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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1920
Page
6
Notices from Winchester banks specify November 1920 holidays causing closings and next-day payments for paper maturing on holiday dates. Additional items note Cooper's Japan voyage and a fire at a conversion site, with telegrams confirming arrival in Seattle.
Mr. Thomas J. Cooper, delegate from Victoria to the World's Sunday School Convention in Tokyo, Japan, has arrived in Seattle, Washington by telegram to his son William Ey, and is now en route home.
Handwritten style notice warns that only packages or tablets bearing Bayer name are genuine Aspirin. It notes the medicine’s long safety record and lists common uses from colds to rheumatic pain. A brief local notice mentions Mr. and Mrs. Guy Jones and Marvin Jones with their Martinsboro home visit.
In Clarke CountyVirginia Carter Hall stands as a well preserved Georgian mansion begun by Colonel Nathaniel Burwell for his wife Lucy Page in 1799. The estate features a three story main block with Ionic columns, a grand hall, portraits and heirlooms, a terraced garden and observatory with views of the Blue Ridge. Historic ties include Edmund Randolph and Stonewall Jackson camps nearby and the Burwell family ownership lasting through 1910 before returning to the lineage.
Thomas Edgar Gruen a well known business and political figure in West Virginia died suddenly at his home in Parkersburg. Heart trouble is believed to have caused his death. He was a Democratic delegate to the National Convention in San Francisco and longtime party activist. He was 65 years old.
Mr H C Snsat and party returned from Chithersbore where they attended the funeral of Nashan Cooke, the deceased’s father-in-law, near that city.
A simple protection device for young trees keeps rabbits away by wrapping four to five loops around two galvanized wires fixed with small staples. One wire end is bent into a hook to secure the guard, ensuring saplings survive damage from foraging animals.
In a loop system the protector is attached with hooks and eyes for easy removal. The laths shield the trees from rabbits and also guard against sun scald.
The bureau of markets reports rising U S fruit exports from 1915 to 1919 driven by dried and fresh fruits, while imports fall. Fresh fruit trade centers on apples lemons and oranges with major buyers including Canard and the United Kingdom. Grapes and lemons import declines linked to domestic growth. orange imports from Jamaica Mexico and Italy have dwindled.
The article discusses that sustained apple yields require more than pruning and spraying. It recommends ample plant food and soil humus from manure or clover to retain moisture and supply nutrients, noting that spring applications of quickly available fertilizer can boost foliar growth and improve fruit quality.
An article advises using dynamite to create holes for trees in orchards with hardpan or dense soils. It stresses dry ground conditions, warns that wet soil forms large cavities, and notes that soil settling after planting can cause trees to sit too deep.
A sieer iron sled illustrated shows effective use in peach orchards to burn prunings. Drawn by a single horse between rows, it saves time and labor. Brush is quickly placed and ignited while flames stay near ground to avoid plant damage. Coals remain hot through the night.
Fragmentary OCR item notes dimensions of 5 by 8 feet and runners about 2 inches high, and mentions George Crowe of Tulare California and Orchardland Farm.
The text outlines methods to set currant cuttings by hardwood cuttings in spring or early fall, recommends burying butts in sand or cellar during harsh winters, and suggests planting in warm soil or nursery rows for eventual commercial-sized plants. It also mentions layering currant branches in the growing season and notes Georgia and California combined peach supplements.
The article explains winter mulching to prevent soil heaving and wash fertility into the soil for early spring use. Strawberries need only light mulch to avoid suffocation, while hardy berries tolerate cold with minimal protection. It notes bone meal or wood ashes as useful fertilizers, alone or with a base fertilizer, and warns on mulch thickness for fruit beds.
The piece discusses improving apple packing to avoid overfacing barrels. Dealers prefer faces slightly lighter than average color while others oppose overfacing. C. B. Wilson notes brand-setters differ in pack thickness and retailers largely favor one-fourth inch sizing since most sales are by weight.
Frederick county clerk issues licenses for Esten Orthelia Rudolph and June Louise Ambrose. he is a farmer, son of Jacob Rudolph, she daughter of Philip C. Ambrose, both of southwest Frederick county. Paul J. Dodson and Mary E. Coates of Star Tannery, groom son of Alonzo Dodson, bride daughter of T. L. Coates.
Dr Philip A Bruce has completed a five volume history of the University of Virginia to gift on its 100th anniversary next June. The work covers nine periods from 1779 to the Alderman administration and includes Jeffersons attempts to found a state university the Albermarle Academy upbuilding and wartime faculty and student views.
The medical view holds rheumatism is not only a surface ailment and that some forms come from germs in the blood. Local treatments miss the root cause, while S S S claims to eradicate blood germs and provide lasting relief. The ad urges readers to contact the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta for information and advice.
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