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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
2
Notice documents multiple Coca Cola Bottling Works entries linked to R J Shine in Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. Notarial certification by W Harvey confirms the signing official.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture hay caps protect curing hay from rain and leaf loss, improve color and nutritional value. East of the Mississippi growers using them are highly enthusiastic, though cost is cited as a barrier to wider adoption.
The article explains hay caps as two main types that protect cocks from air and rain or shed most moisture while venting interior humidity. Caps, fastened by weights or tied corners, should be placed early and stored dry when not in use. At the New Jersey station cotton sheeting caps 45 inches square kept hay damp only at the top under heavy rain, while uncapped cocks showed full wetting and bleaching. caps enhance alfalfa and clover curing, reducing leaf loss. For dairymen and hay producers seeking high quality, curing under caps can be profitable when standard methods fail.
Instructions describe how to lead a sheep by standing on the left side with the left hand under the lower jaw and the right hand on the dock or tail to move the animal. It advises against dragging and explains carrying by standing behind on the right side, lifting the front end, and then grasping the left hind leg to raise the animal.
Dogs run at large threaten flocks, driving down sheep numbers and boosting wool prices. Extension Division of the North Dakota Agricultural College warns that stray dogs can kill all or part of a flock overnight, raising wool costs for consumers.
A brief print shop notice touts The Star job as able to handle all kinds of printing quickly, promising fast turnaround for various orders.
The Rev H G Spencer pastor will preach tomorrow morning on the Centenary drive with the topic Luminous Moments. He urges every member to attend both the morning and 8 o clock evening services. Morning emphasis centers on funds for missionary work. Sunday school and Men’s Wesleyan Bible class meet at 9 45 a m.
On Monday night May 19 at 8 45 Miss Hall will present an entertainment at the Mountain View school house Rosenberger Slides shown include flies poultry and agricultural club work The slides have attracted large audiences in Frederick county and Miss Hall and her pupils are expected to deliver an engaging program
Bloom Virginia May 17 news reports the Mountain View Methodist Episcopal Church South near Mountain Falls was completely destroyed by a Sunday night fire around 11 o clock. The blaze started at the porch amid a service and spread too fast to save the organ or the Bible. no insurance existed on church or contents.
An old advertise style promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring remedy for lingering war era fatigue and weak resistance. It urges rest and then claims Hood's strengthens blood and vitality with nature extracts. Hood's Pills are also touted to aid liver function.
Aunt Cecelia Williams a well known colored woman is confined to her home at 608 South Main street after a fall she sustained several days ago. Friends have been attending to her needs and she appreciates their kindness.
By decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia the public auction will offer the late John W Boyd's farm of 101 acres one rood and twelve poles located five miles east of Winchester along Opequon Creek near the Winchester and Millwood Turnpike. Sale Saturday June 1919 at noon. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance. Special Commissioners M M Lynch and John M Steck conduct the sale with Duvall Dunn as auctioneers.
Many families rely on Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to ease coughs and colds through winter. The ad notes few escape illness and claims the remedy can prevent serious outcomes if directions are followed with each bottle.
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