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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
4
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of its dispatches and local news printed in this paper. This notice confirms the AP attribution policy and local publishing rights.
Poet Walt Mason laments a harsh winter with no coal or wood while families freeze. He notes rising prices, missed wages, and widespread strikes leaving households unable to heat their homes. The piece critiques economic hardship and social strain in bleak verse.
In White Post Va on January 2 the Sunday school held a Christmas gathering at Christ parish hall with gifts candy and oranges. Local residents like George Lee James Dorsey and Alexander of Baltimore visited families. Others including Dr William P McGuire Virginia Arledge and Marguerite Elliott are noted with holiday travels and stays.
The snippet records visitors and social calls in Rosenberger Virginia on January 2. A. Bean and son Norman of City are listed as visitors. Esther Williams and Mrs Tvan Millie are noted for recent visits, with other local names such as Brewer, J. White, Paul Glynn, and Mr. Allamong appearing in scattered exchanges.
The advertisement touts Diamond-Dyes as a guaranteed kit to revitalize discarded garments with rich fade resistant colors. It claims suitability for wool silk linen cotton and blends and promises simple directions in each package to avoid mistakes.
The article compares tomato value to potato and supports manure top dressing for wheat. It notes two tons per acre can boost yield by about ten bushels, with four tons giving smaller gains. Manure provides direct plant food, winter protection, and improves clover stands, often outperforming commercial fertilizers in yield.
Daily market update lists prices for wheat corn oats barley and other staples. Prices shown include butter eggs potatoes and flours with quantities and grade notes coarsely captured from the local exchange.
Farmers praise a 14 by 6 foot rack with 14 inch side boards for farm use. Designed to carry crops to market in crates, it features a solid one inch floor, bolted side boards, and hooks for quick assembly. A low wagon setup prevents load slips and reduces seed loss during threshing and hauling.
A historical note states that absorbents like straw sawdust muck and loam can save liquid manure. Uncut straw absorbs two to three times its weight while fine cut straw absorbs six to nine times. Straw also carries plant food especially potash.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the note urges buying all tools for an arm on a single order to save time and usually money. It stresses the importance of systematic care and a large total expenditure to impress farmers with the value of organized purchases.
A U S Bor chart uses L B Bassett describes the disk harrow as a long lasting tillage tool with a 20 year life. The piece advises yearly inspection including disassembly for winter cleaning bearing lubrication and oiling system checks. It recommends sharpening disks annually to improve penetration and reduce draft and wear.
Tests at Indiana New York Iowa Wisconsin and Ontario stations show young pigs under 100 pounds may be fed up to three pounds of skim milk per pound of grain. As pigs grow older the skim milk per grain should drop to about two pounds, due to reduced protein needs during fattening.
The text stresses that dairy cow cleanliness mirrors an owner’s care and that neglected fences and poor equipment reflect poorly on the farmer. It warns that dirty conditions signal mismanagement and harm the herd.
Winchester Va December 23 1919 Bank of Winchester has declared a semi annual dividend of three percent payable on and after January 1 1920 All taxes paid by the bank Charles J Summers cashier notice appears in this edition
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