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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1924
Page
6
The clipping lists subscription rates for the Morning Star Publishing Co. in Ester Virginia with annual and six month options, prices in advance, and carrier delivery details. It also notes Associated Press news content and a date of Wednesday January 9 1924.
The census shows a high automobile death rate with 1922 fatalities rising beyond 12.5 per 100 000 in the registration area and projections for 1923 to exceed 16 per 100 000. California New York New Jersey and Colorado report the highest rates while Southern states average lower but still show increases.
Ohio State Journal comments on Hollywood's spell over the public and industry. It argues the favored life shown in films harms producers and the broader movie business, with concerns about censorship and public sentiment. A national convention in Washington on censorship is anticipated amid sensational stories.
An advertisement touts high paying railway mail clerk jobs with earnings from 1600 to 2300 yearly. It claims an at home study course by the International Correspondence is ready to help readers pass the exam with a high mark and offers a free 48 page booklet on how to secure the positions.
Walt Mason lampoons public charity in a verse about sharing a twelve cent can of soup with Gaffer Dingbat. The speaker boasts of his act to spur others to help the sick, while a parson warns that public credit undermines virtue.
Chairman Reed told the Senate that John B. O Ryan, the committee s general counsel in the veteran bureau investigation, had extensively changed some findings in his first report published Monday.
Sam Muratore, condemned to hang for a "black hand" murder, received a reprieve from Governor Morgan. Ferri’s statement before his own execution prompted a delay until February 15 for deeper investigation of Muratore’s innocence claim in Charleston West Virginia.
Horticulturist J. H. Gourley of the Ohio station urges high quality nursery stock and careful handling. He advises soaking dried roots, puddling, digging wide enough holes, planting slightly deeper than nursery soil, packing soil to remove air pockets, mulching lightly, and avoiding manure near roots while permitting surface application later.
A Geneva New York experiment station displays a solid bright red Northern Red Spy apple developed from Red Spy stock. Hort iculturists note late bearing but praise its beauty, hardiness, healthfulness, productiveness, and long lived orchard value alongside the beloved Northern Spy.
An Oregon experiment suggests adding iron sulphate to lime sulfur spray as an inexpensive indicator. The solution turns the spray black, showing coverage on tree tops and branches, without reducing fungicidal effect or adding noticeable cost or effort.
At season end, work out your strawberry patch by either barring the road and plowing out old plants to leave new plants on new ground, or by hoeing out old plants off the row. Use whichever method best renovates the patch.
Dairymen should buy mill feeds now for next winter to save costs. EK A Hanson a Minnesota dairy extension specialist warns against buying only as needed. He notes ten small purchases of oil meal or cotton-seed meal now beat waiting for winter prices.
The article explains a salt rule for dairy cows: at least one ounce daily for milk producing cows, with three-fourths of an ounce per 1000 pounds of live weight and per ten pounds of milk produced. Missouri College of Agriculture dairymen cite following this guideline. Feeders mix three-fourths of an ounce per 100 pounds of grain and grant free access to salt.
Beginning January 2 1984 the office of the Gas Co will close from 12 to 1 pm and 6 to 6 pm but stay open 9 am to 9 pm for customer accommodation. The rule aims to simplify accounting and improve office management as W G and E L CO seeks to conform to the new schedule.
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