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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
6
The codling moth, an apple pest called the apple worm, causes major losses in West Virginia. Life history details outline egg laying after bloom, larval entry through the blossom end, and two broods with wintering pupae. Recommendations emphasize arsenate of lead sprays, timing from petal drop, thorough calyx-end coverage, and weather-based reapplications.
A Kentucky woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of backache and other ailments. The ad features Mrs. Ollie Woodall of Morton's Gap praising the product and inviting letters for confidential advice. Also cited is a New York politician's near death experience and praise for Dr Miles' Heart Remedy, advertised as available nationwide.
In a Shepherdstown Virginia ad, a resident reports two years of chronic bronchitis with no relief from doctors or travel. After using Vinol, they gained weight and strength, bronchial trouble disappeared, and work resumed. The Tonics claim Vinol combines cod liver elements with iron for a constitutional cure and offers money back if it does not help.
Professor Edward Nathan Zern, formerly at the University of Pittsburgh, accepts a mining engineering post at West Virginia University in Morgantown. The hire promises to expand the four year mining curriculum, add extension courses, and raise state coal and mineral industry training to high standards with strong cooperation from the State Department of Mines.
The Agricultural Extension Division of West Virginia University reports rapid growth of Boys and Girls Corn Clubs in thirty counties. About 6,000 youths are enrolled to grow corn this season with seed corn furnished by the College. County winners compete for state prizes and one boy will win a free trip to Washington, D. C. Many expenses are paid to attend the Farmers Short Course January 7 to 18, 1913, at the College of Agriculture. The movement aims to increase corn yield per acre and encourage youths to stay on the farm.
West Virginia University reports strong demand for demonstrations in pruning and spraying fruit trees. Six instructors are touring the state, but the department cannot meet all requests due to staff and funding limits. A basic spray demonstration targets San Jose Scale, with a follow up for cooking moth control.
The Agronomy Department hires B L Nuckols as an instructor from the University of Missouri. He has studied corn breeding at Missouri's Experimental Station and will start work at West Virginia University on April first. The article also notes university support for campus music with an active orchestra and choral society attracting notable artists over recent years.
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