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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
4
The Evening Star announces daily publication except Sundays under Star Publishing Co with multiple weekly publications and associated press rights. Subscription options include yearly, semi annual, monthly rates, delivery by carrier and city circulation details as listed in the notice.
A note records all communications directed to The Star Publishing Company and addressed to individuals connected with the entity. The record preserves names and roles of recipients and the scope of correspondence.
The author argues for thinning apples to improve quality and price, noting that careful thinning boosts color and size of York apples. He estimates labor, costs, and potential barrels saved per tree, and recommends thinning 3 to 4 apples apart on loaded trees, with two apples at long-stem placements in some cases.
H F Byrd announces at the Frederick County Fruit Growers meeting that thinning, widely used in the west, may raise profits by reducing costs and improving quality. Prof. F. B. Auchter of Maryland Agricultural College will discuss results from January 22 experiments.
A reflective piece urges steadfast New Year pledges and virtue amid social pressure. It contrasts earnest resolve with cynics and jokes about reform, urging readers to support those trying to abandon old sins and carry on the moral battle.
An old advertisement touts No To Bac as a simple tablet to curb cigar cigarette or chew cravings. It promises relief from tobacco urges and a money back guarantee if the product does not satisfy the user.
Local wholesale markets list prices for butter, cheese, bacon, wheat, corn, and feed. Baltimore and other markets publish corrected prices from previous day. The Rev Dr J W Duffey conducted the funeral yesterday for Mrs Edward J Prito at her home.
A Philadelphia reader describes severe menstrual irregularities and prolonged illness. After seven months on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her symptoms improved and she regained household ability. The letter urges other women to use the product and cites decades of success.
Miller Carey Fletcher, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Fletcher, underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital to remove tonsils and adenoids. He has been sent home and is reported to be greatly relieved and on the road to complete recovery.
An advertisement warns that calomel poisons the body and causes illness. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver tonic that cleanses without side effects and even suits children. The ad emphasizes quick relief from biliousness and urged readers to switch brands.
341 2 acres with 42 cleared, productive timber and conveniences near 2 railroads. Includes 6 room house, large chicken house, stable and other buildings. 150 bearing peach trees. Terms $4500 offered by Wm N Smith Riverton Va. 1t
Notice to dog owners that 1921 dog taxes are due with five percent penalty added February 1st. WM T Barr, City Treasurer, signs the notice for the City of Winchester Virginia. Also mentions a court order in Corporation Court of Winchester dated January 22 1921 regarding funds from Virginia to Maryland for wards in the hands of W A McCoy and Norris et al.
Word received that Mrs. J M MacHate after an appendicitis operation at the Watson Hospital Maryland shows very favorable progress. Mrs. MacHale formerly Miss Margret Kremer of this city is recovering rapidly as expected.
An old home recipe for darkening hair uses Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drugstores. The formula promises natural color, shine, and youthfulness after regular application, claiming gray hair disappears by morning and hair becomes dark and glossy.
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