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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement promotes a skin treatment claiming to cure eczema by cleansing the blood. It asserts the disease arises from blood infection and promises relief from a single bottle after taking the remedy. Address Medical Direct at 110 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, GA.
A detailed description of how grain becomes flour and bread, outlining seed selection, milling, dough aging, proofing, baking, and distribution. The piece promotes liberal eating and notes exclusive rights to bake Butter-Nut Bread, urging customers to request the Butter-Nut Bread by name for quality.
The guide details onion growing from early spring drills, soil prep, and shallow cultivation to pulling bulbs for drying. It covers green onions from multiplier and potato varieties, tops and bulblets, and advises on suitable varieties such as Southport White Globe and Red Wethersfield. It also explains leeks and garlic culture, soil, spacing, and storage practices.
An exploration of diligence as a trait, tracing its meaning from English and Spanish roots to broader uses. It notes diligence as earnest application, attentive effort, and steady industry aimed at a valued objective.
Federal and state authorities advance anti rust efforts with 2,000,000 barberry bushes dug up in 1919. The campaign aims to curb black stem rust which cost the U.S. wheat crop tens of millions of bushels, with 68,000,000 fewer bushels lost that year and historic losses noted since 1916.
The text notes clover and wheat as a rotation, calling clover the most important rotation in America. It warns that as clover is grown longer its yields begin to decline, suggesting a shift in practice to maintain productivity.
The article describes a planter attachment designed to even irregularities in soil caused by horse tracks or harrowed ground. It aims to provide a smooth surface so the drill deposits seed at a uniform depth. The device is noted for simplicity durability and economy in manufacture and maintenance.
The ad states that roof shingles from Certain-teed come with a guarantee of 5 10 or 15 years based on weight. It emphasizes durability and long-term value, suggesting the product is a solid investment for homeowners evaluating cost per year.
When horses show sore shoulders in spring, mix one half ounce of sweet nitre with 25 drops of tincture of iodine and three ounces of lard or olive oil. Clean the sore spots with water and apply the mixture at night after the collar is removed. It is cooling and healing.
An orchard needs evergreen windbreaks to protect fruit. Wind storms break limbs and scatter fruit. reducing wind force can lessen damage during storms by shielding trees and crop.
Many people burn fallen leaves but they contain nutrients and help loosen heavy soils. Dig leaves into the garden to rot and improve future crops. The Baby Giraffe is described at birth as six feet tall from hoof to top of its head.
The fragment discusses a small electric motor 160 grains weight with a shell, a shaft for fine drills, and 5000 rpm, suggesting uses in dentistry or metalwork. It then covers Practical Thrift in youth via school home projects, timekeeping among Indo Malayan peoples, and fruits as universal food and civilizers, citing Bronson Alcott and note on happiness.
Percheron stallion No 112597 registered Yokhoma breck will stand at Nicodemus farm for the season with insurance 12.00. He weighs over four tons and is six years old noted as a strong foal getter. Sire Dragon No 52155, a top US sire, with multiple 1906 1907 wins at Ohio State Fair International Chicago and New Jersey Interstate Fair in various Percheron classes and championships. C L Nicodemus contact Winchester Virginia United Phone.
The text notes warm air currents moving from the Gulf toward the Atlantic seaboard, where they cool and produce snow when carried far enough north. It mentions a delicate pendulum clock in London whose rate shifts by one second per week if even one ounce alters its balance.
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