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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1916

Page

2

Virginia dairy circular enforces bottle cleansing law

State Dairy and Food Commissioner B L Purcell issues a notice directing all milk cream and ice cream recipients to wash and sterilize bottles cans and other receptacles with hot water or steam after use before returning them. Violations carry a five dollar fine per unclean receptacle and misusing receptacles for other purposes is prohibited.

Dairy and Food B. L. Purcell Acts of Virginia Assembly of 1914

Strasburg Election Set in June City Vote

Strasburg Virginia will hold a municipal election on Tuesday June 13 Mayor Hurn will not seek reelection Dr W J Whitlock of Winchester joined Strasburg delegates at the Confederate Veterans reunion in Birmingham Alabama Major C M Borum freight agent of the Southern Railway aided the Fishers Hill reunion Joseph Fultz and Mr Mrs H C Burgess Mr and Mrs Silas M Funk B F Richards Mr and Mrs Chas Balthis Miss Ruth Butts Mrs John Bowman and Mrs A J Brumback and daughter and T J Miller were in the party Mrs D M Borum underwent ear abscess surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital Mrs Glenn Rickard resigned as post office clerk Miss Frances Knee succeeded her John Dean and wife and daughter attended the funeral of John Deans brother in law Charles Burgess at Mount Crawford Virginia.

Strasburg Hurn W. J. Whitlock Winchester The Confederate Veterans Birmingham Ala C. M. Borum Southern Railway Big Fishers’ Hill Joseph Fultz H. C. Burgess Silas M. Funk B. F. Richards Chas. Balthis Ruth Butts John Bowman A. J. Brumback T.J. Miller D. M. Borum Winchester Memorial Hospi Glenn Rickard Frances Knee John Dean Dean Charles Burgess Mount Crawford

That Tired Feeling Promises Vitality With Hood's Sarsaparilla

An old newspaper promotion links spring fatigue to impure blood and suggests Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy. The ad touts the medicine as cleansing the blood and restoring energy, courage, strength and cheerfulness. It credits Mr. Hood, a fifty-year pharmacist, with the product's quality and proven power.

Hood Mr. Hood

Stephens City Notes Highlight Local Guests and Travel

In Stephens City May 23 notes list Louise Totty visiting Middletown and others visiting from or visiting to nearby towns. Earl Drake returns from Pittsburgh to visit. Dr. Elmer M. Steele and wife drove to Lexington for a Dental Association meeting. Gardner family occupies Perry property. Several residents travel or host, including Williams, Stickleys, Kellys, and Larrick connections.

Stephens City Louise “Totty Helen Larrick Middletown Elmer M. Steele Lexington James L. Gardner Perry Ritchie Elton Stickley J. R. Kelly Witle Robert Wilmington N. C

Confederate Monument Fund receipts acknowledged

Miss Lucy W. Russell treasurer acknowledges additional contributions to the fund. Names listed include Mr. Upton J. Pugh of Gore Virginia contributing $1 Mr. Fred A Sorchran of Clearbrook Frederick County contributing $1 and Mr. John W. Turner of Pricedale Pennsylvania who has returned to Middletown after visiting his mother Mrs. Mays.

Lucy W. Russell Confederate Monument Fund Upton J. Pugh Gore Fred. A Sorchran Clearbrook Frederick County John W. Turner Pricedale Mays Middletown Nerbert S. Larrick A.C. Slogaker Fred S. Boyd State of Virginia Frederick John Sloat Robt. Worsley

Sudan Grass In Kansas Gains Farm Interest Again

Sudan grass, the new sorghum, is reappearing in Kansas with strong trial results across the state. Western Kansas farmers expect it to boost profits by supplying a key hay crop, with yields of four to five tons per acre and good palatability for horses and cattle. Trials at Efays, Dodge City, Shawnee, and other counties confirm drought resistance and rapid maturation, suggesting a permanent role alongside alfalfa and millet in Kansas agriculture.

Thempson Kansas Station Kansas Sudan Efays Dodge City Shawnee Agronomy Department

Lime Advice for Acid Soils in Kansas Fields

Assistant soils professor R Throckmorton at Kansas State Agricultural College urges applying finely ground limestone to fields slated for alfalfa or clover. Lime should be applied before seeding or well before planting, with 2 to 4 tons per acre typical, topdressed and worked in to avoid soil burn and preserve organic matter.

R. Throckmortem Kansas State Agricultural College Mr. Throckmorton Aia Kansas

Symbol of health on Chamberlain's Tablets badge

The five pointed star once used by Pythagoreans as a health symbol now appears on Chamberlain's Tablets packages. The ad promises quick relief for indigestion biliousness and constitutional troubles and notes the product is obtainable everywhere.

Ancient Greece

The Health of Trees Amid Natural Threats

Eminent writers say a tree could grow indefinitely under ideal conditions. In reality, trees suffer from insects, weather, disease, and poor nourishment. Mrs. Bertha Von Hillern of Middletown Virginia visited town on business.

Bertha von Hillern Middletown, Va

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Etta Annie Grim C. R. Grubbs Strickler & Wagner New Junk Shop Baker St J. I. Fisher H. Schindler Bell Baltimore & Ohio Railroad S. A. Jordan Brunswick Baltimore & Ohio Free Labor Bureau Camden St Baltimore Capon Lithia E. S. Fletcher W. Va Salem Rolls Monarch Bolter W. E. Powell Berryville John Bear X. L Renaint Nodiacea Bell Phone Magruder Main St Winchester, Va Auto Service Romney Brill & Bitter Riddleberger & Pickey Gomer’s Dept Stephens Re. Earl Drake Westinghouse Electric Company Pittsburgh Association R. H. Cline Annie Williams Bessie Williams McKeesmort Lee McCarty Richard Worstey Ralph Rinker Mountain Falls H. B. Williams Lee Sowers Stone “Bridge A. Adams L. N. McCarty McKeesport Anna Steele Emma Larrick Booster Club Virginia U.S Vu. S U. S Federal Reserve Bank Banking House New York Chicago St. Louis U S Tealof Rae H. D. Fuller R. T. Barton Joan Steck C. R. McCann RK. Grim N. P Shenandoah Valley Nat.Bank Mv. S Seca Federal Reserve United States Postal Total State of Wm. G. Hardy John W. Rice R. Gray Williams Stewart Bell Elsie M.maphis Orange Judd Farmer John I. Sloat Commercial & Savings 'Bank Middletown State Bank, Inc State Corporation Commission I. W. KE. Coffman W. E. Coffman E. O. Larrick M. H. Rhodes E. R. Sperry W. E Coffman E. B. Manuel B. F. Montgomery Chamberlain the Peoples’ Bank, Inc Russell A. Shryock Peoples Bank, Inc W. H. Painter L. A. Adams John A. Henkle George A. Samson Circuit Court C. E. Edmondson Minnie Edmardson Sanford R. Edmondson Eine Jas. P. Reardon Circuit Court of Cook Herst Street
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