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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1922

Page

5

Engagement Ends as Marie Chooses Jim Again

Marie and Jim announce they are breaking the engagement after a tense period of doubt and new flirtations. Marie admits weariness of waiting and reveals her preference for Jim over Bert Rogers as a suitor returns to the old relationship. Jim expresses cautious resolve to resume life together.

Marie Jim Bert Rogers Mar/’s Marie Bert Hudson Bert Mar Wst Mariel Jins Sandy Hook

Foresters Warn Against Saltpeter Stump Decay Method

Ithaca foresters state drilling holes in tree stumps and filling with saltpeter speeds decay only superficially. They urge natural decay and disposal by chopping burning and clearing to remove stumps promptly.

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Cleaning Hint From Old Household Advice

A historical tip advises sprinkling closets with water steeped in tobacco and camphor to combat moths. The guidance suggests using spirits of camphor to remove tobacco odor and deter moth infestations. The note ends with a nonsensical line about SAT APPLES EVERY DAY and doctor.

Local market prices for spring poultry and butter

Daily wholesale price list shows spring chickens Leghorns over 4 pounds at 0.50 to 0.60 per lb, ducks and hens listed with varied quotes. Butter and butter fat noted with creamery butter at 0.38, country butter at 0.36, flour and meal prices repeated for local shipments. Baltimore wholesale markets quoted similar rates with dairy prints at 0.24 and stencils advertised by J. E. Affleck.

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Gas Evaporation Loss in Oil Hiding Stage

The text states that gasoline lost by evaporation in one stage of crude oil refining equals one thirtieth of the nation’s annual gasoline production. It highlights a significant loss during a single processing stage.

Pagebrook colts fetch near fifty two thousand at Saratoga sale

Nineteen Pagebrook farm colts from Capt. P. M. Walker near Boyce Clarke county sold for 51800 at Saratoga Springs New York auction. Average price 2858 with a standout chestnut colt by Trap Rock Federal Girl bought by J S Cosden for 19008. Other Pagebrook offspring and buyers noted with several top lot prices and related racing figures.

Philip B. M. Walker Pagebrook Boyce Clarke County Saratoga Springs N. Y Trap Rock J. S. Cosden Lexington Saratoga P.J. Walker Virginia S. Cosden Cosden

Seed Dealers to Meet Here on August 24

Richmond Va Aug 15 Under direction the commissioner of agriculture it has been arranged to hold a conference with the seedsmen of Winchester and the surrounding territory to emphasize high quality field seed for the states agriculture The Winchester meeting will be in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Thursday morning August 24 at 10 o clock Officials say the aim is to promote purity germination and low weed seed content to keep low grade seed off the markets Also noted are prior conferences in Norfolk Petersburg Richmond Farmville Lynchburg Roanoke and Bristol to spread the gospel of high quality seed with input from state agencies extension division Virginia Crop Improvement Association Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and Farmers Union

Rock Sand Topiary Cain Walker Samuel Oss Cary T. Grayson Woodrow Wilson Algernon Daingerfield Jockey Club Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield Miss Daingerfield Major Daingerfield J. K. L. Ross Harry Morrisey Kempland Stud Lexington Frederick Jonson Richmond Winchester Chamber of Commerce State Department of Agriculture State Department of Agriculture, the Extension Division The Agricultural College Virginia Crop Improvement.Association Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Asidg the Farmers Union Por State Department of Agriculture J. Berry G. T.french Virginia Crop Improvement Association W. G. Wysor Nelson B. Rue Farmers’ Education and Cooperative Ged. C. Bowles Charlottesville Staunton Harrisonburg Alexandria Fredericksburg

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