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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
5
The notice touts Freezone from Cincinnati as a quick remedy for hard and soft corns and calluses. A few drops relieve soreness and shrink the corn enough to lift out with the fingers. The sticky liquid dries without irritating surrounding tissue and is sold by pharmacists for a small fee, claimed to prevent infections from improper corn cutting.
The article argues fruit gardens increase supply and taste for quality and give personal pleasure. It urges owners to plant trees they nurture, notes the joy from leaf to fruit, and suggests home gardens should span seasons with early to late fruits and diverse light and shade needs.
The guide explains saving badly damaged trees through bridge grafting. Cover wounds with grafting wax, wrap with burlap, or cover with earth. Use three to five scions, inserting into bark below and above the wound. If injury is under half the tree’s circumference, bark can heal in one to two years. Transplanting is not worth it for badly injured trees.
New York experiment station confirms Bordeaux mixture prevents leaf blight in strawberries. Apply to young, established plants in the first year with four sprays, and at least two more before fruiting in the second year. Current strength uses two pounds lime and three pounds copper sulphate per 22 gallons of water.
The State Highway Commissioner proposed using German prisoners captured by the Allies to construct Virginia roads. Geo P Coleman says 5000 to 19000 prisoners could be employed, recalling Hessian labor on Virginia roads during the Revolutionary era. He has discussed the idea with officials, but prospects are uncertain.
An old advertisement promotes liquid arvon as a cure for dandruff promising to dissolve and destroy flakes overnight. It claims four ounces applied at night will treat any amount, stop itching, and leave hair looking better, with repetition for complete results.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad introduced the first sleeping cars in 1838 on its Harrisburg to Chambersburg route. Each car combined day seating with eighteen sleeping berths that folded into omnibus seats for daytime use, with three berth lengths and three tiers per side. No extra charge was listed for sleeping accommodations.
In a Washington dispatch from May 17, the article notes that one pat of butter equals about 1/4 ounce and 64 pats make a pound. It estimates that if 20 million households waste 1/4 ounce daily, it totals about 72,500 pounds of butter wasted per day.
A 1 million pound yearly waste figure prompts U S Department of Agriculture and state colleges to urge full use of butter in cookery. The piece notes 265 261 560 gallons of milk needed for that amount and mentions local White Post Virginia society notes and community happenings with several residents visiting relatives and attending events.
A piece urging parents to allow legitimate pleasures for their children and to know their friends. It emphasizes hosting with supervision, social singing and playing, and outlines the need for mothers to oversee youths aged fifteen to twenty as a key influence in their lives.
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