Objection to Gracing Law Drawn by Apple Growers
A report from Painter Hill schoolhouse on April 27 1918 records signatures opposing a proposed apple packing and grading law in Congress. G L Rothger of Stephens City Virginia criticizes the Virginia State Horticultural Society endorsement and notes widespread local opposition from Harrisonburg to Roanoke. He urges support for Liberty bonds instead of the law. Back the bayonet with bonds.
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Iam
Painter Hill School House
United States Congress
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Harrisonburg
Roanoke
Ster
Horticultural’ Society
United States
Judge Garson in Or War on Flied
Judge Adam Carson, associate justice of the Philippine Islands Supreme Court, quotes a Virginia health bulletin on fly extermination. A Philippine factory reports four self-made traps catching two to three inches of flies weekly, using vinegar and molasses as bait.
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Judge Garson
State Department of Health
Adam ©. Carson
Supreme Court
Philippine Islands
Philippine Manufacturing Company
Judge Carson
Department of Health of
Virginia
Bureau of Health
of Virginia
Seed corn shortage warned for 1918 planting season
The United States Department of Agriculture warns farmers in many states including New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota of a seed corn scarcity for spring 1918. It urges saving and selecting sound ears now, drying and testing kernels, and using the best available seed to ensure a crop next year.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
State
Washington, D.C
Farmers
Take Care to Prevent Bloat in Pasture Alfalfa
When alfalfa is pastured great care should be taken to prevent bloat. Farmers should monitor cattle for signs of distress and adjust grazing practices to reduce risk and protect livestock health. Adjustments may include mixed forage, gradual introduction, and providing rumen protection strategies.
Sparrow Pie Debate Sparks Controversy in Philadelphia Luncheon
Jacob Riis cites Danish habit of baking sparrow pies while James Hunt of Philadelphia promotes the dish as a sparrow’s destiny. A Washington luncheon hosted by the Philadelphia Public Ledger heard guests praise the pie’s flavor, likening it to partridge and superior to chicken. The piece also notes long standing sparrow roasts by Washington youths and methods for trapping and preparing the birds.
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Jacob Riis
James Hunt
Philadelphia
Washington
Tedger
13 Killed in Action Lead 76 War Casualties List
War Department reports 76 total casualties with 13 killed in action three died of disease two due to accidents 13 severely wounded 41 slightly wounded and three missing in action one prisoner in Germany Lieut Hagar B Noland of Leesburg Va among missing now hospitalized for shell shock Also notes civic drive for Winchester cleanliness and a convoy of local residents returning home from Md trips
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Star
Washington
War Department
Germany
Hagar B. Noland
Leesburg
Royal feathers and robes at Honolulu ceremony
The Bishop Museum houses Hawaii’s sacred feather relics including the royal robe of Kamehameha the Great. The robe, gathered over 100 years at an estimated cost of $1,000,000, was last worn by Kamehameha II and later displayed atop the throne on state occasions during the ex Queen Liliuokalani burial ceremonies in Honolulu.
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Hawalii
Liliuokalani
Honolulu
Bishop Museum
Charles R. Bishop
Bernice Pauaht
Kamehameha
Kamehameha the Great
Kamehameha II
Stop Look Listen 60 000 Cabbage Plants for Sale
For sale now 60 000 cabbage plants at 80c per 100 or $2.00 per 1. John Bear Tomato 24 will fill a 6 cartier basket and fruit in 30 days under favorable conditions. 50 to 76 per plant. Mail orders promptly filled upon postage. W Magruder 660 N Main Winchester Vac Bell phone 200-14.
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I. X
W. Magruder
N. Main Winchester
Bell Phone
Community War Appeal At Boyd’s Drug Store Area
Red Cross appeal encourages public donations of discarded trinkets jewelry and tin foil placed in pots at Boyd's Drug Store in Rago and Hotel Jack. The note urges everyone including boys to contribute to the melting pot effort for the war cause.
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Red Cross
Boyd
Rago
Jack
Apett
Market report of winter and spring wheat and dairy products
Markets show prices for winter and spring wheat flour, corn and middlings, oats, barley, timothy hay, eggs, and creamery butter. Retail and wholesale butter prices, fresh country butter, and live poultry are listed with names of grades and regional references.
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Baltimore
Virginia
Ietote
Duke
Russian Forces Head for Finland War Mobilization
Copenhagen May 1 report says about 100000 Russians move toward Finland from Petrograd as war continues. Finnish government issues passports to Russians claiming wartime necessity and border controls tightened.
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Copenhagen
Finland
Petrograd
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Horticultural Society
Editor
The
G. L. Rothger
Stephens City, Va
Virginia Jurist
State Board of Health
Manila
Philippine Man's CO
M. Stow
Richmond
Tony
Goodness
BET
Ateve
Pennmsylvania
John S. Solenberger & Co
Goodyear Tires
Neel Motor Company
Wood
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Noland
Floyd Childs
Ottie Lamp
Eblicott City
Woodlawn
Alberton, Md
Mount Williams
Woman's Civic League
Winchester
John S. Solénberger &Co
Ste
Ryan & Orndoff
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