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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1922

Page

6

Aromas good strawberry yields on varied soils and ships well

Aroma is one of the best strawberries for home and market use, early and productive with good color and shipping. Other strong varieties include Senator Dunlap, Wood, Belt, Gandy and Klondike. The text warns against overbearing and notes lime use and orchard cover crop practices to prevent moisture loss.

Senator Dunlap Beder Wood William Belt Gandy Klondike Ruiany

Prayer of Apples Noted in Early Archive

Fragmentary line reads I pray the apples and references or prayers tied to a preternatural fruit theme. The readable text provides no clear event, person, or date to anchor an identifiable news item.

Watch Out Carlsbad Crust Built Over Boiling Subterranean Lake

The Carlsbad area sits on a crust above a subterranean lake of boiling water. Hot sulphur springs require constant monitoring to prevent pressure build up and potential town destruction.

Carlsbad

Gothic as a term of reproach in Renaissance critique

The Renaissance writers of the sixteenth century used Gothic as a reproachful label for architecture. The style began in the ninth century and was frequently called the pointed style by contemporaries who valued its medieval roots.

Best Harvesting and Handling to Save Winter Spoilage

Fruit storage care stresses proper picking when ripe, prompt transfer to storage, and minimal handling. Black seeds and easy stem release signal readiness. avoid overripe or undercolor fruit. Use burlap baskets, limit bag loads, ground tools, and padding for ladders to prevent bruising.

Handy Orchard Stepladder For Fruit Pickers

Eight foot step ladder designed to reach fruit on a standard tree. The design emphasizes safety with straight grained basswood or spruce stringers and strong timber treads such as hickory oak or elm. Tapered stringers and legs recommended for durability. top central branches and construction details described.

Herbert A. Shearer

Stand by the Truth and Quiet Courage

A historical citation urges steadfast truth over loud defiance, arguing that quiet adherence to facts and principles earns trust and lasting conviction beyond noisy opposition.

Old Man Sets Date With Suitor for Marriage Talk

In a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph excerpt, a father questions his unmarried daughter Alice about suitor Young Smythe. He plans to meet Smythe if he proposes tonight and to see Smythe if he does not, revealing a comic family dynamic within a cautious engagement gambit.

Alice Smythe Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph

Advertiser Skepticism Cited Over Pork and Beans Goods

A Philadelphia Retail Ledger quips about a pork and beans promotion. The ad shows a man with a ridiculous grin after one bite, prompting skepticism about the brand and sales pitch.

Retail Ledger Philadelphia

Public lecture ends with forest destruction quip

A lecturer proclaims no one in the audience has helped prevent forest destruction. A small man in back stands and admits to killing two woodpeckers to protect trees, provoking laughter in the crowd.

Woman Abhors Husband's Waste Basket Trade

A quoted exchange reveals a wife deriding her husband as a mere waste basket maker while a rival poet argues that the craft holds hidden poetry and value. The dialogue highlights tension between domestic roles and artistic worth.

Touch and Go Loan at Office Mocked in London Bits

In London gossip columns a short note recalls Roberts Jigges leaving quickly after asking for five pounds from an office visitor. It labels the episode as touch and go. Other items tease readers with quips about precious diamonds, a coal transformed into an engagement ring, and a joke about a man praising his wife’s cooking.

Fire Epicure Script Reveals Diners’ Frustration

A theater style line set shows a diner asking a waiter to turn off an electric fan to prevent the aroma of camembert from being blown away. The exchange highlights tension over draft and sensory ambiance in dining.

No, I would not marry to reform a man says Miss Cayenne

A fragmentary exchange reveals Miss Cayenne stating she would marry only to lead a household not a reform school. The quips mention Abbott and implications about reform and marriage in a magazine interview style.

Miss Cayenne

Earthquake Joke Echoes Through Polish Town Mock

In a Houston Post cartoon caption a husband reads a paper joking about an earthquake destroying Piszikszykisky in Poland. The wife asks if the line predates the quake, highlighting a play on timing and spelling.

Piszikszykisky Poland Houston Post

Lambing-off Demonstration Proves Profitable in Indiana County

A lambing-off demonstration in La Porte County, Indiana, showed strong profits last year. A 40 acre field planted to corn and soybeans yielded 800 lambs sold at 10.25 per cwt after feeding with inoculated beans and soybean attachment.

Aera la Porte County Ind United States Cement of Agriculture

Peanut ration study on hogs at Beltsville experiment farms

The United States Department of Agriculture will study peanut fat in hogs at Beltsville Maryland. Eight gilts, four Tamworth and four Poland China, will be raised on peanut rations from weaning to first litters and compared with a control group fed a hardening ration of corn and tankage.

United States Department of Agriculture Beltsville

Water for Swine Growth Emphasized in Breeding Note

Pure clean water at all times is essential for swine growth. Hogs suffer reduced growth when constantly searching for a drink, so ensuring constant water access is critical for healthy development.

S.S.S. Promises Plump Flesh and Clear Skin

An old advertisement touts S.S.S. as a blood purifying tonic that supposedly fills hollow cheeks and thins limbs by nourishing blood. It claims to smooth wrinkles remove moles pimples and eruptions while improving facial fullness and skin clarity for both men and women with various sizes offered.

Winchester Schedule for Shenandoah Valley League Games

Schedule lists games for Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley League. Home and away dates cover August through September with opponents including Boyce Woodstock Harrisonburg and varying dates such as July 24 June 26 August 28 and September 9.

Winchester Boyce Harrisonburg

Bank suit in Frederick County court over 275568 claim

In the Frederick County Circuit Court a suit by People's Bank Inc against C J White and Commercial and Savings Bank seeks 275 568 with interest from April 5 1922 plus costs and attorney's fees. White, not a Virginia resident, must appear within ten days after publication to protect his interests. notice to be published weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester and posted at the courthouse by August 7 1922.

Circuit Court of County of Frederick People’s Bank, Inc C. J. White Commercial and Savings Bank Virginia Evening Star Winchester C. C. Brannon Robt. T. Barton

Sulphur Based Remedy Promises Quick Eczema Relief

A skin specialist endorses Mentho Sulphur as a germ destroying remedy for itching eczema. Applying a small amount to the affected area allegedly calms irritation, speeds healing, and leaves skin clear and smooth, with persistent relief claimed.

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