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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
4
A humorous verse by Walt Mason on merchants keeping welcome signs when bills are paid. The speaker recalls past debt and bragging of not owing, contrasting creditors and self respect with phrases about fig and quince and dandy rhubarb pies. The piece ends with pride in current credit status.
Weather forecast for the week starting June 28 calls for below normal temperatures in the North and Middle Atlantic States with overall fair conditions. Early week will be cooler than normal, with temperatures moderating closer to normal later in the period.
Toledo report predicts a fifth round knockout for Jess Willard in the heavyweight title defense. Walter Monahan, Willard’s sparring partner, bases the forecast on his intimate knowledge of Willard’s condition from years of training. Monahan previously prepared Willard for the Havana bout with Jack Johnson.
The British airship B-34 is anticipated to reach the United States around July 5 or 6. It would mark the first Atlantic crossing attempt by a lighter-than-air craft in this era.
Washington June 28 funds for naval aviation for 1920 were fixed at 25 million under a compromise between House and Senate conferees. The House had approved 15.9 million and the Senate raised it to the larger total after conference work. A confusion in the record follows with references to Mr Lupton Jett and his activities at his town home.
Louie Maphis son of J L Maphis revenue commissioner of Winchester writes from France about a tour through Dijon Marsailles Nice Monaco Monte Carlo the Alps and Italy He describes Roman architecture Nice beaches Alpine scenery and Monte Carlo casino noting prices and military presence He reflects on new perspectives from travel and asks if letters reached him back home.
A Winchester resident, W. H. Elwell, harness maker at 311 National Ave, endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills for lame back and weak kidneys. He claims the medicine quickly fixes his ailments after years of use and recommends it, with a 60 cent price at all dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ten thousand building laborers and hod carriers walk out in Chicago on June 28 demanding 75 cents per hour up from 37 1 2 cents. Over 150 structures face disruption as patrolmen and firemen seek $2,000 yearly raises and plan strike votes or mass resignations.
Austin Texas June 28 The Texas Legislature today ratified the federal amendment granting suffrage to women.
Gerling Rutherford aged 28 died in a farm accident near Peachers Mill after a runaway with a binder. He jumped to escape the horses, was dragged under the implement, losing a leg and an arm, and died hours later at a Charlestown hospital. He was unmarried and son of the late Thomas Rutherford.
Alfalfa enhances livestock production from cows to lambs and calves. It fattens lambs and yields rich wool while improving soil health through deep subsoil penetration and microbial partnerships. A 100 acre meadow promises steady work from June to October, with fields continually regenerating for harvest. The text extols alfalfa as a transformative, nearly alchemical agricultural force.
The article notes tall fescue yields more feed and is hardier than meadow fescue, resists oat smut, but seeds are expensive and unevenly ripening reduces yield. Eastern Kansas shows lower seed yields than Pullman Washington, with fall sowing best in milder winters and spring sowing for severe freezes. Planting methods include rows 18 inches apart, broadcasting or drill sowing, with 15–25 pounds per acre and timing tied to prior crops like wheat or oats.
Four sticks of fire wood form supports, plus a discarded picture frame and a gunny sack to build a ventilating potato bin. The sack is dismantled and tacked to a frame mounted on posts for a simple vented bin. If no frame exists a 2 by 4 inch frame can be used.
The Frederick Clarke Co. Farm Bureau urges farmers to plant alfalfa this season. It extols deep, well drained seed beds, lime, phosphate, inoculation, and 16 to 20 pounds of high grade seed per acre. Alfalfa promises rich hay, soil enrichment, and long lasting crops, with August 1919 as a target for new plots.
Wary farmers must guard against hawks foxes and other predators this season. The hawk especially the little bullet hawk preys on many young chicks, demanding constant vigilance.
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