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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
4
An article discusses profitable handling of farm woodlands, urging sellers to use logs as saw logs rather than cross ties. It advises delaying harvest for higher yields, avoiding ground contact, peeling bark, and storing properly to prevent insect attack, decay, and end checking.
A campaign note presents James M. Cox of Ohio for president with Franklin D. Roosevelt for vice president and lists candidate for Congress. The statement reflects a party slate and electoral aims without additional details.
The Clifton Forge Journal sold out to the Richmond Times Dispatch amid rising costs and labor burdens. Sam T. Clover, editor, retires to California as the Dispatch absorbs the Journal and Courier and consolidates operations in one building with shared equipment.
A fragmented item notes market corrections and signals a Star newspaper correction. The readable text hints at local market coverage and an editor’s note without detailing figures or dates.
Bloom Virginia notes a local resident P H Williams returning from Washington to study at Gettysburg Theological Seminary and other area social visits include Miss Laura Clowser from Washington and Mrs Neta Richards with sisters Hester and Lillian Richard. Local youth Herman Crabill Raymond Cave and Harry Sloop reportedly killed a black quake in the road, 60 feet long.
Rev. Charles Warner and Capt retiree returned from Washington after weeks as guests of Rev. Mr. Palmer. They fished near Mount Jackson and shared fond memories with friends. Local residents and visiting relatives, including Mrs. Katharine Johnson, Miss Leila Shumate, and Miss Maud Kennerly, are noted with moves to Selma Alabama and Washington.
New seedings of clover and timothy should be pastured lightly. Sheep are better suited for this purpose than horses and cattle, but must be used to prevent grazing the new shadows. Stalk fields with corn and stover removed provide feed in grasses weeds and occasional ear corn. Plan to sow rye at the last corn cultivation to boost fall grazing.
A government poultry farm in Beltsville Md reports average weights of Barred Plymouth Rock grades across three generations. First generation averages 22.3 pounds, second generation 26.6 pounds, and third generation 27 pounds, with measurements taken around March 1 each year.
An aging pamphlet recommends mixing insect powder with three or four times its bulk of flour and leaving it overnight in a tight container as an effective poison for cabbage worms. It claims the powder is harmless to people and instructs applying at dew with a sifter top can.
A testimonial from Fredericksburg Virginia cites Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery restoring health after a serious operation. The speaker, Mrs S Cox, recommends the medicines to women suffering weakness, nervousness, headaches, and sleeplessness.
Sunday afternoon in Yville, Rev. G B Palmer visited Richmond this week. Elmer Keyser of Kernstown stays with his sister Mrs ER Chrisman. Elinor Meades left for Warrenton to enroll at Fauquier Seminary. Mrs Eliott of Haymarket guests of Mrs Arthur Chrisman. Mrs BR Clary spent days with Mrs J A Miller. Richard Hatcher and daughter from Winchester were guests of Mrs Sommerville.
Classic beauty ad for Dr Blair's Cream of Cucumber promises refined complexion help for red oily or rough skin. Claims include cooling effect, long lasting wear, wrinkle reduction over time, and no hair growth. Available 50 cents and 1.00 in white and flesh tones.
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