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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1916
Page
4
Rates shown for one year six months and three months in advance with monthly option and cents figures. The listing includes the price for one year at 2.50 and others at 1.25 0.65 and 0.29 respectively.
A critical 1916 era editorial argues Carranza failed to cooperate with U S forces, escalating tensions and risking war. It condemns a Mexican leader’s order for troops to withdraw, cites prolonged intervention and misrule, and praises U S restraint and benevolent policy toward Mexico despite provocation.
In a satirical verse, Walt Mason lampoons a prospective president and his alleged past, claiming sleuths reveal jail terms and theft stories as the nation tires of war. The poem mocks public scandal hype and the spectacle of political life.
A simple dressing blends 1 cup oil 2 egg yolks 1 tsp sugar and salt 1 4 cup vinegar and optional tabasco or paprika. Beat yolks add oil slowly then mix with vinegar solution. Thin with sugar and salt. add lemon juice before serving if desired.
The article explains that soil short of humus heaves in winter from frost, indicating a need for humus, deep tillage, and lime. It notes that frost heaving lifts plants like strawberries from the ground and that humus-rich, deeply tilled soil drains water quickly to prevent frost damage.
A spring dormant spray using lime sulphur begins the cherry pest control, with a post bloom application of lime sulphur and nicotine extract for aphids and leaf spot. Lead arsenate paste treats curculio and beetles, and additional sprays cover brown rot and fruit fly pressure as needed.
Attorneys for the owner offer a modern brick dwelling heated by hot water with all conveniences on a 50 by 195 foot lot on S Washington Street near Reservoir Park. For details contact BARTON & BARTON Attorneys.
In Virginia near Wadesville Dr. William P. McGuire narrowly escaped danger after water flooded his car at the Opequon crossing. The article notes repeated flood related incidents this rainy season including rescues of a driver and horse, a buggy overturn, and frightened passengers, underscoring the crossing's hazard.
Frederick and Clarke discuss the bridge at Wauleaville and the need for a substantial structure. A main mail route and heavy travel have long prompted local residents to press for improved crossing.
Peel and core firm apples and simmer parings in water a pint per pound. Strain and add sugar per pint of water, with citrus or mace for flavor. Boil clear, pour hot over apples, drain, cool, then simmer until translucent. Pack into jars and seal.
Bake eight or ten apples and fill cavities with a sugar spice mix or sugar butter and lemon. Arrange a mound for serving with quince jelly among the apples. Cover with a meringue of four whites and powdered sugar, press blanched almonds into it, bake until brown, and serve with boiled custard.
Pie suggests using four to six tart apples with sugar nutmeg salt butter lemon juice and rind. Arrange apples in a pie plate, mix dry ingredients with juice and rind, dot with butter, seal with top crust and bake forty five minutes at moderate heat.
A column reviews wartime journalism uncertainty and contrasts courage with caution. It notes Servia’s enduring rock scenery, US crop forecasts at 5.5 billion dollars, milk prices in Paris, and quirks of European royals and czars from bookbinding to borscht.
The piece cites the Iment Workers union in New York state and notes forty one women per hundred aged twenty to twenty five. It reports Detroit waitresses limited to fifty four hours weekly and a ten percent drop in New York women in trade unions over the year. It mentions Zionist colonies in Palestine with twenty five years since the first colony and about forty thousand women as members.
Green Bay man Joseph G Wolf states Foley Kidney Pills relieved a seven month severe backache. The ad urges readers to treat kidney trouble and back pain with Foley Kidney Pills sold everywhere.
Farm Journal advises using crimpers and tedding to loosen swaths so clover hay cures evenly. Do not let sun burn it. rake promptly. Cure in wind rows or piles and turn over multi day to dry after dew. Timing varies by season and clover weight.
Seabrook farm owned by Charles F. Seabrook near Bridgeton Cumberland County is praised as an international model. The farm practices heavy fertilizing and overhead sprinkling with irrigation yielding about thirty times the per acre earnings of ordinary farms. Crops include lettuce romaine strawberries potatoes celery cabbage onions spinach endives carrots beets radishes and tomatoes. Water efficiency and climate stabilizing proximity to Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean support an earlier spring and later fall season.
The passage notes two silo foundations with the first poorly built and the second near correct. It advises a smooth foundation wall and walls, avoiding shoulder gaps that spoil silage. Doors should be flush, vertical interior walls are best, and outwardly inclined walls risk air pockets.
Reports from Detroit show Maxwell Motor Company unexpectedly reduced prices for the 1917 season after dealers anticipated price hikes. Dealers and observers welcomed the discount as a strong value move, with telegrams of approval pouring in as proof of the good news’s authenticity.
A local shop advertises sharpening services for safety razor blades at 36 cents a dozen and razors at 35 cents each. They offer to sharpen all cutlery items with a guarantee and invite customers to Conan owned tunueu for related work.
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