Jeff Campbell Dies at 65 in Shenandoah County
Jefferson Campbell a well known farmer from the Lebanon Church area of Shenandoah County near the Frederick County line died at home after a brief spinal illness. He was 65 and a Page County native. He leaves a widow formerly Miss Parson of Lebaron Church, four sons and one daughter. Funeral arrangements not yet set, with plans to be taken to Page County. Willie Deshon of The Star press room recently visited relatives in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Jefferson Campbell
Lebanon Church
Shenandoah County
Frederick County
Campbell
Page County
Parson
Lebaron
Ébunty
Willie Deshon
The
Star
Hagerstown
Squash Vine Borer Threatens Home Gardens and Crops
The squash vine borer endangers squash pumpkin and other gourds, with larvae boring stems and leaves. Detection comes from yellow frass and wilting. control includes trap crops, early harvesting, burning, mulching, soil treatment, and careful vine cutting. A fall harrow and spring plowing reduce cocoons. keep plants healthy to resist infestation.
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Ferepater
New Jersey
Making the Little Farm Pay with Double Cropping Ideas
A guide encourages small farms to boost profits through truck farming and succession crops. It urges youth involvement, long seasons, hotbeds for vegetables, and early plantings of cabbage lettuce and radishes. It notes profitable crops include celery tomatoes corn cabbage lettuce spinach and root vegetables with careful spacing and timing.
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Wae Og Agar Forest
The Star Want Ads Prompted by PR Push
The Star prints a note on paid public relations outreach amid classified need ads. It hints at coordinated promotional content influencing readers and advertisers without detailing specific campaigns or figures.
Happiness Ever by You Goethe Quotation
A compact aphorism attributed to Goethe urges learning to catch happiness, noting happiness is ever by you.
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Goethe
Brome Grass as a Pasture for Grapevines
The article notes brome grass as an excellent pasture plant with a strong root system and good trampling resistance. It stays leafy and colors well with soil and grape growth. It recommends Bordeaux mixture just before bloom and warns rot as the greatest grape pest, urging routine application every three weeks.
Doesn't Pay to Knock Too Hard
A sharp quip suggests that repeated swift blows against a weak opponent can elevate them to notoriety. The saying reflects on the futility of aggression and the unintended rise of a target through persistent exposure.
Keeping Cream Cool In Warm Weather
Farmers are urged to cool cream immediately after separation and protect cans during transport. Using dampened blankets reduces temperature by over 20 degrees and keeps dust away, preventing low grade cream from reaching the market and hurting prices.
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Rado Station
Dust Mulch and A Shaped Hog House From Wisconsin Station
Article discusses dust mulch to reduce evaporation in crops by shallow surface disruption and dry topsoil, noting mulch depth and renewal after rain. It also introduces a portable A shaped hog house from Wisconsin, describing its ventilation, rear door, portability, and options for a portable floor with construction specifications available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington.
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T. FE. Keldt
South Carolina
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Pruning Do's and Don'ts From an Orchard Guide
Practical cautions for pruning fruit trees cover tool sharpness proper limb height and avoiding bark damage. It warns against dull tools, stubs, large wounds left exposed, and rough handling, while advising wax or paint on cuts and avoiding nails or hatchets for suckers.
Mc Vicar Leaves Mexico After Jeopardized Life and Property
Mc Vicar exits Mexico amid long troubled stay and threats to his life and property. He left about a year ago, returned last fall as conditions calmed, and relatives doubt he would have fled if not for persistent danger and disruption to his interests in Mexico City and surrounding area.
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Mexico
Local Market Prices and Baltimore Wheat Corn Rates Noted
The Star lists daily prices from local buyers for wheat, corn, hay, oats, flour, butter, live poultry, potatoes, hams, and other commodities. It also cites Baltimore closing prices: Wheat No 2 red at 1.13 1/2, Corn spot 78 1/2, cob corn 4.20 per barrel, with steady dairy and poultry markets and varying hay and lamb prices.
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Stephenson i
Ceeseeeree
Witter Eaeh Creamery
Baltimore Ghain
Baltimore
The
Star
Telegraph
Virginia
Public Sale of Frederick County Real Estate Debts Auction
The executor of John G. Miller deceased offers for sale the Stone Farm near Winchester two miles north west, known as Holliday Place. The sale on June 21 1916 at 12 o clock includes four parcels and the whole, with terms: one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds, with deed of trust and fire insurance required. Further details at the office of A Leh attorney Winchester Va or with executor A D Henkel.
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Om . Miller
Court House
Orchester
Lintone
Winchester
Frederick Grade
Holliday
Abela
Wiene
Eben
J. M. Steck
A. D. Henkel
John G. Miller
Maryland Politician Travels With Auction Firm Partner
Maryland political figure Mr. 8 W Patterson of Patterson and Graham, Baltimore auctioneers, traveled to Winchester recently for undisclosed business signals.
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8. W. Patterson
Patterson and Graham
Baltimore
Winchester
Promis ent Politician Patterson Registered at Hotel Jack
The note states that Mr Patterson, a prominent Baltimore politician, registered at Hotel Jack while in town.
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Jack
Patterson
Baltimore
Great Truth on Sorrow From Carlyle
A fragmentary quotation attributes to Thomas Carlyle a meditation that sorrow is not a random fate but a lesson given for our learning. It suggests that once the lesson is grasped the sorrow ceases to be, offering a view of hardship as purposeful instruction.
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Livick
Thomas Carlyle
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Washington, D. C
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Charleston
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Borden
N. Main St
Jeff Campbell
Lebanon
Church
New Orleans
Wisconsin
Don
Columbia
Ryan & Orndoff
H. L. Livick, Ph. G
North Main St
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Frederick County Real Estate
Maryland
Bryarly
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