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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star lists publication and mailing details for Win ter, Virginia. It notes consolidation with Morning News and Weekly News and provides subscription rates for various terms. The Associated Press is credited for news dispatches and local news.
Fragmentary religious notice urging sobriety and prayer. Quotation from scripture warns the devil prowls like a lion seeking to devour. Calls for strength and steadfast faith to repulse spiritual danger.
The Roanoke based selection of Junius P Fishburn as president of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce earns broad support. The News Leader lauds his liberal Virginia values civic conscience Princeton background and dynamic leadership likely to guide chamber work.
Cumberland Times notes Rudolph Valentino's estate includes eight automobiles, a yacht, a collation of armor and antiques, twenty four pedigreed dogs, and racks of clothing and accessories. A Chicago heir left a $2,000 estate of fishing tackle, illustrating eccentric wardrobes and the challenge of choosing outfits or gear.
A Lakehurst New Jersey case centers on how much a fifteen year old girl needs to live on. The mother seeks $1410 yearly, while the court awards a maintenance sum about $500 a year. The piece notes this should vary by time and place and individual, and warns against too much or too little support.
Oliver J. Sands argues to revive a dead issue by proposing state road serial bonds worth 100 million dollars at four percent to complete Virginia's highway system. He cites business demand and compares Virginia to North Carolina while noting past resistance from lawmakers and citizens who favored pay as you build.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star notes that critics say Mr. Sands overestimates benefits of issuing 190 million in serial certificates. Voters previously chose pay-as-you-go road funding, debt concerns, and school funding needs over rapid bond plans, with business leaders urging sinking funds to retire 20 million debt.
The author argues against a $100,000,000 state road bond proposal, noting timing and taxes as factors. They challenge Mr Sands to explain a changed stance, recalling his prior opposition and warning the plan has slim chances of passage by the General Assembly.
Susie Hughes of Lynchburg Virginia credits Tanlac with reversing a life threatening stomach disorder. She suffered constant pain constipation dizziness headaches and weight loss before two months of Tanlac restored appetite digestion and strength gaining thirty pounds and sustaining good health. Tanlac marketed as herbal roots and barks with over 400 million bottles sold.
Staunton attorney John A. Alexander received a six year term in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to three indictments of embezzlement while thirteen indictments for forgery or embezzlement were not pursued. The charges claim losses of 31602.29. He and his wife have assigned property to a court committee for creditors. Alexander was active in local church affairs.
A dated health promotion touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for frail children with a 30 day trial and money back guarantee. It claims weight gain and stronger minds, with 60 tablets for 60 cents at Baker's Drug Store and nationwide availability. The second note contrasts British and American merchant ship tonnage from 1914 to the present.
Sparrows in Bakersfield California have learned to use man made devices to ease feeding. Previously they chased insects in flight across blocks but now gather roasted dragonflies bees and butterflies from the radiators of automobiles, growing fat on this diet.
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