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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1933
Page
8
A Chesterfield style society note recalls the Miller Stock wedding along with numerous kin and friends from Winchester. The feature describes the elegant ceremony on the Angerona lawn, the bride in satin with lace veil, and a lavish garden reception under autumnal scenery.
A noted early nineteenth century Vienna regulation imposed strict stage censorship requiring lovers to be chaperoned in any romantic scene. The rule exemplified the era's rigid moral oversight over theater and social behavior.
Mrs. Mary Frances Spiggle of Meadow Mills died suddenly at home Sunday morning after years of declining health. She was born November 25, 1856 on Copp farm near Strasburg and was married to Rev William Spiggle. Survived by husband son William P Spiggle sister Mrs Joseph Baker and brothers Rev George A Copp and Rev Zed H Copp. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday from her home with Rev E L Miller officiating and interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Edw G Hermann of Lever Brothers announced a prosperity contest sponsored by Miller and Anderson and Lever Brothers. Participants in Winchester and Frederick county collect wrappers and package fronts of Lux Rinso Lifebuoy soap and Lux toilet soap for prizes: a Maytag electric washer and a Philco radio. The contest runs Oct 18 to Nov 18 with the winner to be awarded on Nov 18 at 6 pm.
In Canton one fourth of the inhabitants are born, reside, and die aboard boats that crowd the river.
Readers ask about fauns flowers vegetables poultry and general agriculture topics. Answers come from returning specialists addressed through the Winchester Evening Star Agricultural Editor Van Gorder at Service Inc Washington DC.
To combat drought menace forests disappearing and land losing moisture a solution is green manures. Buckwheat offers the owner of bodily worn soils the first step back toward adequate fertility and higher crop yields through increased use of green manure crops.
A geologist calls for a durable transparent waterproof coating to shield Greek temples and famed stone ruins from water caused deterioration. The proposal emphasizes lasting protection against moisture and weathering to preserve historic stonework.
Buckwheat proves versatile on poor soils by improving fertility and suppressing weeds. It yields valuable grain and high protein straw, serves as green manure, and pairs with rye or wheat for winter cover. Seed June 24 to July 1, with 3–4 pecks per acre, sometimes 2 pecks on fertile ground.
Stribling, a young boxer, was in a crash after a motorcycle incident on the highway. Nurse Frances Jones used a cape as a tourniquet and dress bindings to stop bleeding from a crushed leg, saving his life before amputation.
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