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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
4
The piece argues the Mexican situation is not Carranza but the chaos among the Mexican people. It asserts Spainards and Indians mix blocks real democracy, warning Mexico will remain despotic or anarchic for years, and the United States bears a duty across fifteen hundred miles.
The piece argues the prisoner release reduces tension but does not end the cause of war over Carrizal. It questions whether the American troops were rightful there and calls for atonement for the attack. War is avoided for now, yet the national honor and integrity must guide future actions.
A speech declares the nation will not wage war on the Mexican people or their government but will fight against anarchy to protect its own citizens. It emphasizes force used by some against others in war and frames the conflict as a struggle to destroy anarchy.
Congressman Hay led a drive to fund relief for needy militiamen families. The House approved. Senate struck the item. Hay reintroduced the measure, urging both chambers to provide adequate militia salaries or support for dependents to prevent reliance on local charity.
The poem rhapsodizes Adam's ox with a comic antiquated fame. Miss Sallie Boyd departs Thursday for Ocean City Md to stay weeks. Miss Caroling Hunter returns from Washington and plans to reopen the Hunter home on South Washington street for summer.
Indiana man Frank Moseley of Moore’s Elf reports severe side and back pains improving after the first Foley Kidney Pills dose. He says within 48 hours all pain disappeared and kidney activity and sleep were restored.
Winchester resident Mrs. J W Stryker reports severe back pain and weakness improved after taking Doan’s Kidney Pills. She notes quick relief from kidney irregularities and urges neighbors to use the Buffalo made remedy available for 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. promotes the product.
For sale a standard bred trotter stallion and a thoroughbred pony mare. Contact A H Byrd at Berryville Virginia via phone 12-J for details.
Kansas crop expert G B Thompson notes millet is a viable catch crop even if planted as late as Aug 1 and that 120000 to 170000 acres are planted statewide. Eastern counties lead millet production, with seedings from 15 to 30 pounds per acre. Millet matures quickly and yields moderate hay quality, relying on surface moisture and offering protein levels comparable to prairie hay. Hungarian millet favored in east Kansas, German and common millets in central and west.
Professor George A Dean of Kansas State Agricultural College urges early action against Colorado beetles on potatoes. He endorses paris green dust sprays with air slaked lime or flour, and arsenate of lead as alternatives, detailing mixing ratios and equipment for small gardens and large fields. He warns against omitting lime to avoid scorching. Cleanup after harvest helps reduce hibernating beetles.
For growing cucumbers tomatoes pole beans or tall peas a trellis offers many advantages over poles or brush. Fewer cucumbers hide under leaves and seed, and spraying both sides of leaves to prevent rust is easier. A trellis can be easily made and folded for storage when the season ends.
A Farm Progress report warns stripe rust, Europe’s wartime grain foe, has entered the United States. It mirrors stem rust in harming profits, having spread with shipments from Montana and the Pacific Northwest. The only defense is delaying its arrival by avoiding western-grown seed.
The Staunton Leader notes Virginia units appear prompt to mobilize and could move to the border once Richmond receives necessary equipment from the War Department. New volunteers lack training but can be seasoned quickly while stationed near the border. mobilization does not imply immediate Mexican combat.
An advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a purely vegetable blood purifier for skin diseases like rashes, Scrofula, eczema, and burning skin. It claims external washing and ointments are useless and urges readers to obtain S. S. S. from a local druggist or write Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for expert medical advice.
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