconciliation with humanity and God.
The text traces Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from a kettle in a home kitchen to modern production in steel tanks. Each tank holds 5000 gallons and a tankful is produced every two days to meet demand. The process emphasizes sanitary conditions and public laboratory inspections in Lynn Massachusetts.
Part of the ritual includes reading the Jonah parable highlighting God's boundless goodness. An important feature of Saturday's observance is a memorial service for the dead.
Energy workers install a microphone near the tub in a cold-bath baritone setting, capturing sound as part of the experimental setup. The move signals heightened attention to acoustic detail in the unusual installation.
The official forecast puts Argentina’s corn crop at 7,100,000 tons, about a 50 percent rise from the previous year, while the June 26 exportable surplus sits at 4,230,661 tons. A fragmented note also mentions African pygmies and their expected survival in traffic.
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