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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1968
Page
13
The piece recalls an old valley custom of hunting the Elberich a small nocturnal creature with variable colors and short wings. Methods include driving the brush forming a semicircle placing new hunters with bags and using ghostly distractions, with hunts tied to local gatherings.
The Bulletin notes Olympia as the festival site at the Hill of Kronos foot with a 776 B.C. origin and a quadrennial Olympiad. It covers Zeus offerings, Pelops, Milo of Crotona, and nude competitors in a 45,000-seat stadium. The Games ended in A.D. 394 and were revived in 1896 with coins commemorating participants.
The article explains native American Holly tied to Christmas folklore and outlines key varieties. It notes holly as an evergreen, soil and moisture needs, pruning guidance, transplanting tips, and uses from hedges to specimen plants. It also mentions shade preference for English holly and common issues like leaf color from malnutrition.
The garden guide explains dioecious hollies and berry production requires male and female plants. It details Illex opaca native American Holly and popular varieties Illex Opaca Howard Illex Opaca Croonenburg and their large berries and growth traits, plus English Illex Angnifolium and Chinese Illex cor nuta cultivars with leaf color, spine, and growth differences.
Margaret Dana answers readers on buying clubs warranty and packaging claims. She warns to check with the Better Business Bureau, questions silent discounts, washer labels confusion, and recalls the need to verify store refund and repair policies. Readers learn about durable press skin care and biodegradable detergents.
A reader asks if the truth in packaging law applies to bacon in plastic windowed packs. They express frustration locating lean meat under a sealed top strip without opening the package.
The column discusses 19th century cherry pitters and notes Charley Ross as America's first kidnapped child, whose case sparked national uproar. It also covers Gustav Stickley and Mission Furniture and introduces The Complete Antiques Price List by Ralph and Terry Kovel, highlighting its price data and computer sorting.
The 1714 English Parliament offered 20 000 pounds for a method to determine longitude within 30 miles after a six week voyage. John Harrison, inventor of the marine chronometer, received the award per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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