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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1923
Page
4
Publisher Harry F Byrd notes mailing to Winchester Virginia press and uptake at post office. Publication details indicate evening star press, Winchester operations, and affiliations with Morning News Weekly News The Weekly Mirror formats.
A garbled OCR fragment references monthly advance payments and fees, including a 2.25 figure and a weekly rate, with partial notes on telephone service and Associated Press credit. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or entities.
Senator W S Copeland of New York urged a 1923 North Carolina audience to convene an international economic conference to reopen trade channels. He argued prosperity requires worldwide growth and that farmers need public education and modern methods in marketing and cultivation. He emphasized consuming more home grown products to reduce surpluses.
Senator Reed Smoot strong against tax cuts as Congress nears session. He, amid President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon urging relief, cites current surplus from customs duties and warns Americans should not expect tax relief from revenue-law changes. He labels reduction proposals as political, context unclear.
Fragmentary excerpts show a debate over continuing high taxes and the need for party unity to support the president's agenda. The text implies expected resistance within the party to maintaining current tax levels.
A letter from Winchester Virginia describes how retailers mark up apples above grower prices, reducing consumption. It cites prices in Philadelphia, Baltimore and local markets, noting apples sell for 5 to 16 cents while growers get as little as 1 cent, and argues middlemen profiteer. 226 Walton Avenue.
Harrisonburg business leaders promote Shenandoah Valley as a future industrial hub. John R Freeman, noted engineer, argues hydro power from valley rivers can attract big factories and ease urban congestion. Edison Steinmetz and Hoover cited supporting view of water power driving a new industrial era.
A fragmentary tale describes a wan man who has altered an eye to appear blind and seeks an oculist to perform a grafting operation. The odd request mentions the era’s occult notions and a character named Lemor Mant in a strange plea.
The Star reports the state will not issue automobile licenses before December 26. Even then plates cannot be attached to cars until January 1, 1924. The office urges applicants to bring cash or certified checks and to include chamber of commerce membership if applicable.
A Havana diver, aided by a shark proof iron cage, recovered a damaged submarine cable end after an anchor squeeze near Havana harbor. Engineers from three companies located the fault and spliced in a new section, restoring service to the Marana Key West line.
Governor Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky extols the telephone as invaluable in times of need and crisis. He lauds its role in binding the nation together, aiding transportation, and expediting business across the country.
In 1922 the Bell System added 582,064 telephones through new construction and 18,594 more from other companies. Growth is expected to surpass by about 200,000 in 1923.
On October 9 1876 Dr Bell inventor of the telephone and his assistant Thomas A Watson spoke successfully over a private telegraph wire two miles long between Boston and Cambridge marking the first two way conversation over an outside line.
In a December Senate session the nomination of Frank B. Kellogg as ambassador to Great Britain was confirmed. Farm Labor senators from Minnesota Johnson and Shipstead and others opposed, but the confirmation passed on a roll call vote.
Horticultural notes advise intercropping caution in year one for raspberries and recommend early crops like potatoes peas beans or tomatoes but discontinue inter crops in year two to prevent fruit loss. After harvest, sow weed suppressing covers such as oats millet or buckwheat and consider a fall furrow for protection and weed control. A heavy green manure cover aids spring plowing though results vary by conditions and experimentation may be needed.
An Ohio county fruit project shows sprayed blotched trees yielded 90 percent marketable fruit while unsprayed trees were mostly unmarketable. Costs were 30 to 50 cents per tree for four sprays timed after petal fall, with arsenate included for codling moth control. Cooperation among county farm bureaus, Ohio State University, and USDA funded the work.
Orchard pests such as tree catworms and aphids are described as easily controlled by nicotine sulfate sprays and poisonous bait. The guide notes caterpillars defoliate trees, hide under ground during the day, and recommends arsenical sprays and kerosene torches for nests, urging thorough spraying and stomach poisons.
The New York agricultural experiment station introduces seven new grape varieties tested in experimental vineyards. Green grapes include Brocton Ontario Portland and Ripley. red varieties Dunkirk Urbana. the black Sheridan competes with Concord. The Shoenfeldt Concord from Gus Shoenfeldt is under thorough trial and may surpass the standard Concord.
The note stresses locating hives to provide shade during peak heat and avoiding very poor sites. Early day practice is mentioned, with emphasis on sun protection to keep bees healthy and productive.
Clarke county, Va., native Miss Mary Byrd now of Baltimore has returned to the United States after time spent in Europe. A Washington Post item features a double-column photo engraving of Miss Byrd and her new Russian autograph on the deck of the liner. The picture shows her in a long fur coat and hat, taken by a Underwood camera crew aboard the vessel.
In London on December 11 radio enthusiasts tuned in as President Coolidge spoke from the United States. Despite poor reception in central London due to station congestion, many outlying areas reported hearing the address at irregular intervals.
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