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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
4
Two candidates announce runs for the Virginia House of Delegates to represent Frederick County and Winchester. Boyd R. Richards declares his candidacy subject to the Democratic Primary on August 7 1917 and R L Omps also seeks the seat.
The readable fragment lists individuals Eugene Van Horn Weems Donald Locke Whitlock Charles Wawra Robert Williamson St Clair Yost Jacob H Yost and Edwin Cooper in the civic directory context. No further context or roles accompany the names in the surviving text.
The mayor urges prompt appropriation for a sanitation measure endorsed by the health board and sanitary committee. He notes Main Street congestion from curb parking and proposes Market Street between Rouss and Water as the only parking area with a ten minute limit on Main Street.
Louis Maphis reported that his pet bulldog Joblots was struck and killed Saturday afternoon by an automobile driven by Robert W. Schultz. The stray dog wandered into the road and was under the wheels before the driver could stop. Joblots was a popular and intelligent dog, and the community felt a sense of gloom after the incident.
Miss Anne Carson formerly of Winchester Memorial Hospital and Miss Bella Carson, both daughters of Mr and Mrs Joseph Carson of Riverton Virginia, prepare to sail for northern France to join the Red Cross and serve as nurses. They expect to depart early next month.
Memorial Day services were held at the Christian Church on Timber Ridge near Highview West Virginia with one of the largest crowds in recent years. Many attendees traveled from Winchester and Frederick County and the grounds were crowded with automobiles and carriages.
An advertisement from Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta promotes a product named Mother’s Friend claimed to ease pregnancy and support expectant mothers. The ad asserts the formula contains special oils and ingredients and notes doctors and druggists supply it. A free book is offered to readers.
Mrs Amanda Spencer mother of Rev H G Spencer pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church became seriously ill Saturday at her Westminster Maryland home. Rev Spencer left that evening for his old homeplace and returned after finding his mother rallied and much improved.
Messrs Bryan Breckenridge Austin Swartz and LaVan Bailey who attended Shenandoah Valley Academy last season left yesterday afternoon for Clarksburg West Virginia to take positions with a large glass manufacturing company Mr and Mrs E T Bready returned to Frederick Maryland after a week with relatives Miss Barnhart of the John Kerr High School commercial department left for Hood College finals in Frederick then Greensburg Pa for the summer Annie Ella Spellman and their niece left for Savannah Ga to visit friends before returning to Orlando Fla Mrs Abney Payne is spending some time in Washington.
The document lists three varnish style recipes using resin beeswax and linseed oil. The first yields a nearly white pulled wax for hands, the second describes a hot mixture for cold weather joints applied thinly, and the third a warm weather version with linseed oil and wax to be cooled and pulled.
Directions for preparing a 50 gallon Bordeaux mixture using 4 pounds copper sulfate 4 pounds quicklime and water. Dissolve copper sulfate in 25 gallons, prepare lime milk in 25 gallons, then combine in a 50 gallon tank. Stir thoroughly strain before mixing to prevent nozzle clogging. store only in wood or copper containers. apply immediately.
In Washington orchards growers use center pole and wire props to support heavy fruit. Screw eyes anchor long wire strands to main limbs, loops go over nails on a pole, which is raised to near parallel with the trunk and set in the ground to tighten wires and brace limbs from breaking under load.
An abundance of honey bees is essential for horticulture as they dominate pollen distribution for fruits and berries. Other insects carry pollen, but without honey bees during bloom season, fruit and berry yields would fall short of crop value needed to cover gathering costs.
A farmer and his wife consider planting a single plum or early apple tree near the house to provide fruit with minimal travel. They note it saves time since they are busy and cannot fetch fruit from distant trees.
Letters from Alma Mills and Hazel Hamilton describe relief from menstrual pain backache and fatigue after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Readers claim personal health restoration and urge other young women to try the remedy for similar troubles.
By deed of assignment Alfred D. Scott trustee I offer at public sale at Valley avenue Winchester on Saturday June 16 1917 at 10 am listed bakery goods and equipment including flour barrels table scales desk rollers tubs pans a wagon and lumber terms cash auctioneer W A Bowgn.
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