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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a simple at home hair darkener. It claims natural looking results in a single strand by morning and fuller dark, youthful hair after a few uses.
Description traces feather and wooden fans from Sennacherib era bas reliefs in the British Museum to Persepolis plates and Theban Egyptian sculptures. Notes a wooden fan handle found in a tomb 17 centuries before Christ at Botlak near Cairo and references fans as emblems of rulers in India.
A fragmented quote shows a speaker's plan to switch careers from auto racing to aviation after growing tired of racing. The statement suggests pursuing both paths or taking a chance on a new pursuit despite risks.
The article advises using boxes or boards to shield plants from sun wind and frost, and outlines hardening methods for house grown transplants. It covers shelter options, handling transplanted plants, and watering techniques to prevent wilting while emphasizing extra plants for replacements.
Junior gardeners in cities join school garden programs to boost America's food supply. The effort teaches self reliance and work value, with teachers noting Nature knowledge benefits. The Bureau of Education and USDA back the junior garden movement through schools and clubs.
Sunflowers deserve more attention for garden use. Tall large flowered and dwarf varieties enhance mixed borders with perennials and annuals. Golden disks act as sunbursts among shrubbery, offering tall stems, dense foliage for backdrops, and long lasting cut flowers.
The United States Department of Agriculture advises watering around roots before soil is filled in after transplanting to prevent wilting. Shade and protect plant tops from wind for a day or two to reduce leaf evaporation.
An advertisement touts Nature's Remedy CNA Tablets as a safe laxative alternative. It claims the product supports digestion, liver, bowels, and kidneys, promising mild, thorough relief from indigestion, biliousness, and constipation. It urges a 25 cent box and asserts superior results to other laxatives.
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