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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule for Cumberland Valley shows daily arrivals in Winchester at 9:20 am with exceptions on Sundays and holidays. Notes reference tower and general schedule adjustments under P A Ripps, Gen P A.
Train details list routes from Norfolk and Western to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Welch Norton Shenandoah and inter stations. Mentions Pullman sleepers dining car parlor car and cafe service with connections to Shenandoah Shenandoah Junction Washington and New York.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance on butter making covers washing, chilling, and hardening to remove buttermilk. It details washing with cooler water, maintaining temperatures, then salting one ounce per pound and thorough working to achieve a granular, non greasy butter texture without overheating.
McDuff Virginia residents share a testimonial praising Black-Draught as the best family medicine for sickness and stomach trouble. Mrs J B er says the vegetable remedy regulates weak stomachs, aids digestion, relieves indigestion and headaches, and prevents long illnesses. The product has been used for over 40 years and is widely recommended by druggists.
Rev John Moses Hott aged 82 and longtime United Brethren minister in Rockingham and Augusta counties died at his Spring Hill home in Augusta county. He was thrice married, survived by his last wife Miss Swisher, and his funeral was held at Mount Pis ech United Brethren Church with Rev B F Glavier presiding.
A Kansas State Agricultural College poultry expert explains that beef scrap provides high protein for heavy egg production. He notes costs rise, so farmers blend beef scrap with cottonseed meal, using about 50 percent to match results. Bulk limits sour milk use, and beef scrap should be about ten percent of the ration.
Government figures show breaking and crushing strengths for common woods used in building. Tests used two inch square samples with 28 inch spans, green clear wood. Species include pine, cherry, elm, spruce, and others. results indicate relative strength among frequently available lumber.
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the product is a legitimate prescription by top doctors, with testimonials and Toledo Ohio company attribution. It mentions sales through druggists and a suggested catarrh remedy.
The German submarine captain fired two 4 inch shells across the bow of the American tanker Moren to obtain butter for griddle cakes. Captain EB Bonvard reported the incident occurred off Stockholm eleven days earlier as the Momeni began its return voyage.
When the silo is not opened soon some load dry cornstalks are wetted or other materials are used to seal it. Oats straw earth or wet sawdust layers create a seal so little silage spoils. Opened silos require removing rotten silage and spreading it away from cattle.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad orders 300 Mallet freight locomotives and 10 Pacific passenger locomotives for prompt delivery. Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia will construct the engines.
A note advises that nervousness from constipation can be eased quickly by Cham berlain’s Tablets. The tablets are described as effective for supporting relief and comfort in such cases.
Jim Coolidge imagines an escape during a Halloween club event where he plots to recover missing securities. A midnight unmasking reveals Emery Hughes as the thief, but the dream ends with Gladys finding the securities and inviting Jim to meet that evening. The dream leaves Jim hopeful about love and truth.
Berkeley County Court grants Potomac Light and Power Company a franchise to erect and maintain pole lines on county roads after hearings. Northern Virginia Power Company seeks a similar permit but wind damaged the area with storms, toppling roofs, barns, and trees. No injuries reported. weather caused widespread damage in the region.
In Harrisonburg Virginia on December 26 details emerge on a severe electric storm that struck days earlier. Near Mount Clinton northwest of Harrisonburg a dozen barns sheds and porches were unrooted by the fierce wind described as a Kansas cyclone. Mr. and Mrs Perry Suineweaver affected by the event.
A verse by Walt Mason about parents who raise a daughter named Rose with care and sacrifice only to see her leave with a new lover, as youth seeks its own path and the family home grows quiet and worn with sorrow. The poem laments the ache of estranged plans and the end of parental guardianship.
A fragmented quote urges generous praise over silence and compares withholding compliments to keeping flowers in an icehouse. The speaker notes some fear the impact of kind words and insists praise has value in timely moments.
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