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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1916
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia lists subscription prices in advance: one year $2.50, six months $1.25, three months $0.65, and one month $0.25. The paper is published daily except Sundays and consolidated with multiple local weeklies.
The French Chamber of Deputies debates a bill to pay mothers for each child starting next January. First child $100, second $200, and $100 for subsequent children. fathers receive a $400 bonus at a fourth birth. The measure aims to replenish wartime losses and may spread to other nations, including the United States.
The piece lampoons petty farmers who blame weather for their patchy crops and envy neighbors when their own fields do well. It ridicules their self pity and vanity, noting everyone is imperfect and we all share similar foibles.
Mr and Mrs G Chrisman and daughter Joy of White Post visited the Strickler family in Kernstown. Miss Fannie Triplett and Miss Ruth Jones were guests of Miss Nannie Triplett with relatives from Rappahannock and Clarke counties. Eva Cammer spent the week with Beulah Pingley in Middletown. Viola Cooper returned from a visit to her brother in Martinsburg W V. Myrtle Carper of Hagerstown was here for a time with Mrs Annie Lichliter.
Miss Bessie Crim fractured her arm after a fall and is resting comfortably. Mrs. Margaret Smithey returned home after a two month Baltimore visit. Miss Sadie Snapp came home from Hagerstown. Brucetown Sunday school will hold its annual picnic August 5 at Pidgeon’s meadow. Joseph Snapp lost a young colt from heat. Funeral for Mr. George Sowers attended in Winchester. Several clergy and families visited each other from Maryland and Staunton. Sunday church service announced. Visitors and returnees include Miss Larrick, Miss Wright, Miss Hartman, Miss Pierce, and Mrs. Morrison.
The second annual Gainesboro district Sunday School Association convention will be July 27 at the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Gainesboro Frederick County. Two sessions begin at 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM with devotional services led by Rev. W H Sampsell and Rev C C Archer.
Mrs. Sarah Himelright died Saturday morning at her home near Star Tannery after long illness from complications. She was 71 years, 8 months and 5 days old and survived by husband Joseph M. Himelright and children T. ., Charles O. and Joan Henry. Mrs. George Feathers of Lebanon Church. Mrs. Blanchfield of Strasburg. Mrs. Eugene Brown and Mrs. Kirk Butler of nearby towns. Funeral held Sunday at Gravel Springs Church conducted by Rev W Link. Pallbearers included A P Stine, A T Ornwdorff, I R Mellwee, Luther Brill, John H A Cooper, S R Hershman.
The article argues that mixed feeds outperform simple corn meal and stresses exercise during the laying season. It notes various feed blends including grains and animal byproducts and describes methods to stimulate hens to jump for treats to increase activity.
The article compares clover and alfalfa as preferred greens for chickens, with clover listed as best and alfalfa next. It notes dry mash as generally desirable over wet mash, and praises hopper feeding for labor savings and cleanliness, citing higher fertility in eggs from hens fed dry mash.
Farmers report strong demand for sound draft horses and steady prices. Major city buyers reenter markets, signaling a robust prospect for breeders to expand herds and push prices higher.
The article notes that tractors have markedly advanced and adapted to farming needs, with models available in a wide range of sizes and powers for farms from 80 acres to large ranches. Prices for smaller machines are affordable for moderate farmers, driving the major ongoing improvements.
The article notes a wild cow’s milk output for its offspring and contrasts it with human achievements in dairy cattle, highlighting the current world record for milk production in pounds per year.
A brief reflection on balancing work and rest. It notes that effort is valuable yet pauses aid recovery and productivity.
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