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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
4
The article defends Babe Ruth amid Sunday crowd jeers and a barroom dustup, arguing fans err when they demand perfection from a man defined by one talent. It cautions against moral lynch law and urges fair treatment while noting Ruth’s limited gifts beyond baseball.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona on the Senate privileges and elections committee predicts that Ware of Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois will not be seated if elected to the Senate. He notes partisan bias but hopes the prophecy proves true, shaping views on the body’s good name.
During the last week in August the United States loaded 1,136,233 freight cars, the highest for any similar period. For seven months ending August 31, 34,699,511 carloads were handled, about 1.1 million more than 1925. No car shortage occurred this year, with over fourteen weeks above one million. American Railway Association reports over 170,000 cars in good repair and sufficient locomotives to handle traffic promptly, signaling strong business conditions.
The New York Times notes a shift toward uniform dress across genders with shorter schoolgirl skirts, a return of the stovepipe hat in Britain, and a predominance of gray fedoras in streets and subways. The piece frames hat fashion as universal and ceremonial despite pacifist critiques.
Mount Williams Virginia locals share visits and weekend stops. Mrs Milton Sager and Grace Irene travel in the Northeast, while Mr and Mrs O L Peer visit kin in Kerns town. Mabel Clowser visits Winchester kin. Milton Williams calls on J H Burkhart. Neva Orndorff and Nellie Moore host G W Dyke. Oswald Giese and Freda Giese visit A L Brewer.
Mexico City reports say Jacob Rosenthal of Woodmere New York was kidnapped by bandits while returning by car. Jack Zahler and Joseph Russ were robbed but unharmed. federal troops and local police pursued suspects with fifteen arrests so far. Russ recalls possible suspects. Zahler found no positive identifications.
An old advertisement touts Dare's Mentha Pepsin as a quick relief for indigestion and stomach pain. It claims relief in minutes and total improvement in weeks, urging readers to buy at Baker's Drug Store.
Timberville plans to ship fifteen carloads of tomatoes to James S. Moody of Citra Florida valued at about $600 per carload totaling around $9000. The shipments support local orchardists and fruit growers who also market peaches this season.
Two hundred and fifty delegates to the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association arrived in Richmond from Baltimore to attend the convention. City Point welcomed them with addresses as Mayor J. Fulmer Bright and Congressmen Montague and Drewry spoke along with Col. R. Keith Compton and W. G. Standard. President J. Hampton Moore pledged strong support to commercialize the James River and its tributaries. Compton noted 1925 river commerce ranked second on the Atlantic Coast and fifth in tonnage among seaboard waterways.
A clipped remark on a success feature hints at someone making a fortune by choosing a novel detour and starting a shop. The note implies a future magazine profile of an unconventional path to wealth.
Dabney C. Harrison, Independent Democrat candidate for Congress in Virginia, asserts official Congressional Record quotations show T. W. Harrison voting for and against farm measures at different times. He cites April 1924, May 1924, May 1926, June 1925, and August 1921 entries to argue inconsistent support and nonparticipation in key farm policy debates.
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson confirms paying money to Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Stellas to obtain evidence regarding reports of her Carmel cottage occupation with Kenneth G. Ormiston after a May kidnapping incident. Wiseman-Stellas claimed the Miss X story was a McPherson hoax.
Hayfield Virginia September 16 The Fremont Sunday school plans an afternoon picnic and yard party at night near the church on Saturday September 18 for the church benefit. The public is invited to participate in a worthy cause. Misses Anna Hedrick and Nancy Hannah of Washington visited Burcroft. Buckar and Bros threshing in the community. grain quality good and yield above average. Apple picking has begun and harvesting will soon be in full swing.
A 60 year old man credits Adlertka, a buckthorn bark and glycerine mix, with rapid relief from gas and bloating. He says it eases a stomach ache and chronic constipation, noting it cleanses old waste from the system. Miller's Drug Store advertises the product.
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