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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1924
Page
4
An editorial argues the current tax scheme imposes a double levy on auto license fees. It calls the interpretation unfair and potentially unconstitutional, urging lawmakers to resolve the double tax by clarifying the licensing law. The piece appears in a 1924 Virginia edition with local political and press context.
The piece argues Virginia papers should not publish La Follette propaganda at political rates and says some printings mislead readers. It condemns plates that compare La Follette to Lincoln and Washington and urges editors to avoid publishing partisan propaganda while presenting unbiased campaign news.
Danville Virginia editor and state figure Harry Flood Byrd urges Governor to release accounting from the state commission of game and inland fisheries. He argues public sales and funds belong to the people and should be openly reported. He warns of continued pressure for transparency.
Virginia editor urges impartial audit of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The Times-Dispatch backs hiring Pullen and Company for a state funded, public report to dispel suspicions and restore public confidence in state government. Governor Trinkle and State Accountant Smyth are cited on audit processes and authority.
The passage recalls medieval legends with a humorous anachronism. It contrasts chivalry and castles with mundane lacks such as screens and plumbing. It riffs on kings, knights, and damsels amid comic anachronisms and sighs at old tales.
The speaker laments a dull modern world of tin and solder, contrasting it with imagined knightly splendor. He boasts to his aunts about aged, cherished ideals and a sense of preserved romance amid changing times.
Local notes from Brucetown and Grindstone PA include visits by Mr Whiteks F ysvis to his sister Mrs W Gander, Miss Louise Swimley turning sixteen with a party hosted by Miss Sadie Shapp, and various trips to Martinsburg Wells Fair. Families host guests, motor to nearby towns, and plan a pageant at Millwood church.
An advertisement extols Joint-Base as a fast penetrating remedy for swollen painful joints. It claims quick relief for rheumatic and other joint disorders plus associated aches, with a free book offer and availability through Boyd Drug Company and Franck Baker and Son for about 60 cents a tube.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry White included Mr and Mrs Joe Perry and Bobby Billy and Miss Agness White and two sisters. Mr Garland Madagan spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr White at Stephens City. On Sunday visitors at the home of Mr John Madagan were his brother ME Pat Magagan and family of Green Spring. Mrs John Madagan and Mr and Mrs Madagan were in Stepheny on Saturday on business. Miss Frances Madagan spent last Thursday with Mrs R H White and Miss Elsie White at Stephens City. Many friends of Mrs John Madagan are glad to see her out after illness. Miss Moselle Madagan spent one evening last week with her grandmother Mrs Whitley at Stephens City. School will open Monday Oct 6 with Miss Helen Rinker as teacher. This section of the county has had ample rain.
Market notes show parrel flour at 9.00, flour 12-Ilb at 0.66, and wheat at 0.66 per 22 pounds. Butter and feed prices steady, with middlings at 2.20 and bale rates around 2.00. Baltimore wholesale listings include meats and cheese, with hog prices noted and varied regional quotes.
Enon Virginia reports its first rain since July with limited crop help. Corn yields expected at about a quarter of normal, sown acreage reduced by dry conditions. A camp meeting at Shiloh ends after two weeks with Rev Lang of Cumberland Maryland as speaker. Local visits include Braxton Ritter and wife of Ester and Ruby Grady from near Winchester.
Virtual sale of a distress warrant property on Piccadilly Street near the Elk's proceed October 7 at 10 A M. Items include beds beds and parlor furniture, rugs, china and dishes plus various other household items. cash terms. Sheriff Luthor Pannett of Frederick County, Va. Auctioneers Dulin & Duvall.
Property listing offers five room house at Tabler place and four lots for sale in Middletonn. Inquire with J. We Armentrout or C. L. Williams at Kernstown Virginia. Includes contact details and date code 9-30261-1.
Arthur Kugelman of Olivit Brothers reports a shorter than anticipated apple harvest across the Hudson River districts. Prices in New York and Virginia hold firm with Baldwins at 3.50 to 4.25 and Greenings similar. many Greenings destined for consumption rather than storage. European market firming improves outlook though color remains key.
An old advertisement promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets for puny children to gain weight and vigor within 30 days. Sugar coated and easy to take, the ad offers a money back guarantee through Franck Baker and Son and Boyd Drug Company in New York.
J B Crowell praises Hon T W Harrison as a solid candidate on honesty and integrity. Harrison is hailed from Virginia as a son to be proud of on the political race built on a rock of good foundation.
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