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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
4
The Evening News of Winchester Virginia lists subscription costs in advance: one year three dollars, six months one dollar fifty, three months seventy five, and one month twenty five. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Company and is entered at the Winchester post office as second class matter.
Local observers note bread price increases nationwide, while Winchester bakers raise loaf prices by one cent per loaf. They attribute the rise to higher costs of flour and wheat and hope this marks the worst of the surge with no further increases if raw material prices stabilize.
At Hotel Evans a Community Dinner drew fifty four new members for the Chamber of Commerce as the group pursues a three hundred member goal. Promoters hailed the result as a strong start and urged citizen effort toward county and city development through cooperation and service.
c H Boxwell Sr of Winchester testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved his kidney distress and restored health after years of weariness and sleep loss. He and his family keep a supply at home and recommend the remedy. Price 50 cents at dealers. Doan’s Kidney Pills from the Behring Co. advertised.
High ground is preferred for the poultry house says T.8 Townsley an assistant in poultry husbandry at Kansas State Agricultural College. Dryness drains well. avoid dampness. Sandy or light gravel soils, good drainage, and a southern slope aid winter warmth and quick drying. Northern exposure is cold and late to warm.
F A Lawton argues winter spraying using soluble sulfur improves results over lime sulfur. The technique precedes spring bud break, protects against fungus, and should be followed by post bloom sprays. plums peaches require summer sprays, with arsenate of lead at fruit fall to reduce wormy fruit. Cherries need multiple sprays and thorough pruning for sunlight and air to reach the center.
A correspondent of the American Agriculturist shares an onion and cabbage pest remedy. Mix crude petroleum oil with potash, add ten gallons of water, and include a small amount of arsenate of lead. Shake well, spray with a compressed air sprayer into loose heads to control green worms without harming foliage.
Fruit growers may prune now or later with little effect on growth and maturity. Cutting close to the trunk prevents decay and wounds can be sealed with paint or grafting wax. Moderate pruning is advised over heavy cutting.
Professor F. Jager of Minnesota Agricultural College urges homeowners to keep more beehives. He says Minnesota could produce nearly 15 million dollars worth of honey annually, but only 500 thousand dollars is collected due to too few bees. Expanding hives in yards could collect honey at a minor cost.
A practical grain ration for lambs just starting to eat includes ground corn one part, crushed oats one part, linseed oil meal one part, and wheat bran two parts. Wheat bran is essential. A tested mix uses two pounds bran, one pound oats, one pound ground cornmeal, and half a pound oilmeal. Oilmeal and cornmeal outperformed cottonseed meal mixtures.
Citizens urged to settle poll taxes by May 5 to ensure voting access in the upcoming primary and general elections. Officials stress civic duty and loyalty to the community as essential to the commonwealth. Pay now to avoid disenfranchisement.
Local druggists report a drop in Calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is touted as safe, pleasant tasting, and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation with a money back guarantee if not helpful.
Professor C H Eckles of the Missouri station recommends dairy rations built on corn silage and legume hay with a four to one to one ratio grain mix of corn bran and cottonseed or linseed. Corn remains the cheapest digestible feed. A Jersey cow Irene's Cherry 285828 is pictured as world champion for 365 days with 12 567 7 pounds of milk and 749 87 pounds of fat, surpassing Lad's Lady Riotress Irene.
The article notes cheap protein sources like cottonseed meal and bran lightening rations. It advises light cows to receive as much roughage as they will eat plus grain at rates tied to milk output, and stresses feeding proportion to production rather than uniform amounts. It warns against overfeeding high producers without enough raw material and cautions against heavy grain for low-yield cows.
Hoards Dairyman notes disagreement among dairymen on feeding silage to bulls in service. It is generally agreed that large quantities slow the bull and reduce breeding value. Advises feeding no more than ten to fifteen pounds per day.
Under natural conditions milk eaten by a young calf runs about 100 degrees. Experience shows small deviations cause indigestion, especially in calves under two months. The key point is keeping milk temperature uniform at all times.
The piece urges generous treatment of cows and heifers, noting that well cared for heifers repay future yields. It cites unpedigreed cows selling for 120 dollars at public sale and argues that water in the stable and a covered barnyard boost daily rest and exercise, accelerating herd profitability.
An editorial argues women now work as steadily as men and should not be paid less for similar tasks. It endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women needing support to maintain work attendance.
F. W. Magruder of Winchester Virginia promotes vegetable seeds and tomato plants including the John Bear Tomato which yields 50 to 75 tomatoes per plant under favorable conditions. Mail orders are filled upon receipt of postage.
Advice on achieving happiness through smooth digestion and appetite improvement. Recommends Chamberlains Tablets to relieve constipation and aid digestion. Sold by all druggists.
Public auction to sell a sixty acre farm with buildings in Frederick County Virginia three miles north of Gainesboro. Sale set for May 12 1917 at 11 am in Winchester in front of the courthouse. Terms require one third cash the balance due in one and two years with bonds and insured deed of trust.
By virtue of a deed of trust Samuel Mason dated January 31 1917 the Trustee offers for sale at 12 o clock May 12 1917 a two story residence at 208 Valley Avenue Winchester Virginia fronting 152 feet on Valley Avenue and 184 feet on Warwick Street with potential as a nursery site or multiple building lots. One third cash day of sale with balance in one and two years secured by a deed of trust and life of policy insurance.
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