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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1922
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text shows publisher and mailing info for The Evening Star at Winfield West Virginia with scattered rate terms for subscriptions. The piece includes city origin and telephony lines but lacks complete rate details or clear event.
This line credits the paper with republication rights for Associated Press news dispatches and similar material. It establishes the use of AP content exclusively for the newspaper’s reporting workflow.
Danville Virginia Register reports praise for Claude A Swanson of Virginia for his work with a bipartisan committee led by Senator Capper to study measures affecting farmers. The piece lauds Swanson for sincere, tireless advocacy for agricultural interests and forecasts potential electoral gains from farmer support.
The verse critiques Pop Anson and aging players, recalling old games and wisemen. It contrasts Confucius and ancient Romans with modern sports lore, praising practical, plain advice over grand rhetoric.
A reflective verse notes reconciled quarrels and hope for world regard. It envisions smoother times, gentle weather, and honoring a father figure who rests, while urging continued honest play and resilience beyond hardship.
The article notes Captain Henley, a longtime Virginia Pilots' Association member, visiting with Mrs. Willis and others in a Franklin closed car. He retired after a wartime breakdown while planning Hampton Roads convoys, recovered, and now travels with his wife, having visited many states by car.
Some 75 Automobile Club of Camp Hill members arrived in Winchester for their eighth annual sociability run. They checked in at Hotel Jack and explored Civil War battlefields around the area. W Kent Gilbert led the pilot car and helped guide the group on their homeward route through Martinsburg Williamsport and Gettysburg.
The Twenty first Annual Conven tion of the Sunday Schools and Young People's Unions of the Shenandoah Baptist Association meets at First Baptist Church Martinsburg West Virginia on May 24 and 25. Rev Charles Adey moderator and preacher. W A Sale to respond to welcome. Harold C Jones to speak on Training in Systematic Giving By Tithing and Stewardship. Hebron Baptist Church Gore represented by Rev S Y Craig and Mrs William S Smith. Public invited.
Daily temperatures ranged from 60 to 79 degrees with humidity between 31 and 100 percent. Rainfall totaled 2.21 inches, with May 17 recording 1.43 inches, May 18 0.75, and May 19 0.03. Pathologist FE J Schneiderhan notes the data.
A Staunton meeting of fruit growers will be held Saturday May 27 at 11. Speakers include Hon. H. Byrd of Winchester and Prof. G. S. Ralston Extension horticulturist of V. P. I. Byrd will discuss orchard methods and storage, while Ralston will outline a state standard of grades and pack. A frost-damage survey for other fruit regions will be reported. invitations go to growers from other sections.
Herodotus notes Egyptians shaved continually and grew hair only in mourning. The barber, called the hay, used various tools including a razor shaped like a small hatchet with a curved handle and knife like instruments.
The U S Department of Agriculture states no dependable way exists to determine the sex of eggs or hatched chicks across most breeds. Tests of claimed devices fail and results vary. color differences help only in Barred Plymouth Rock early, with other breeds remaining indistinct until later ages.
The article stresses oats as the backbone of poultry rations, especially for growing chicks. Ground oats, steel cut oats, rolled oats, or growing mashes provide economical growth, with buttermilk enhancing the growing ration. A varied grain mix is recommended.
Guidance on confining hens until chicks are weaned and on feeding, heat, and ventilation. Emphasizes early chick warmth, toe-marking for age, sanitation, disease control, and proper coop size. Notes broiler market timing and variable brood sizes by season.
Auction announced for 609 South Market Street on May 27 1922 at 10 o clock. Household effects include bedroom suite corner cupboard walnut rockers morris chair chairs table stove carpet blinds and other articles in excellent condition. Cash terms no removal before payment Ex or M M Lynch and auctioneers R S Smith clerk.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia Amanda Cooke Philip Chase et al the Master Commissioner will hear the estate dispute arising from the 1922 decree. Notice is given that on June 12 1922 parties must appear at the office of M M Lynch to present evidence and documents related to the Virginia Chase estate and its liens shares and priorities.
A farmer guidance piece urges poultry raisers to focus on clean quarters and proper feeding to prevent diseases. It links leaky roofs, damp litter, drafts, and poor ventilation to lowered vitality, digestive troubles, and colds in flocks.
Alfalfa meal and wheat bran are common bases for chick growing mashes and are hard to beat. Include alfalfa meal in all mash ratios to boost intake and production. Do not cull hens when egg prices are low. keep hens to lay for home use and to sell next winter when prices rise.
An old note observes that tidal friction alters the earth’s rotation, claiming the length of a day lengthens by about one second every three years. The remark adds a warning to readers to worry about it if nothing else matters.
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