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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
3
The page lists corrected wholesale and local retail prices for farm goods including hay, clover, corn meal, butter, eggs, and livestock as of closing. A card of thanks thanks neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of husband C. Freemont Lovett.
A note recalls horn lanterns used by ancient Greeks and Romans with lamps placed inside to light military or domestic spaces. The text preserves a fragment on early lighting devices and their practical uses in homes and public quests.
In the first half of 1920, 208,257 boys and girls in northern and western states joined clubs linked to Agriculture and the state. The movement dignifies country life, boosts education, and funds club work via county agents and volunteer leaders, with many farm bureaus covering salaries for club and home demonstration agents.
North Dakota Agricultural College reports 48 shoals hogged down 16 acres of flint corn in 1918 yielding $45.54 per acre. Hogs weighed 109 pounds when released September 6 and gained 94 pounds to November 12, finishing with a total gain of 281.75 pounds per acre after shrinkage. Market price at 16.31 cents produced the per acre return, aligning with Minnesota experiment results.
The article suggests pairing domesticated farming with skunks to control pests and profit from fur. It notes skunks kill mice grasshoppers crickets and white grubs and could yield valuable fur. A few skunks roaming the farm might produce about 100 dollars in fur.
The article warns that parcel post is not suitable for all farm products. It notes that heavy items like potatoes are impractical to ship, and that vegetables and meats often face profit and tax constraints when sent by parcel post. It cites that city dwellers cannot easily obtain distant produce at doorsteps.
Readable fragments show a short notice about a local matter with names and dates missing or obscured. The available words suggest a community event or action but details remain unclear.
Historical ad explains Gowan's penetrating salve formulated by Gowan Dusenberry nearly 25 years earlier. It touts animal fat base for real penetration, treats spasmodic croup and air passage issues, and benefits babies and children with a ribefacient effect. Also promoted for cuts burns braces bites and insect stings priced 30 600 and 1.20 with money back guarantee.
A marriage license was issued in Hagerstown Maryland yesterday to Nesmith of Grimes and Mabel V Dehaven. Official records indicate the couple sought a union under local civil authority.
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