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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1927
Page
6
The Olympia exhibition opens with fashion novelties from aviation outfits to reception gowns. Suede gazelda aviation suits feature zip fronts and knee pockets for a sponge and toothbrush. The smoking suit uses loose velvet trousers disguised as a skirt and is paired with an eye-glass and cigarette.
A Kansan quote notes a shift on Missouri race tracks from betting to contributions, reflecting a longstanding practice. The line asserts that contributions replace wagering and aligns with past customs.
Mrs Bridgette Agne Friel of Nashville Tennessee 87 and a devout Catholic joined and aided the original Ku Klux Klan in Maury county after the Civil War She helped make uniforms for the band and had access to its secrets She was born in Leesburg Virginia in 1840 and married first Charles MacCormac then Captain James Friel a Confederate veteran Her mother’s lineage traces to Revolutionary soldier Michael O Brien The Associated Press report notes she was among a few Tennessee women who swore allegiance to the order.
Fragmentary OCR shows a reference to a church where she worshiped at the time of her death, with the line cut mid description and no additional biographical details readable.
Reports on shipments for Friday and Thursday detail totals by state and destination. Prices for apples and related fruit commodities are listed with carloads and box sales, noting firm demand and light haulings in Martinsburg district. The bulletin records varieties such as Jonathan and Stayman with fresh price quotes and U S No 1 grades for export and domestic futures.
The Star lists wholesale prices across items such as mixed feed, middling, corn, and eggs, plus local flour and butter. Notable figures include creamery butter at 45 and country butter at 40, cracked corn around 54 per ton, and local flour barrel pricing between 6.75 and 7.25.
In Front Royal Virginia Percy Hines swam across and back the Shenandoah River after the fight between Tunney and Dempsey. He bet on Tunney to win and plunged in again as his debt when Tunney prevailed. His friends watched from the riverbank.
A testimonial claims Adlerika eases gas and old waste matter, improving appetite and sleep after meals. Mrs. Lydia Belmont says symptoms like sick feeling and heavy chest improved, and a first spoonful brings relief. Adtetika marketed by Millers Drug Store with regional ad copy.
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