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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
4
The article argues public opinion favors recalling theU S troops now in Mexico. It says protection of the border could be handled from American bases and that Pershing could be recalled to let Carranza confront Villa if trouble arises.
The piece argues European civilians faced far fewer hardships than the Southern states did during the Civil War. It cites Sherman and Sheridan’s campaigns as examples of devastation and notes Europe’s costs in blood and treasure were immense, yet no nation matched the South’s last year.
Figures from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show food exports in the first eleven months total about 670 million dollars, with breadstuffs alone at 404 million. The Richmond Virginian notes current high prices for household essentials and predicts prices will normalize only gradually amid strong domestic demand.
In Lenore Virginia on January 3 Harry Butler left for Pittsburgh and is now employed as a conductor there. Day ton students from Shea Collegiate Institute visited Miss Ida Yeakley during Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Turner Sencindiver entertained friends from Miss Elizabeth Penn and others before returning to Marietta West Virginia after visiting friends.
The Virginia State Board of Health selects Mr. Harry L. Livick of Main Street as distributor and depot agent for antitoxins vaccines and antitoxins in Winchester area. He will maintain full records of supplies to local physicians. Additional depots will be opened statewide to speed access to diphtheria smallpox and tetanus vaccines for physicians.
Reliance Virginia reports the death of Thomas Beaty at 6 30 PM on a Saturday after Christmas illness. Funeral held Tuesday at 10 AM at Progressive Ode Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Beaty family notes two brothers Henry and Reuben Beaty died within the year. Several local residents and relatives are mentioned in society notes and visits.
Mr and Mrs 8 A Kline hosted guests during Christmas week with the latter's parents Rev S Myers of Inwood West Virginia and Mrs Francis Larrick and son Roldin Gore Virginia visiting. Prof and Mrs D G Cooley and their children from Lincoln Virginia arrived Christmas Day to stay with Mr and Mrs B F Cooley.
Brucetown Virginia notes social visits from Winchester Martinsburg Stephens City Clarke county and Timber Ridge during Christmas week. Mrs Joseph Snapp, Mrs Cora Schell, Miss Lucy Schell, Mrs Howard Boden, Mrs Thomas Li Dunn and relatives appear among guest lists and local doings. Charles Jefferson improves after illness and Miss Johnetta Wright returns from holidays.
Local items report weekend visits among Rosenberger residents and relatives with names including Beverly Keckley from Martinsburg, Gertrude Himelright Star Tannery, J. B. Snapp, Dorothy Miller, Walter Frye, Arthur Miller, and P. H. Williams. A quoted adage by Charles Hughes cautions that worry, not overwork, ruins workers.
The text argues that keeping detailed farm accounts for 1917 is essential to assess profitability. It emphasizes balancing receipts and expenditures with depreciation to determine if the business pays. Tracking production reveals leak sources and improvement points.
Rhubarb can be forced indoors in a dark warm cellar for winter use. Clumps dug in fall are stored outside until frozen, then moved inside and packed in soil with warmth above 55 degrees. Light is minimized to limit leaf growth while stalks reach length for pies and sauces.
The article explains a cement whitewash recipe for warehouses, detailing slaking lime, adding salt, cement, and ultramarine blue to achieve a quick-drying, adherent finish. It also discusses rye as a versatile crop for poor soils and its use as green manure and early pasture, plus notes on pasturing corn in semiarid regions and preserving stalks to protect against snow drift.
The Kansas State Agricultural College forester Charles A. Scott says timber dries slowly in winter with minimal checking. Logs last longer when cut October through March, with sleds hauling four times as many logs. Winter cutting yields well seasoned posts and economical preservative treatment. Ant and other large users already require this period for cutting.
The fragmentary note mentions Ganéaus crafted from Mame and tied to Tews. The text hints at German origins or production context but remains unclear. Entities are sparse and uncertain due to broken OCR.
Mt Williams Virginia Janu ary three Literary and Debating Society met Thursday night discussing the question Whether man gains more knowledge from travels than from reading. Aff firmative speakers were Albert Snapp M B Snapp and Noel C Williams with judges tallying two for affirmative and one for negative. Various local residents visited and returned home with family and friends over the holidays.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick remedy for heating colds coughs or croup noting it heals inflamed throat and chest membranes loosens phlegm and stops throat tickling. It contains no opiates and is sold everywhere. Edith and Smily Koons, daughters of General John G. Koons, spent holidays with their uncle G. W. Koons in Harrisonburg and returned to Washington.
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