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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
6
Officials from the Department of Agriculture urge careful selection of this year’s chick suppliers. Emphasizing quality over price, they warn that healthy stock produces stronger chicks and better laying hens. They advise choosing well organized hatcheries that guarantee chick quality and stress clean, well-maintained facilities and equipment.
A film shown to illustrate disease control in seed potatoes highlights methods to reduce yield loss. The presentation, part of an agricultural education program, discusses selecting healthy tubers and avoiding diseased stock to improve future harvests.
An Iowa station reports the Boioman Disk as a useful tool for cleaning alfalfa. It matches the effectiveness of the first cutting with a disk, turning fields after mowing and enabling blue grass to regrow. Proper timing affects pasture quality before reseeding.
The fragment discusses feeding work horses and investment in horses for farms. It mentions people and money in relation to horse care and care practices, reflecting a historical agricultural note. Ambient context implies farm management and animal care topics.
The article advises protecting leather goods during wet winter and spring. It recommends cleaning with tepid water, drying properly, and applying oil or wax to extend life. It notes leather items like belts and machine parts benefit from a preservative treatment, saving money on replacements. It also suggests waterproofing children's shoes to prevent dampness entry.
An illustration shows a diagonal rod with one end against a metal seat near the top of the post and the other against a block of concrete. It acts as a brace and is placed by the horizontal tie rod.
The article advises buyers to seek experienced judge guidance when selecting herd sires. It notes not every purebred or registered sire is good and stresses uniformity and breed type in market stock.
Three years of tests at the New Jersey Experiment Station compare 21 complete fertilizers with unfertilized tomatoes. Fertilizer at 1000 pounds per acre produced higher average yields over three years, with seven top fertilizers averaging the best results. All but one fertilizer proved economical under test conditions.
Crowds line tracks and main street as a presidential funeral train travels from Connecticut toward Massachusetts. Marines act as pallbearers, eight cabinet members and Massachusetts Governor Cox attend. Church bells tolled at 10 as chimes played hymns during the service.
Baltimore July 10 J Herman Ireland 61 a widely known insurance broker died today from a pistol wound at his Roland Park home after an illness in recent months He was a general agent for Home Life Insurance Co with Baltimore headquarters and had many friends in Winchester The Star had reported his self inflicted shooting on Tuesday
New York July 10 Switching of speculative accounts from standard industrial to rising light and power stocks produced a spotty morning. Light and power securities led with gains up to 5 percent as several touched new highs. Industrials rose modestly before buying support steadied sentiment. Call money opened at 2 percent and total sales neared 900000 shares.
The New York press reports the Democratic committee delay of Egan amid plans to postpone formal notification of the presidential nominee. John W. Davis and Gov. Charles W. Bryan gain support as the committee signals reorganizing at Clarksburg pending a new chairman. Davis is cheered for commendation of current officers.
J L Hollis of headquarters company announces a need for about half a dozen more men to fill ranks. Volunteers urged to join at once. Advance detail departs today to lay out company streets at Virginia Beach. First Class Privates listed include Grant Afflick and Wilmer Taylor. details from Headquarters and Company I named. Destination trip by special B&O train schedules Washington Richmond Norfolk Virginia Beach with arrival times noted.
Mrs. Irvin Carper of Harris County is spending two weeks in Washington D C as the guest of Mr and Mrs C E Newcome. The humorous exchange about a kitchen scene appears in a London humorist's work.
On the fifth day of the Olympic competition the United States won both the pole vault and hammer throw. The U S team built a large lead over Finland finishing with 177 points to 103 as the events concluded. Paxrd Nurmi was noted as a runner in the text.
City health officials have launched a campaign against offensive hog pens. Police notify hog pen owners to clean within five days, and then keep pens sanitary at all times to avoid a $5 fine under city ordinance.
Mrs. R. T. Barton has returned from Rochester New York where she stayed with her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Field. She brought back her granddaughter Gertrude and will be joined later by Mrs Field and her young son Arthur Jr.
Frederick County attorney T Russell Cather, a well known Winchester figure, undergoes tonsil removal at Memorial Hospital and is expected to leave today and return home after a steady recovery from the operation.
A golfer named Mrs Apoile McLean spotted a squirrel carrying a golf ball across a course. She followed and found 68 balls, replacing them with nuts to preserve the course and reduce waste.
A woodcutter in Berford Pa unearthed an iron box from an aged tree roots containing about 25000 in bills. Robert Boyer located the box and authorities described the money as largely in bill form but in poor condition.
The albatross, the largest water bird, measures ten to fourteen feet from tip to tip of wing and must run 70 to 80 yards along the water with wings spread to gain momentum. A British government commission recommends compulsory domestic training for girls over twelve in service tasks and schools. Before colonists arrived, Indians tapped maple sap into syrup and sugar. A magazine notes daily chores reveal money spent and distinguishes praise from genuine praise.
Soy beans should not be considered superior to alfalfa for hay yet may serve as a catch crop seeded in spring where clover or alfalfa winterkilled or where other legumes are not grown. They are slightly sour and not well suited to soils highly acidic.
A brief Nature Magazine style note describes a seed plant called a ne Year Plant Cotton. It grows as a shrub or tree with heights from 3 to 20 feet. The plant is mostly annual but can extend to two years in some cases and exhibit a continuous life cycle.
Popular Mechanics warns hundreds are poisoned yearly by taking wrong bottles. It suggests placing a strip of sandpaper on poison containers to ensure correct identification and reduce accidental poisonings in the dark.
The piece notes two ancient stage superstitions never to quote Macbeth and never to wear real flowers on stage. It suggests a reason: falling petals could make actors slip during performances.
An old fashioned patent medicine ad touts St Jacobs Oil as relief for rheumatism aches and pains. It claims benefits for sore joints, backache and sciatica and notes the product has relieved millions of sufferers over decades.
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