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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1922
Page
2
A Delineator note from April argues against roaming, praising staying home. Irving Bachelor critiques the Rolling Stone and cautions travel’s superficial view, noting climate and food variety satisfy even the most exacting tastes on this continent.
Local residents report trips and visits across Virginia and nearby towns. J M Fishpaw and W Ellyett drove to Harrisonburg. Grubbs visited Brunswick. Whetzel attended a Martinsburg funeral. Castleman family and others visited relatives near the village. Mrs Williams and Pidgeon family traveled to Winchester and to visit friends.
Over 600 carloads of strawberries shipped from Accomac county this season with near 700 thousand dollars expected to circulate locally. Prices ranged from three to five dollars per crate as late rains trimmed yield. Most berries shipped to northern markets for better prices. one-day peak shipment reached sixty cars.
Observations record house flies released after red chalk dusting traveling far by wind. Some trapped within 24 hours in flytraps six miles away. Reports from Rebecca Shoals near Florida indicate flies drifting downwind from Cuba about 96 miles distant.
Onondaga County fruit prospects improved after late frost, with 60 percent cherry crop initially feared destroyed revised to 40 percent. McIntosh and Wealthy apples bloom heavy, Northern Spy in good condition. overall state yardage aponta a good yield if mild weather prevails.
An old advertisement promotes Baalmann's Gas Tablets to cure stomach and bowel gas. It claims relief from bloating, nervousness, heart palpitations, and drowsiness after meals, with improved circulation and ability to breathe deeply. The ad cites J. Baalmann, Chemist, San Francisco, price one dollar.
The case of Fred S. Hoback a former head of narcotic enforcement in a five state region with headquarters in Richmond was argued in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond for a new trial. Hoback was convicted in Roanoke on counts of conversion of captured spirits and sentenced to three years in federal prison with a heavy fine.
The State Roads Commission will open bids for the road from Bolivar through Harpers Ferry to connect with the Maryland state road at Harpers Ferry. The project completes a missing mile connecting the Valley of Virginia with Baltimore and Washington.
Home builders planning shrubbery should study plant selection carefully. Choose shrubs you will not tire of in a few years by examining lawn, soil, building positions, walks, drives, water features, surrounding area, and adjacent structures. Evergreens may struggle in urban smoke zones and near factories.
The article explains rich soil benefits and deep sandy loam for asparagus, recommends manure before planting, and urges spring or autumn root transplanting. It covers seed sowing, spacing of 14 inches, two year old roots, bed setup, crown depth, and blanching shoots by ridging or mulch.
The passage notes that asparagus tastes better and is easier to grow than blanching, but heavy mulching chills soil and slows shoots. In year one no shoots are removed, year two shortens the cutting period, and after year two the bed can last indefinitely with proper fertilizing. During cutting season all shoots should be removed to keep roots from maturing and delaying further growth.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Carey s Prescription No 777 for kidney and bladder troubles with a money back offer through Boyd Drug Co and pharmacists nationwide. It urges early treatment for symptoms like eye specks and backache and warns of widespread kidney disease. A separate court notice in Winchester Virginia outlines a Master Commissioner report on an estate and required audience with parties in interest on June 12 1922.
Petitions in Richmond aim to pardon four Allen clan members in the Hillsville court shooting case of 1912. Richmond attorney Edgar E. English says the petitions will be presented to Governor Trinkle mid June. If pardons fail, clemency may mean commuting sentences. Over 30,000 signatures reportedly support clemency including former Penitentiary Superintendent James B. Wood.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corpora tion Court of Winchester 1922 Roy Holmes Ritter sues Grace McCarty Ritter for a vinculo matrimonii divorce on desertion. The affidavit states the defendant is not a Virginia resident and she must appear within 15 days of publication. The order requires weekly publication in the Winchester Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse by June 5 1922. J B Beverley Clerk.
Beginning May 1 1922 L Zukerman and Co announce they will be in the market for rags books iron and related junk products Their truck will call for your junk Bell phone 376 1 in this local notice.
Imperial asbestos liquip roof paint promises a ten year guarantee and makes old roofs new with fire and water proofing. Distributed wholesale direct by 3B. F. Arthur Jr. in Winchester Virginia. Bell phone 2005F11.
The remark tracing to Matthew Prior debunks idle tales and foolish riddles as an early explanation.
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