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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
4
The Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia Post Office as second class mail matter under the standard postal procedures, reflecting its distribution channel and regional operation.
A narrator greets heavy rain after bragging about a new suit, insisting the downpour will aid crops and pastures. He laments ruined garb yet finds optimism in weather that could save the harvest and provide fodder for cattle, noting the irony of fortunes tied to rain. He plans to replace rags at the Blue Front Store.
The Endea vor Society of the Church of Christ in Oranda, Virginia, will hold a social next Saturday at 6 p.m. Rev. Ken Stickley to preach both services next Sunday. Visitors include Miss Snowden of Fairmont and Miss Margaret Haun of Saumsville.
Torrytown West Virginia notes Miss Gertrude Sibert visits Miss Eliza Legg George Legg visits his brother A G Legg Miss Josephine Hott was thrown by a horse and injured but not seriously Mrs Rose Clark visited here last week Mrs Lulu Morgan and sons Samuel Gwynne and Alva Morgan spent last week in Martinsburg Mr Harry Crim was visiting
Dr Williams criticized Harrisonburg sanitation saying many dry closets exist and could spark an outbreak. The council promised to remedy the problem within days. A new case reported in Rockingham County prompts caution as Augusta and Staunton quarantine levels ease for adults while vigilance continues for children crossing county lines.
The passage discusses airtight sealing to preserve air and juices, smooth interiors for compaction with no wall gaps, durable nondecaying materials, and a diameter sized for two to three fitches of silage daily. It favors tall silos due to bottom compression, warns against bursting pressure, and notes moisture affects silage weight year to year.
Dried sweet corn is one of the most nutritious foods and is easily dried. Plant sweet corn on any available ground for winter use. use Early Golden Bantam for table use and Country Gentleman or Stowell's Evergreen for drying in large quantities.
In Mount Williams Virginia on August 30 reports list visits by Isaac Lamp and brother William Lamp in White Hall Stella Ashwood of Kernstown returned home after a week with friends Bells and Cammers of Kernstown visited C A Cammer's. C W Orndorff of Relief visited relatives J H Burkhart hosted Shelton Bly and family near Fawcett Gap Hurl Himelright visited W H Williams and Lloyd Williams visited Fred Lineburg J C Burkhart of Relief visited his father J B Burkhart.
A Cincinnati man promotes Freezone a quarter ounce at local druggists costing a little but enough to treat feet. Drops on tender corns relieve soreness and shrink the corn until it lifts out with no pain. The sticky substance dries without inflaming surrounding tissue and is claimed to prevent infections from improper corn cutting.
The Winchester Cold Storage Co offers $30,000 of first mortgage bonds as part of a $116,000 issue. Six percent interest payable semi annually, secured by a first deed of trust on a modern cold storage and ice plant. Denominations 100 500 and 1000. Capacity 120000 barrels 25 tons daily. Bond safety margin with at least $115000 paid in stock and expended on building. Local officers include C R McCann JH Byrd John Thwaite. Reservations through R McCann.
A Minnesota writer describes a simple cattle proof gate with posts placed in each direction about eight inches apart to allow a person to pass while keeping cattle out. The design suggests placing posts at west north east and south points in a fence run and nailing rails on the east and west posts to create an always open entrance for people in a cowyard fence.
Special commissioner will sell at 2 p.m. in front of Middletown State Bank Middletown Virginia a house and parcel on the east side of Senansy Avenue fronting 43 feet and 184 feet 7 inches deep. Terms include one third cash and two equal annual installments with a deed of trust and insurance. Bond issued and certified by J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk. August 9 1917.
Mr. C A Cammer buys a new Dodge touring car. Six years later C H Boxwell Sr, retired merchant at 302 North Main, praises Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney sediment and frequent passage, saying they restored health and he keeps a box in the house.
Guidance on feeding work horses using home grown feeds. Corn should form the main concentrate, oats provide needed protein with alfalfa or clover hay. A mix of three parts corn to one part oats is advised with hay, or substitute cottonseed meal if oats are scarce. One third to one half pound linseed meal meets protein needs for a 1500 pound horse. Daily grain should be 1.5 to 2.0 pounds per 100 pounds live weight, with hay at a pound per 100 pounds. Reduce grain by half on idle days to prevent azoturia.
An article advocates letting fowls and chicks roam a tall cornfield to provide shade during hot days and to forage for bugs and worms that could harm the corn.
Swiss chard is suitable for chickens when harvested regularly. Leaves provide a rich green food for hens and chicks, and many poultry keepers prefer it as a daily part of their flock’s diet.
The partnership between E M Steele and J D Steele dissolves. The business will continue under the name Steele 8.
Public sale of the estate in Frederick County Virginia. In the case Preston L. Andersons Heiry vs Preston L. Andersons Heirs a 214 acre tract near Gore post office to be sold in front of the County Court House Winchester on September 8 1917 at 11 am. The land may be paid in two equal annual installments with bonds and interest and an insurance policy on the buildings. Special Commissioner Robert M Ward posted notice dated August 9 1917.
Winchester Virginia August 22 1917 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company will be at the Counsel R Gray Williams office Winchester on Friday September 7 1917 at 12 15 p m for election of a president and board of directors and other business as may come before it C W Woolford Secretary
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