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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1916
Page
4
A 1914-era editorial argues Germany’s World War I conduct violated Belgian neutrality and misjudged public opinion. It praises Allied resilience, notes the Marne turning tide, and asserts Germany cannot be trusted to honor treaties or pursue honorable peace.
The Charlottesville Progress reports a Democratic contest to succeed John James Hay in Congress for the Seventh District. Both George B. Koezell of Rockingham and a renowned Hay successor are described, with praise from the Danville Register and local supporters preparing to back the eventual winner.
A Richmond Times Dispatch reflection notes auto enthusiasts often ignore courtesy. It argues many drivers abandon consideration for others, waking sleeping households with horns and damaging mufflers to save a moment of power. The piece compares manners to fuel and expresses concern over urban driver behavior.
A playful quarrel of literary feuds breathes through Walt Mason as he notes Sam Johnson as a sage whose fame endures beyond mockery. Jim Boswell’s verses immortalize Johnson while critics fade, suggesting future authors may outrun today’s acclaim and vanish from memory.
Richmond Virginia residents report relief from dizziness hot flashes and nervousness during the change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The pamphlet describes symptoms including suffocation head backaches dread dizziness irregularities and irregular appetite and urges timely use to restore normal health.
A sober energetic man and a family man can find year round work at good wages at This tle Mills. Help also wanted for other departments. Apply Thistle Mills Inc 22 2w Ilchester Md.
A family reunion on the Shenandoah near Mauck's mill ended in tragedy as three Hudson men drowned. H W Hudson valiantly tried to save them before being exhausted himself. The bodies were recovered and a triple funeral is planned in Luray after inquest was deemed unnecessary. Nine surviving children witnessed the disaster.
A long baking process makes grain starches easy to digest and a daily ration yields great health and comfort. The narration frames bread as a splendid food boosting well being.
A man about twenty eight named Berry, a rising attorney, perished in a lake while fishing with his brother in law and another, after venturing too far. His wife Miss Pear wrath was nearby as the bodies were recovered. The two Hudson relatives and other community members mourn the loss in Luray Virginia during the Hudson family reunion.
The country faces a serious print paper shortage with many papers unable to meet routine needs. The Des Moines Capital warned it would be 25 percent short this month as prices rose from 1.90–2.00 to 2.50–3.50 per hundredweight, adding 200 000 to 500 000 dollars yearly production costs for large papers.
The Martinsburg Power Company assets including two Potomac river plants and Martinsburg plant were sold for 575000 to Emory L. Coblentz of Hagerstown. The sale follows bankruptcy court action with bids from Northern Virginia Power Company and Philadelphia concerns Day and Zimmerman and Drexel and Company. The purchaser represents the reorganization committee and plans to implement proposed restructuring.
The pocket gopher is identified as a prime agricultural pest across plains and prairie regions. It damages grains and alfalfa through feeding and large burrow mounds. Effective control highlighted is poisoning with carbon bisulphid injected into burrows to swiftly deliver lethality.
The piece cautions against rushing hay harvests advising that young tender grass loses food value and dries and shrinks more. It praises letting the seed mature for richer stalk nourishment and notes hurried turning to the barn wastes resources. It also warns green hay requires thorough drying, especially after wet spells, and suggests mowing on suitable days without a tedder.
The deep litter plan scatters grain through the litter in the scratching pen after birds roost. In the morning it provides feed and exercise, delivering Splendid results and saving early morning work.
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