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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
3
Mrs Affeck of 20 S Braddock Bt Winchester Va testifies to Doan’s Kidney Pills aiding a weak back and kidney pain. The ad touts the remedy’s effectiveness, price 50 cents, and directs readers to ask for Doan’s Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
Under a trust deed dated October 18 190 by Lucy A Hicks and others and at the request of the first lien holder the Hicks Farm in Frederick County Virginia comprising about 200 acres more or less will be sold at public auction in front of the County Courthouse Winchester on Saturday August 26 1916 at 12 o clock noon The land is described as limestone soil near the Winchester to West Reset road with improvements and 3 B Hicks estate involvement listed.
Advice from Mr. Merrill urges regular orchard care to improve tree thrifty conditions and yield. Proper pruning and seasonal spraying for apple, peach, and cherry trees can raise profits and provide home fruit, while fall forage ideas suggest rape and rye to feed swine and extend pasture into winter.
Advice on protecting hens from lice and keeping poults healthy. Separate feeding areas, good drainage, avoiding wet nests, and preventing overcrowding to reduce stress and feather loss. Proper care improves productivity and reduces feather shedding.
The Farm Progress notes stagnant ponds in pastures threaten milk safety and animal health. Typhoid germs have been traced to cows that drink such water, and sheep can suffer from stomach worms. Continuous fresh water is advised to prevent losses and disease.
An excerpt discusses farm size in relation to type of farming capital available and the farm manager's ability. It notes 40 to 300 500 acres as practical ranges, with too small acreage raising per acre costs for equipment and too large reducing managerial effectiveness due to distance and oversight.
Advice on using larger milk cans for collecting and transferring milk and cream. Describes sizes and advantages for separators and buttermaking. Also explains a shotgun can for convenient storage and handling. Provides a recommended worm poison mix for cutworms and notes risks to animals.
A brief notice invites readers to place advertisements in the Want Columns. It emphasizes ease of submission and visibility for classified inquiries and offerings. The county newspaper urges businesses and residents to use the section for affordable placements and quick responses.
The Star lists daily market quotations for flour corn oats hay butter and live poultry with varying retail and wholesale figures. Prices include corn $4.05 a cob and $82. Norfolk markets show eggs butter poultry and lamb rates. Maurice Baptist of Richmond visiting family on North Braddock Street.
Terms of sale require one third cash on day of sale with balance in two equal annual installments. Deferred payments evidenced by two bonds due one and two years from day of sale, with interest annually accruing. Payments secured by a trust on the property and an insurance policy on the buildings. Ma ур tion M Lynch executor of Fannie C. Hult deceased. Duvall Dunn, auctioneers.
Mr Clarence Grim left today for Strasburg where he will spend a couple of days with his nephew.
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