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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
2
Limited sale of ladies silk handkerchiefs samples with deep discounts. 20 dozen silk handkerchiefs valued at 25 cents each are offered at 15 cents. Another 20 dozen valued up to 50 cents each are 18 cents. Adds: 5 cent handkerchiefs two for 5 cents and a lot worth up to 12 1 20 cents at 5 cents per lot.
Ohio Experiment Station researchers advise treating infested flocks before turnout to spring pasture. A copper sulfate drench dosed at two fluid ounces for a yearling and three for a two year old is effective, with fasting before and after and no water for several hours around the dose. Lambs suffer most, and spring worm control reduces lamb losses.
The piece explains limits to irrigation grown corn in semiarid areas. Short growing seasons and large day night temperature swings hinder yields. Early maturing adapted varieties help but not as much as in longer seasons. Failures arise from over irrigation and too frequent, early irrigations.
A fragment describes land left uncultivated after irrigation. The soil is baked and cracked, signaling delayed cultivation and urging timely future work to restore productivity.
The piece argues that relying on irrigation to fix poor moisture management harms yields. Surface wetting slows growth, delays maturity, and can injure exposed roots if cultivation lags. Well cultivated weed-free land needs less irrigation until tassels appear, with thorough watering then followed by immediate cultivation. Furrow irrigation is preferred over surface flooding. Two to three irrigations suit loam soils, while late watering delays maturity.
An advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone, a 50 cent vegetable remedy, can replace calomel by easing sluggish livers, gently cleaning bowels, and curing sour stomach without side effects. It asserts guarantees to restore vigor and keep families well, even children can use it.
The article extols Cartagena as a historic sea port on South America’s northern coast. It praises its forts and walls, notes the old Inquisition headquarters, and contrasts its majestic historic power with current heat and humidity for visitors.
In the New Republic reflection a heart young or aged defines value of names. The piece muses how titles and people shape fate from books to ships to lovers, preferring vivid, noble or romantic suited names over plain ones. It contrasts enduring charm with disillusion.
For years Georgia law banned loose running bulls in streets but enforcement lapsed. Now authorities plan to enforce the rule as several bulls are at large in the area, with Blackshear Times noting the need for compliance.
A tale shows Solomon and Esau as great friends with a playful dispute over remembering and recollecting. Solomon poses a riddle about a waistcoat and payment, prompting Esau to realize the unpaid debt and the difference in terms.
Farmer Corntossel questions how son Josh is faring in school. The dialogue hints Josh slipping toward dull, risky behaviour, implying he has yet to show any real learning or progress.
A portrait of a skilled craftsman who keeps his tools in top shape for instant use. He also protects his brain nerves and muscles by avoiding liquor tobacco and idle pleasures, ensuring peak performance and long lasting service from his talents.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Medicine claimed to cleanse the blood and heal mucous surfaces. It promises quick health improvement after use and urges sending for testimonials. Factory contact listed as F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists.
Winchester resident Co H Boxwell Sr retired merchant of 302 North Main Street testifies that kidney trouble caused pain and fatigue and disrupted sleep. He reports relief after using Doans Kidney Pills and says he keeps a box at home, endorsing the product baked by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
By order of the Court I offer two desirable properties on S Kent Street. A double frame house and a double stone and frame house formerly owned by Mrs Lucy Barrett, to be sold to responsible buyers on easy terms. The properties are well built and a good investment. J Hunter Williams Special Commissioner.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at garbled lines about aunts, colds, and a talking dupncity. The readable bits suggest a letter or notebook snippet with unclear references possibly involving Geed and Mower bert, leaving many words unreadable.
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