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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1923
Page
4
The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia announces Harry Flood Byrd as publisher. The notice records second class mail status and daily publication schedule except Sundays, with inserts from Morning News Weekly News and Weekly Mirror.
Fragment shows subscription price options with terms in advance and carrier wording. text is garbled with stray letters and lacks coherent events or names.
A standard Associated Press notice states the AP is exclusively entitled to republication of all dispatches credited to it or to this paper, and of all local news published herein.
A Harrisburg Telegraph piece from May 14 1923 discusses life’s contrasts citing William Vanderbilt and Theodore Roosevelt to illustrate how happiness and success arise from adversity. It contrasts wealth and disability with political struggle, emphasizing the value of ups and downs.
J Kennedy Jr. set a new world mark with 66 hours 22 minutes of continuous piano playing, finishing at 8 27 after opponents dropped out earlier. The six Houston participants aimed to beat a 29 hour record as the event folded into a broader pantheon of "marathon" endurance feats.
A Walt Mason poem notes spring arrival with humor about aging, sunlit lawns, cows, and geese. It muses on frost receding, youth revived, and the joy of warm days while poking gentle fun at old age and seasonal change.
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station reports results on calf growth comparing mixed or scrub calves. Two lots of calves were tested to determine effects of scrubs on performance, with findings aimed at cattle raisers.
In an experimental setup ten calves per lot were raised under identical conditions and fed the same ration. High grade steers sold for $205 per cwt more and averaged $83.45 per head higher than scrub-bred cattle, a $27.27 head advantage for the purebreds, signaling clear economic benefits of using purebred sires over scrub offspring.
The Star reports daily wholesale prices for staples and livestock including corn, flour, spring chickens, eggs, butter fat, hay, and various feeds. Prices show modest variations across products with notes on wheat, cotton seed meal, and different flour forms.
Geneva New York May 12 Twenty five years testing of commercial fertilizers in a Rome Beauty orchard at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station has failed to prove a decided benefit from fertilizers. The horticulturist notes that well drained well tilled orchards with organic matter may not need commercial fertilizer. Growers should run long term tests with careful weighing and measurements to determine effects.
Public sale by deed of trust on two parcels in Frederick County will occur May 31 1928 at 11 A M. The 0.5 acre lot with storehouse granary and barn lies near Back Creek on North Western grade. the 35 acre tract lies northeast of Gore adjoining lands of Wm Emith F A McKee and Wm Smiths heirs with an apple and peach bearing orchard. One third cash. balance due in one and two years with interest and secured by trust on sold property and insurance policy. Co B Whitacre trustee.
Trustee will offer at public auction in front of the Winchester courthouse on May 31 1923 at 11 A M a 60 acre tract on the Northwestern Grade four miles west of Winchester adjoining Lupton Pingley and Cooper improved by a frame dwelling and a 15 acre orchard sale on one third cash and balance in two annual payments with interest at six percent secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance WARREN RICE Trustee
Urgent in person meeting at Handley Library auditorium Friday May 11 at 8 pm to discuss safety of invested funds. Bring stock certificates showing shares owned. Advisory Board and trustees urge attendance to protect Winchester subscribers and progress on the new gas plant.
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