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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1921
Page
3
The largest mill in New England and a top designer of gyde te take advantage of a bulk sale adding 200 pounds of paper at 25 cents a pound, valued at 40 to 50 cents. The notice urges buyers not to miss this opportunity and to lay in a supply.
The Sanitary Meat Wagon will travel Main Street every Saturday and Wednesday night when weather permits. Prices listed include pork products from 20c to 30c per pound, beef cuts between 18c and 26c per pound, veal items up to 35c, dressed and live chickens, and pure country lard at 26c per pound. Contact Herbert Couen at Bell Phone 2418.
Market listings show butter eggs corn and feed prices with local and Baltimore markets listed. Key figures include 26 00 for some butter products 20 00 for light clover mixed hay 18 00 straw new baled 18 00 shelled corn and 4 10 cob corn per barrel at Baltimore market No. 1 timothy 27 00 No. 1 light clover mixed 24 00.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on January 22 1921 offers the 201 acre limestone farm of the late David Leight. The parcel near Grimes Post Office includes two residences bank barn outbuildings 15 acres timber and locusts with an orchard. The sale may be divided into two parcels or sold as a whole with terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy.
The Strand Theater offers The Girl in the Rain today with riverine scenery from the Potomac in Virginia. Water and boat sequences promise atmospheric effects for the motion picture.
Physicians say no medicine fully works for colds and influenza until the liver is active. One Calotab tablet taken at bedtime cleanses the system, with no nausea or digestive upset, promising a morning recovery and restored appetite. Calotabs cost thirty five cents and are sold in sealed packs with a money back guarantee.
Martinsburg Journal notes D. L. Blakemore ends four years as presiding elder on the Winchester district of the M E Church South. The district board passed a resolution of appreciation. Last night officers were reelected for the coming year. Revival begins tomorrow with Rev J R Jacobs. evangelist Rev W D Mitchell leads Monday series.
The Stephenson Seminary property in Charles Town may be sold if the plaintiff wins in Jefferson circuit court. The bill says the school became unprofitable and the property has been used as a boarding house, with tenants’ lease expiring October 1 1921. The property is owned by a stock company with a $10 000 authorized capital and past loans still lien the land.
USDA records show 20 688 seed samples tested for farmers in the year ending June 90 1920 and 60 000 000 pounds allowed entry under seed importation. It also outlines a 8 by 8 by 6 foot poultry house design with shed roof, board or dirt floor options, roosts and nest setups for small flocks.
The article lists forage equivalences: one ton of silage equals one ton sugar beets, three tons silage equal one ton clover hay, three and a half tons silage equal one ton lucerne hay. One and one fourth silage equals one ton iss. One half ton silage equals one ton pumpkins.
An old-time advertisement promotes Olive Tablets as a remedy for bad breath and bowel issues. It touts relief from bowels and says the tablets work quickly with a pleasant effect. Boxes priced at 15¢ and 30¢.
The notice urges farmers to prepare for spring by removing unused plows and placing equipment near the blacksmith. It stresses keeping cultivator shovels in good condition and avoiding last minute disk sharpening to ensure quality work.
USDA findings show low early prices in large apple crops drive rapid movement and better season averages. Marketing inferior grades with good fruit in large crops is unprofitable, and enforcing grade and package laws helps stabilize markets.
A Newark farmer found that grading and wrapping potatoes in paper boosted appeal and price. The better presentation also aided advertising and helped sell other produce.
The Department of Agriculture tracks pet stock and miscellaneous animals bred to purebred sires as part of the Better Sires campaign. So far 176 such animals are listed with purebred sires, while about 400000 head of general farm livestock are documented in the program.
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