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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
3
Mrs. Hugh Cook of Scotteville Washington reports five years ago in Garbutt New York she dosed two children with Chamberlains Cough and found it stopped coughing cured colds faster than anything it caused. Obtainable everywhere.
The committee formed after the Winchester rally led by Luther Bridgers has scheduled a Tuesday morning meeting to prepare a detailed report for public release. Earlier plans were delayed due to Christmas business, and the meeting will audit all accounts before submission to the committee.
A horse belonging to Mr. Jack Bowers collapsed and died on a steep incline near Fairmount Avenue East Piccadilly while pulling a wagon. Officials said the animal was not overloaded and heart disease is thought to be the cause. Undertakers collected the body for burial.
In Richmond the judge ruled that Chemist C M Bradbury of the Department of Agriculture cannot testify by sworn statement in older Prohibition cases. Archie Pratal is charged with selling cider containing 3.73 percent alcohol. Bradbury’s analyses were made before a notary, but the court requires his personal appearance for the testimony to be admissible.
Mrs Jonaen Bailey of the county showed the appendix of a hog stuffed with sausage at The Star office yesterday. It was the third year she had found a largely developed appendix in a parker hogs, indicating large and healthy hogs.
A wartime dispatch from Paris reports German submarine U-45 has been sunk. The story cites destroyers and steamers damaged or destroyed, with confirmation from a Nantes dispatch. The exact details and date are unclear due to fragmented text.
Paris reports artillery actions north of Monastir on Friday with patrol clashes along the Macedonian front and heavy cannonading near Verdun at night. Reports note lively shelling around Louvemont Mort pour Verdun and general battlefield activity continuing on the front.
The British captured El Arish thirty miles east of the Suez Canal. Lloyds reports the sinking of a British steamship of 5346 tons gross in government service. Paris notes Brigadier General Germain promoted to general of division after Verdun victory. Miss Baetjer of Wellesley College will spend Christmas with her parents at their Fairmount Avenue home after arrival last night.
AUS U S Department of Agriculture irrigation cautions for alfalfa in moist eastern regions. Proper soil depth drainage limestone suitability and weed control are stressed with preplant crops and cover crop practices to improve establishment and persistence.
The article argues for smaller tracts and diversified farming to raise productivity and reduce risk. It cites easier land access for the poor, increased rural owners, and higher exports, suggesting a fourty acre model with hogs, sheep, dairy, poultry, and varied crops to balance income and demand.
The apple tree tent caterpillar mainly feeds on wild cherry and apple trees but will attack others. Remove undesirable trees to limit food supply. During dormancy locate and burn egg masses. Use asbestos torches or kerosene on rags to flame. Apply arsenate of lead or lime to foliage while caterpillars are small. prompt treatment stops further defoliation.
A California inventor has patented stretcher arrangements to save fruit dropped or shaken from trees. Blankets form a platform around the trunk with semicircular cuts for fitting, directing fruit away to prevent bruising and reduce waste from windfalls.
The Experiment Station Record reports two French researchers Vermore and Dantony developed a method to make Bordeaux mixture cling to foliage. They add casein by preparing a paste from adder powder and lime with water, then mixing into 100 liters of spray to boost adhesiveness. gelatin also aids spreading and wetting.
Spraying will not stop blight on fruit trees. The only effective method is to cut out blighted limbs six inches below visible signs, disinfect wounds with strong sulphur solution. Susceptible trees are old or rapidly growing young trees. Orchard blight is steadier when trees are kept slow growing by sod cover, limited fertilizers, and light pruning. weather conditions influence yearly severity.
Dr. W. McCampbell of Kansas State Agricultural College advises frequent oiling to protect harness from water and weather. Oil softens leather, slows wear, and prevents rotting and cracking, mirroring the care given to boots for longer wear.
A note warns of the round headed apple tree borer damaging trees when near orchards as the insect favors the tree. It advises control methods and mentions asking your grocer for Garter's Yeast as a remedy.
A fragmentary report notes an unnamed group called fandaus in proximity to Iowa, with mentions of Meade and Lande, and a cryptic reference to 65 Cermany.
Fragmentary OCR shows varied item prices and sizes for pigs and shooters. The text includes references to prices 16 to 22 dollars, 13 to 16 dollars, 1.75 dollars, and 2.60 dollars and notes on sizes from small to heavy. No complete event or clear context available.
Mr and Mrs Robert T Barton announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Gertrude Barton to Mr Arthur M Field Rochester New York but now Winchester Massachusetts The couple will wed next spring and the engagement was disclosed at a dinner party Miss Barton is widely regarded in Winchester Mr Field is the city manager of Winchester elected about a year ago The wedding is anticipated as a major social event of the season
The article notes iron levels in water affect taste and palatability. It warns that 4 to 5 parts per million make water unpalatable and 2.5 ppm can stain laundry. Iron from mineral springs may have medicinal value, but excess iron in water and ice production causes cloudy, discolored products and paper staining.
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