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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
3
The fall webworm infestations defoliate apple, pear, and quince trees as tents cover the upper branches. Larvae feed in crowded webs, expanding the nest as leaves are consumed. Destruction advised by burning tents or using sprays to eradicate the pests.
Fall or early winter pruning is essential for grapevines to avoid sap bleed in spring and preserve vigor. Only current year canes should bear fruit, so trim back last season canes leaving few buds at the base to form strong fruiting canes.
The article urges yearly winter mulching in orchards to protect soil. It recommends barnyard manure if available, else coarse straw, or better yet grow mulch cover with clover, peas, beans, vetch, rye, oats, wheat or even weeds, insisting soil not be left bare through winter.
Nebraska College of Agriculture horticulturists urge removing grass weeds and litter around young apple trees to cut winter rodent access. Tie three or four cornstalks around trunks to deter rabbits. stalks to be removed in spring.
Fragmentary lines reflect on aid versus streetwise life with a casual moral about who stays true in tough moments. The tone hints at shared struggle and practical loyalty among friends.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims the product cleans sluggish livers, relieves headaches, dizziness, and stomach issues, and guarantees money back if not effective. The ad warns against calomel due to bone damage and salivation risks.
The article notes Alexander Humboldt as a founder of the science and lauds his Cosmos as a late life, first isle description with lasting value despite later advances. It also recounts a Spartan response to Philip of Macedon after Chaeronea, remarking on measuring one's shadow to show growth not matching victory.
Miss Agnew urged to send cards for distribution at a local committee meeting set for 8 o clock tomorrow night in the City Hall court room. The chairman will outline the city canvassing plan. Mrs Barton and Mrs Lupton organize distribution. a committee of colored women will handle their registration duties with a meeting for colored church women at John Mann M B Church Monday at 8:30 p.m.
The war office reports a British advance in Belgium near Hellebeke, expanding lines about 600 yards wide after strong attacks on German positions. Hellebeke lies northeast of Messines Wytschaete, a key area in the west Flanders operation, with elevated ground making it strategically important.
The Fortymile placer discovery in 1886 sparked a rush that expanded inland Alaska and sparked the Klondike rush. Over 30 years, more than 200 million in gold came from Klondike and Alaska Yukon camps, with about 6.5 million from Fortymile. The district is covered in the US Geological Survey report The Fortymile Quadrangle Yukon-Tanana Region Alaska.
A market gardener loses a large watercress crop as caddis worms ravage the beds while trout, normally protecting the plants, are absent due to a flock of smilcy herons. The reversal of nature leads to the crop disaster.
A truncated reflection on happiness linking appetite heart and soul to a state of gladness. The fragment muses that fullness of stomach heart and spirit yields the whole man’s contentment.
The article advises pruning dead and dying limbs close to the trunk and painting wounds to reduce moisture loss. It notes dead limbs evaporate water, saving moisture for healthy branches, and recommends cleaning canker wounds, removing water sprouts and surplus limbs, and painting large pruning cuts to prevent evaporation.
Pomologists stress post pruning tasks to protect trees. Gather and burn all cut branches to remove disease habitats. Coat wounds with lead paint to block water and decay. Spray trees with lime sulfur solution to ensure thorough coverage and reduce future brush.
A pine tree lizard diet includes snails snow bugs spiders and insects from at least six orders. The species is noted as interesting and a possible pet. In captivity it thrives in dry sunny conditions and authorities suggest using lizards to protect fruit trees by reducing insect damage and deterring trespassers with superstition.
The text notes many flowers lack petals with sepals taking their place as in lilies and tulips. Some flowers showy parts are bracts rather than petals, including Bougainvillea varieties, poinsettias, dog weeds, and the milk white spathe of the calla.
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