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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1928
Page
4
A scanned notice lists new year and month subscription prices by mail and by carrier with amounts in advance. It shows rates for year, months, and per month options, indicating different costs for mail delivery versus carrier service.
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A short note emphasizes thoughtful living and prayer. It urges vision to prevent perishing, cites Proverbs 29 18, and calls for cooperation with God and obedience to the law. The message reflects a church or devotional tone about family devotion and moral guidance.
An essay traces the old Roman legend of Cincinnatus to the American Society of Cincinnatus and contrasts it with the Society of Tammany, noting how the latter became a persistent political force from the 19th century through Reconstruction and beyond.
President Coolidge, returning from a Wisconsin summer, pledges loyalty to Secretary Hoover after a Washington talk with Senator Schall of Minnesota, declaring Minnesota “safe.” Wisconsin and nearby states appear to back Smith, while Prohibitionist La Follette and Blaine stay distant, reducing White House hopes for sweeping support.
A Richmond Times Dispatch item recounts a fond farewell to Chang Tsung Chang the picturesque Chinese leader leaving to fight Nationalists. Twenty eight wives and concubines bade him farewell as their companions strummed Chinese guitars. The piece notes mixed sentiment and a joke about breathing easier with him gone.
A Western observer notes that Chang's wives from China Japan Korea Russia and Mongolia warn him to wear rubbers in rain and not let the Nationalists delay dinner in Pekin. Chang reflects on military aims to restore rail links while his wives knit and mock the fuss over trivialities.
The American Railway Association orders replacement of all wooden freight cars with steel by January 1, 1931, affecting about 300,000 cars in two years and inspiring large new builds. The shift lowers claim disputes, reduces damage costs for railroads and shippers, and speeds transit.
New York State Public Utility Information Committee reports gas fired incubators outperform hens as foster mothers. Findings show 100 hatchery chicks weigh 12 pounds vs 9 percent pounds for hatchery chicks under hens, with higher hatch and survival rates. A hatchery switching from oil to gas in six 10,990 egg incubators cut fuel use by 16 percent.
An average showed that less than 120 cubic inches of gas per cubic foot supplied all the heat needed to hatch an egg, indicating high efficiency in the heat transfer process.
Norfolk Sept 15. Police announce posters and strips with candidate names may not be pasted or carried on windshields sides or rear windows of automobiles. Traffic department rules this a violation of the law and officers have been directed to enforce it.
Officials inspect passing vehicles to identify graffiti or posters and ensure removal by owners or drivers. The effort targets curbside vandalism and preserves neighborhood appearance with authoritie oversight.
In the Atchison Globe a note states that these motoring days bring 50 percent less wear and tears on the living room rug. The remark adds a lighter tone about changes in domestic life.
John M. Branham president of the Chase Publishing Company publisher of The Chase official organ of the National Fox Hunters Association will personally cover the annual field trials and chase futurity to be held at Charlottesville from November 12 to 17 inclusive this year.
In Hagerstown Maryland a district quarantine may block spread of the Japanese beetle. Beginning October 1 federal inspectors may be stationed at bridges into West Virginia and at Hancock to examine vehicles and people leaving the area for vegetation carried by cars. Vegetation will be seized but incoming persons are not affected. Inspections focus on plant material, with inspectors on duty around the clock.
Market prices quoted by local buyers cover wheat flour cracked corn corn meal and screenings for wholesale and retail sale. Also listed are prices for hay poultry dairy cattle sheep hogs and calves with regional references and date of close of market.
Edward Newton Davis guardian of George Douglas Davis will apply October 19 1928 to the Corporation Court Winchester Virginia for an order directing that all money and personal property of the ward in Winchester be transferred to Lorain County Ohio where the guardian is qualified. Also rental notice for garage at 3158 Braddock St. by I N Good Real Estate.
Goldfish rising to the water surface to breathe signals low dissolved oxygen. This behavior occurs when a bowl is crowded with too many goldfish, indicating poor water quality and need for aeration or stocking fewer fish.
The Chicago Tribune notes China’s maritime display as it ships Peace into service, signaling its arrival among established nations. Rhetoric frames the move as evidence of full civilization.
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