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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
4
In Winchester on Monday June 5 the dust problem reaches intolerable levels. Automobiles spread dust after rain, and efforts by City Manager Arthur M. Field to find a remedy are praised, with a hope for a dustless Winchester as a desirable goal.
A rustic verse urges a lazy son to rise with dawn. The speaker celebrates morning life on a farm and recalls his own early labor, promising a stern reminder if he delays. The tone mimics a traditional farm wake up call with vivid rural imagery.
The article notes General Gallieni's frail health before his Paris governorship and describes his rapid mobilization of troops and fortifications. He directed demolition of obstructing structures and built intrenchments as Paris faced German advances in the war's opening month, reorganizing forces to rush to the front when needed.
The obituary honors Joseph Gallieni a war minister and key savior of Paris after the Marne. It notes his tireless work planning a long war securing resources and urging recruits, and his death as he faced the operating table. Mothers mourn lost sons while France remembers his bravery and administration.
The schedule covers June 8 to 10 with military field day inter-company baseball and dances, ending June 10 at Mandiey Library with a multi-part address by Captain R Y Conrad and awards by Major B M Williams and Major C R Cammer.
Fire blight has appeared in orchards this spring and should be treated by removing all affected twigs and burning them. The disease, damaging to pear and apple trees, often shows gum like sap and honey like beads on fruit before spreading by insects. Pruning tools must be disinfected with corrosive sublimate solution to prevent further spread.
A promotional note claims catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease and that local applications cannot reach the disease. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure is a legitimate internal medicine prescribed by leading physicians and acts on the mucous surfaces.
Guidance on handling pear and apple blight focuses on sanitation and pruning. Disinfect pruning tools after each cut, remove early infections, and watch orchards especially in pears and varieties like Jonathan and Yellow Transparent. Bees may spread bacterial germs via honey exudate from blighted sites.
Public sale of the C M Barrett real estate, a 133 acre tract with improvements near Raceburg Virginia. Trustee sells at 11 a m in front of the court house, Frederick County, va, by deed of trust dated March 1, 1910 and recorded in deed book 31 page 288a.
The property includes a large dwelling, good barn and other buildings with about 1200 apple trees seven years old and around 200 peach trees. Sale terms require one third cash and balance in one and two years. Purchaser notes payable with six percent interest, secured by deed of trust and homeowners policy. Harry R Kern, Trustee. D P Duvall, Auctioneer.
In Winchester Virginia clerk’s office May 15 1916 Gussie Hartford Buckey plaintiff vs Guy Elmer Buckey defendant seeks divorce mensa ere and general relief. affidavit states defendant not a Virginia resident and is ordered to appear fifteen days after publication to protect his interest. copy testa Reverury clerk.
Promotes S. S. S as a pure vegetable blood remedy drawn from forest vegetation and roots herbs and barks. It argues mineral medicines harm stomach and bowels while S. S. S cleanses the whole system and removes impurities and poisons. Advertises Swift Specific Co Atlanta welcome personal letters for peculiar cases.
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty loses three battle cruisers in a dramatic clash with the German high sea fleet. Nightfall and mist permit the Germans to retreat while Admiral Jellicoe’s dreadnoughts reach the scene. British officers deem the engagement not a defeat, predicting heavy German losses and praising Beatty’s daring strategy.
Rear Admiral Charles C. Leen retired joins his son Ensign Armistead C. Rogers newly commissioned at Annapolis and Miss Winifred M. Rogers for a summer town stay with Admiral Rogers at the Hotel Jack of the...
Kansas agronomist Ralph Kenney highlights cowpeas as adaptable to many soils with moisture and good culture. When intercropped with corn or sorghum they yield nutritious silage and can improve soil. Seed crops range six to ten bushels with a typical price near three dollars per bushel.
Soils showed marked improvement after growing legumes for hogs and feeding extra grains to the animals.
Missouri Station advises careful seed testing and bed preparation for corn. Use the correct planter plate and discard mixed kernel sizes to ensure a uniform drop and strong stand.
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