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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1917
Page
4
A fragment notes the Morning News Weekly News Weekly Times and Evening Star being entered in Winchester Virginia as second class mail, with amounts $3.00 and $1.50 and numbers 75 25. The text confirms a postal designation and pricing.
Boyd R Richards declares his candidacy for the House of Delegates representing Frederick County and the City of Winchester subject to the Democratic Primary. He emphasizes campaign action by the Democratic Primary date August 7 1917.
A Richmond Dispatch tribute notes Thomas Martin reaches seventy as a long serving senator. The piece praises his honesty plain manners and integrity while acknowledging his influence as a party leader during a time of national crisis.
A fragmented note weighs fall and spring planting of fruit trees, noting many opinions and reasons. It suggests winters in some regions are more satisfactory, while in cold dry areas spring becomes the preferred planting time.
A red raspberry bush shows fruit only on the short springy canes. trimming back the main canes makes the patch less detectable while yielding a few berries at the end. The plant’s nature makes it hard to spot a red raspberry patch by mere appearance.
Fragmentary OCR lists election officials including judges and clerks such as M. J. Hardesty Jobe W. S. Huyett and C C Adams along with district and county references. No coherent event or outcome is clear from the text.
Opequon District Middletown Walter Fishpaw and J s Sperry serve as judges with Robert Campbell as clerk. Newtown M Gordon Jobin H Huber judges H I Frazier clerk. Canterbury Robert Miller Rae Williams judges L J Cave. Old Forge A L Martin Eugene Ward judges H A Richard clerk. Armel Charles Funkhouser John Dicks judges Ernest Kitchen clerk. Back Creek District Gore John W Parrish W J Muse judges William Adams clerk. Dry Run J G Himelright James M Himetright judges Harry Brill. Russells Isaac B Frye and Ur Richard judges J H Williams clerk. Lamps Hite Frye Hollis A Snapp judges Charles Cammer clerk. Shawnee District Carpers Valley John Coe J S Carper judges William Carpenter. Greenwood John Cather John A R Snapp judges Julius Richard. Kernstown J R Triplett Jacob Rudolph judges Jacob Metz clerk.
The Weather Bureau will telegraph its weekly forecasts issued on Saturdays to about 250 rural telephone companies in 13 grain states. Messages will be shared around noon each Saturday for the coming week’s weather and temperatures.
Bronze buttons for men exempted from service in the new national army have been mailed to local boards. Each exempted man will receive one. The button bears the word Exempt above the national arms with United States beneath.
Washington warns the public to buy court plasters only from approved sources after chemical analysis found some samples contain tetanus germs. The Department of Justice cautions against purchases from street vendors or small packages sold by peddlers.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges home gardeners to plant sweet potatoes, late Irish potatoes, celery, late cabbage, snap beans, beets, and carrots in space vacated by early crops. These crops store well for winter. Plant promptly as there is time to mature, and keep weeds in check to ensure moisture reaches roots.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia at 12 oclock on Saturday August 18 1917. Three parcels of land near Meadow Mills on Cedar Creek in Frederick County with buildings, about sixty acres, sold as a whole. One third cash day of sale, remaining in equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Special commissioner Harry H Lynch. Certification by J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk. T 25-4w. The irrigation note and camel joke appear as unrelated fragments.
The article notes new books including The Fun of Cooking as a splendid present. Miss Selah Shull traveled with a party of friends to Washington D C yesterday to spend time with Bey vl. Mrs. Water Gavoriag bhepr home in that city.
The text notes that turkeys are extensively raised in Iowa Illinois and Missouri with Missouri producing the greatest numbers. It also mentions growth limits in chickens from interrupted development and cautions about heavy rain affecting geese.
A Philadelphia Ledger piece by H. A. Roberts argues table scraps provide a balanced diet for backyard chickens. It explains edible scraps include celery tops beet greens stale bread and dairy leftovers and notes a varied diet yields healthier fowl than a single grain feed.
An illustration contrasts a good fattening broiler chicken with a poor type. On the left is a suitable fattening bird, while on the right a poorer specimen is shown.
The article argues to feed chickens table scraps by grinding them to edible pieces to prevent waste and mess. It notes scraps like steak tails and eggshells, when ground, are eaten quickly and safely, avoiding filth and egg eating habits.
The article describes a hard swollen crop from outlet obstruction or gorging. Symptoms include droopy appearance, purplish color, sour smell from the mouth. It advises giving olive oil in a large dose, knead the crop until soft, then hold the bird head down to empty contents.
A brief note urges adding shade in chicken yards during hot sunny weather. It emphasizes humane care, noting birds thrive better when protected and stresses keeping fresh, cool water available frequently.
Miss Margaret Hodgson has returned from Parsons with sister and mother, after a brief visit that included time in Vaz and meeting relatives.
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