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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1917

Page

2

Master Commissioner to hear Brown estate in Frederick County

Old order from 1917 directs Master Commissioner to ascertain debts liens and valid claims in the estate of W R Brown deceased. He will report liens, fair attorney fees, and a distribution scheme for funds under Administrator W H Painter. Notices will run four weeks in a Winchester newspaper and personal service to heirs and creditors. The August hearing date is set for 1917 with possible adjournments.

Brown Dirrt Frederick County W. R. Brown Painter W. H. Painter Admr W. Own Win- We Winchester J. Horace Lacy, JR Circuit Court Virginia Larrick

Chamberlain's Cold Cure Promoted as Household Remedy

Fragmentary copy extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a staple in homes and a good investment. It asserts families keep two bottles and claim it prevents suffering and provides relief when needed.

Free tuition to Virginia students in academic departments

WINSTON Registrar 716 3wood University Virginia announces free tuition for eligible Virginia students in specified academic departments. This notice urges interested applicants to contact the registrar for details and deadlines.

Virginia Winston 3Wood University

No end of misery caused by stomach and liver disorders

Advertisement notes Chamberlain's Tablets relieve stomach and liver distress. Readers are urged to try the product, priced at a quarter, and available from all dealers.

Bartonville Notes Show Local Moves And Visits

Bartonville Virginia notes record sales of farms to McCartney of Roanoke and upcoming moves by Hockman and Crisman families to Winchester. Local residents May Browning and Katharine Jolliffe visit relatives in Maryland and Clarke County respectively while others host guests at Shady Oak and Mary land trips are noted.

May Browning Frederick Mad Katharine Jolliffe Clarke Courty R. E. Reid Dorsey Reid Boyce E. F Barr Stephens City Katharine Orndorff Oranda C. O Watson Robert Rogers Robert Pittsburgh Florence Frank Winchester M. C. Hook Shady Oak Alexander Jolliffe J. N. Drake Mary Barr W. H. Brubaker Margaret Catherine

Rev Brubaker's Appointments Listed for Sunday

Preaching schedule announced for August 12 at Lamps Memorial 11 a.m. Paxton Chapel 3 30 p.m. Round Hill 8 p.m. by Pastor EW Brubaker.

Lamps Memorial Paxton Round Hill EW. Brubaker

No Preaching at Burnt Factory Notice

There will be no preaching at Burnt Factory on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Cramer of Frederick Maryland are visiting Mrs. Cramer's relative Mrs. Louis Ben Harford in this area.

J. L. Drake Wilkinsburg R. E. Reid H. A. Funk Margaret Funk Pen-Mar Frank Beaver J. H. Beaver M. O. Hook Neil Double Tollgate Harry Young Hagerstown J. W. Carrol Francis Jolliffe Sarah Rogers Mildale N. J. Rogers Burnt Factory P Ching Carl] M. Cramer Frederick, Md

Disease Free Tubers and Potatoes Research Advances

Department experiments from Jerome Idaho detail development of disease-free potato varieties with 800 promising seedlings tested in cooperation with state stations. Findings show disease presence in desert soils but grain and alfalfa land can produce cleaner crops with disease-free seed. Powdery dry rot control in storage relies on careful harvest and 35 to 40 degree Fahrenheit ventilation. disinfection aids storage in poor conditions. Powdery scab is confined to six northern regions with high rainfall and poor drainage, mitigated by seed and soil treatment. The Delta California potato leak decay is controllable by careful harvesting and sorting before shipment.

Annus Netice Jerome Idaho United States Florida Delta California

Two Specialized Hoes for Different Soils

The Canterbury hoe is heavy and strong for stiff soils with a 4 to 6 inch cutting blade and prongs for surface loosening. A lighter hoe for friable soils is described as commonly made by a craftsman, with prongs about a quarter to seven sixteenths inches in diameter and split ends.

Canterbury

Innovative garden hoe with adjustable blade width

A novel garden tool uses a two part rod and a scythe blade cut to width to pry and fit into plant splits. The design allows blades of different widths to handle various crops and depths.

Use for Medicago Falcata: Not Ready for General Cultivation

After eight years of study, United States Department of Agriculture experts conclude Media falcata cannot yet be opened for broad cultivation. They see value in certain strains for breeding, hoping hybrids with common alfalfa yield hardier varieties. Results from ongoing experiments are expected to advance the goal.

United States Department of Agriculture

High Heels and Corns Warned in Quack Advice

A dubious old warning claims high heel wearers suffer corns and warns against fashion. it promotes a dubious drug called freez one for corn removal with claims of painless extraction. The piece urges clipping and posting this on a wife’s dresser.

Local men examined for wartime service in Winchester

A list shows 13 named and six unnamed men called yesterday for physical exams in Winchester and Frederick counties. Exemption claims on occupational grounds totaled 19, with district board review possible if local decisions are protested. Sheriff Pannett outlined appeals rights and government aims to minimize war misery while filling a 76 man quota from about 156 examined with exemptions filed.

District Board Winchester Frederick Pannett United States

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