Fruit grading rules aim to bolster market trust and prices
The piece outlines U S Department of Agriculture fruit grading rules for strawberries. Grade 1 requires firm berries of one variety with stems, free of decay, mold, or damage. Grade 2 allows more defects but still ships in filled crates. Size standards and packing details vary by region to maintain quality and fair pricing.
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United
Unitedment of Agriculture
Arkets
United States
Raspberry Plant Care Note From Sage Garden
An old horticulture snippet explains that the Soaberts plant, grown on sandy loam soil rich in humus, prefers well drained moisture and will suffer in waterlogged or poorly drained ground. It emphasizes stable moisture and soil nourishment for best growth nearby.
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Saoberts
St Ae
Eee
Mutiny in Austrian Prison Surges to Bloodshed
Four inmates died and many were injured in a Vienna prison riot after inmates demanded reduced sentences. Guards struggled to regain control as prisoners set fires in the yard and took cells, prompting police and soldiers to intervene before order was restored.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Rickard Renews Lease on Arena for Boxing Season
Promoter Tex Rickard renewed his one year lease on the Boyles Thirty Acres arena in Jersey City. A world boxing championship is planned for next July with Jack Dempsey likely to defend his title against a top challenger. Negotiations continue for a Dempsey Willard bout pending Willard’s conditioning.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Tex Rickard
Boyles
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Willard
Bobbed Girls Ordered to Wear Hair Nets at Store
Chicago August 10. Marshall Wield and Company, a large department store, posts orders requiring girl clerks with bobbed hair to wear hair nets until their hair grows again. One clerk was dismissed for refusing to obey the rule.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Marshall Wield and Company
Venue Change Proposed for Governor Small Trial
Springfield reports State Attorney Mortimer proposed allowing a venue outside Sangamon county for Governor Small on embezzlement charges. He urged the governor’s adviser to file a petition and consult Montimer to reach a mutually acceptable county and a speedy trial.
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Springfield
Mortimer
Small
Sangamon County
Montimer
Steel orders decrease in US Steel monthly report
The United States Steel Corporation announces July 3 unfilled orders at 4,830,324 tons, down from 5,117,868 tons on June 30. The Associated Press report from New York dated August 10 notes the decline in orders as the month closed.
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The
Associates Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Americans Arrive in Reval After Prison Release
A Bolshevist car carried six Americans released from Russian prisons to Reval where the American Red Cross will fit them with clothing to replace discarded Cossack wares. The mandescript garb left them looking oddly foreign as they traveled in the conveyance.
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Reval
Esthenia
American Red Cross
Mrs Knight Expected Home From Hospital Recovery
Mrs B M Knight wife of Dr Knight who underwent an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital is expected to be removed home on Fairmont Avenue. She is believed to be on the road to recovery after a serious illness with a critical stage.
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B. M. Knight
Knight
Memorial Hospital
Fairmont Avenue
Widower Roswell Painter Marries Ella Shreck in Stephenson
A marriage license was issued by the county clerk to Roswell W. Painter widower and Ella J. Shreck widow both of Stephenson Virginia. The ceremony unites two residents with family ties to Richard Fidler.
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Roswell W. Painter
Ella J. Shreck
Richard “Fidler
Stephenson, Va
City Council Adopts Ordinances on Taxes and Wages
City council approves measures including public park land transfer plan, tax list audit, stricter police fee rules, Sunday sales by hotels, and a pushing of water plant upgrades. Mayor Ainslie cooperation discussed with Richmond officials as pumping station conditions worsen and plans for a new water system emerge.
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Glass
Ainslie
Richmond
State Tax Board
General Assembly
Hardy
Government tax bill aims for January start and big cuts
The measure retroactively taxes income from last January and rolls back nuisance and clothing taxes while proposing a $125 million increase on corporations. It abandons new taxes favored by Mellon, cuts total government expenditures to about $4.034 billion, and targets passage by August 20 after Ways and Means revisions.
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Derrest
House Committee
Mellon
House
White House
Local Notes from Macedonia Va Update Community Visits
Macedonia notes cover visits by Mrs Clark Maxwell and child from Berwyn Md to her brother R L Petrie, Mrs Henry Myers and son Charles to Washington D C, and a Jubilee Sunday School picnic planned August 13 along the Opeduon ground. Also mentions Mrs Charles Harper visiting her parents, GW Armel at Winchester, and many locals attending the John Robinson show.
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Macedonia
Clark Maxwell
Berwyn
R. L. Petrie
Henry Myers
Charles
Near Jubilee
Washington, D. Ca
Charles Harper
James Smith
GW. Armel
Winchester
Jack Hicks
John Robinson
Pennsylvanian Shopmen Won't Strike for Rail Board Order
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania Railroad shop men will not strike to force the company to meet with their union employees and set up new creation jet committees to draft suggestions for working conditions. Public sentiment reportedly pressures the road to obey the transportation act and comply with the order.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ats
Pennsylvania Railroad
Opposition to Railroad Bill Sparks Senate Debate
In Washington on August 10 opposition to the administration plan to fund about 600 million dollars for railroads dominated the Senate interstate commerce committee. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin led the attack while Democrats called the proposal a handout to railroads. Director Meyer of the United Press War France Corporation defended the measure as nationwide rehabilitation and denied it as a loan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Pomerenecrat
Ohio
Meyer
France Corporation
Licensed to Wed at the County Clerk's Office
Oliver Crouse widower of Morgan county West Virginia and Viola M daughter of Isaac Good of Good Virginia were married licenses filed. Charles W Heater and Bobbie Heater plus Lula Ward of Strasburg Virginia are cited as parties. Andrew Ryland of Cumberland Maryland had visited and returned home after staying with F J Russell and sister Mrs. Fugitt in this city.
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Oliver Crouse
Morgan County
W. Va
Viola M
Isaac Good
Good, Ww. Va
Charles W. Heater
Bobbie Heater
Lula Ward
Strasburg
Andrew Ryland
Cumberland, Md
F. J. Russell
Fred. Fugitt
Former pastor heads home after visit to Winchester
The Rev. Walter R. Alexander, former pastor of First Baptist Church Winchester, and Mrs. Alexander left by car for Philadelphia after a two week visit with friends. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sale who will spend a week or two in Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
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Walter R. Alexander
First Baptist Church
Winchester
Alexander
Philadelphia
Santmyer Brill Wedding In Shenandoah County
Robert R. Santmyer and Miss Bessie Brill were married Monday afternoon at the United Brethren Church parsonage on North Avenue in Shenandoah County by Rev. George W. Stover. Lewis Brill, formerly of the county, was noted as Bessie's father. the groom hails from the same county.
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Robert R. Santmyer
Bessie B. Brill
Lewis Brill
Shenandoah County
The
United Brethren Church
North Avenue
George ‘W. Stover
Mr and Mrs Ernest Fellers Visit Local Friends
Mr and Mrs Ernest Fellers of Washington are visiting friends in the city, staying with local acquaintances during their trip.
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Ernest Fellers
Washington
City
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