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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star and Morning News in Winchester Virginia publish daily except Sundays with two weekly papers The Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror notices indicate a standard post office rotation line for second class matter and distribution details.
A fragmentary price list shows varying subscription terms with amounts like 3 50 year in advance and 1 75 for three months. The text is illegible in parts but indicates different advance rates and durations, possibly for a newspaper or service.
The notice lists candidates: Congress T. W. Harrison and U. S. Senate Claude A. Swanson. It references Associated Press dispatches and republication rights for the local paper.
Fragmentary devotional note urges parents to have their children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. It contrasts death and birth with a biblical verse and reflects on prayer and home life as part of family faith.
A discussion of Villon’s public image and D B Wyndham’s biography highlights how the famed criminal figure has endured in memory. The piece ponders Villon’s poetry versus his life as a catalyst for legends and questions whether he would be romantic, infamous, or forgotten today.
The piece notes the Prince of Wales' Africa visit publicizing East Africa. It cites growing tourism and filming interests in Tanganyika Kenya and Rhodesia, with Rhodesia contributing thousands of soldiers in World War I and a rising East African school system amid race tensions shaping a turbulent future under British mandate.
The article argues that the Crown plans a global settlement expansion. It compares Rhodesia Tanganyika and Kenya to American frontier pioneering, citing opportunities in farming mining and population growth as the Prince’s visit reflects economic aims over mere exploration.
A Friends of Kings II report claims Chicago Mayor Thomp son is not hostile to King George. A subordinate says the king’s name was symbolic in the campaign and Chicago welcomes British envoys. The piece notes Thomp son’s hatred is personal and hints at a new Anglo Chicago entente.
Roanoke Times notes William Howard Taft marked his 71st birthday at his Murray Bay Quebec summer home. The Chief Justice is praised for his steady esteem since leaving the White House and for serving the country on the Supreme Court with distinction and dignity.
Local wholesale buyers quoted prices for flour crude corn mixed feed screenings and feedstuffs. Prices span barrel flour at 8.25 and 7.25 a barrel for local and Baltimore markets with chicken and dairy items noted including creamery butter and butter fat.
Virginia motor bus leaders gather for the Virginia Motor Bus Association annual convention in Charlottesville to discuss highway cooperation, regulations, and bus operation. Notable speakers include University of Virginia professor Abraham Berglund and officials from state and national transportation groups.
A Chicago based firm Bur sales seeks full and part time representatives for a new product launch. The company promises beautiful samples and a special price during the Christmas season. Address: 1045 Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois.
The African elephant features very large ears a convex forehead and tusks in both sexes. The Asiatic elephant has smaller ears a concave forehead and tusks only on males.
An OCR fragment promises a tonic that restores color to a boy’s cheeks and delivers strengthening vitality. The wording is garbled but centers on a health tonic claim and its rejuvenating effects.
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