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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
4
The Evening Star at Winchester Virginia publishes daily except Sundays. It is consolidated with multiple weekly papers and mailed as second class matter. Subscription rates are listed for one year six months and one month with prices noted in advance.
A Virginia congressman James Hay faces satire over his nomination to the United States Court of Claims. Critics say his shift from military affairs shows relief from leadership, while supporters claim his honesty and long service justify the appointment. President Wilson’s selection seems likely to win Senate approval.
The Cumberland News discusses how dealers balance seasonality and delivery costs. It argues against protesting high prices before considering if a desired article is out of season and notes that excessive service can hurt a trader’s viability.
A spinster offers a suitor prospects of home making skills and domestic artistry claiming to provide a warm nest, parlor, kitchenette, and craft talents. The reply hints she seeks a beau despite youth's fading optimism, while a young man marries someone unable to cook or sew, remaining unimpressed by appearance.
Strangburgh guests visit mother Mr or E Veneble. Mr and Mrs A M Smith return home from Lumeton Va. United Methodist Church South conference set to begin July 2 with large attendance expected. Miss Gertrude Sibert of Martinsburg visits Miss Elizabeth Legg in Torrytown. Local residents host and visit relatives including Busey, Legg, Mor, Morgan, Ewing, and Trimble families across Martinsburg Summit Point and surrounding area.
Stephens City Va July 19. Mr and Mrs A O Cott and Mrs M S March of Washington DC were guests of Dr and Mrs S M Stickley last week. Others visiting include William Lemley John Ward from Hughsville and Misses Beckie Hattie March from Winchester.
White Post Virginia July 19 Miss Kate Powers of Wickliffe educational secretary of the Woman s Auxiliary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia diocese visited the local branch here last Monday and gave a helpful address. Mrs C G Massey and her daughter Miss Eva Douglas Massey left to visit friends in Fauquier county. Miss Virginia Arledge has returned to her home in Washington.
Mrs P W Bowers spent Tuesday in Hagereeyn showing Miss M M Kennedy her former home in Ne York where she is making preparations for the summer.
A Philadelphia Inquirer quote recalls that a bluff may work like a bank account until balance is due, reflecting a moment of reckoning in finance or personal risk.
Lieutenant John T Noonan of the Winchester police receives a letter from his son Dr J Earl Noonan veterinary surgeon in the United States Army stationed at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio Texas. He notes a regiment of Illinois artillery, cavalry and infantry, about 5000 horses and mules at remount, water use around 150000 gallons daily, and good health with little disease among the animals.
A Department of Agriculture report details fertilizer experiments on beets and turnips across soils to test substituting common salt for potash. Common salt at 425 pounds per acre and 37 percent potash salt at 175 pounds per acre produced similar results for beets, with turnips needing less potash. In complete mixes, yields rose with salt, suggesting up to 87 percent of potash salts may be replaced by common salt for fodder roots though extra potash raises yields for reasons beyond essential potassium.
A Farm and Home writer suggests turning earth daily with a spade to expose surface worms for hens. Do this between daylight and sunrise, or place boards to protect worms if timing is limited. A three foot by three foot patch provides fresh soil for 20 hens and helps prevent disease.
A Texas man patents a Water Cooler bucket designed to maintain cool drinking water for harvest workers. The unit features an ice container and an interior sleeve at the bottom, keeping ice from melting quickly and improving sanitation versus open ice water in a bucket.
A drained soil provides deeper feeding ground for crops. Roots perish in saturated, airless soil, so drainage extends the root zone to the drain depth, increasing available food and typically boosting yields on cultivated land.
Farmers are advised to spray plants with a thin solution made from two thirds water and fresh cow droppings. The method is claimed to deter striped squash bugs as they seek food elsewhere. The piece also notes Europe’s absence of farm fences and its impact on cultivation.
A brief reflection contrasts feeling ashamed to ask with the freedom found in seeking answers and relationships. The line suggests courage grows when one seeks understanding rather than avoids inquiry.
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