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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
2
The U S Department of Agriculture Dairy Division will launch a national campaign to convert more milk by products into human food. Funded by a recent food production bill, the effort focuses on cottage cheese and increases in whole milk distribution to creameries with demonstrations and state extension support.
A Popular Science Monthly note describes a rabbit trapping method using a twelve inch sewer tile with a six inch side outlet and two six inch tile lengths. The long tile sits underground with the outlet below the surface. rabbits enter through the surface outlet and can be trapped by closing the cover.
The article explains dissolved plant food in soil water is needed for absorption by plants. It compares soil to a stomach where nutrients dissolve and rise through the plant with water transpiration. It notes most soil materials dissolve to some extent but often too slowly for uptake.
The text urges farmers to maintain records to determine yearly profit or loss and warns that failing to keep books leads to business failure. It contrasts small minds with great minds during misfortune and quotes Washington Irving on rising above adversity.
Letters from readers praise Peruna for stomach cramps and head catarrh with claims of cures for a sister and personal relief. A Chicago reader endorses Manalin as the best laxative for liver and bowels and notes Peruna tablets as an option for those who dislike liquids.
Miss Henrietta Woolf of The Plains Virginia wed Mr William H Waters of Georgetown in a small ceremony at Rock Creek Episcopal Church officiated by Rev Charles E Buck. The couple will reside at Carlisle Courts after November 1. Waters is active in Washington affairs and Canoe Club. Mrs Waters is Virginia born.
Central West Virginia coal miner Robert Conaway, former minor league player known as Bob, digs coal at Manchester Coal Company’s McIntyre mine on Mudlick road near Clarksburg. He recently loaded 17 cars and earned 21.25 dollars in a single day.
The Women's Civic League flower committee awarded prizes for eight garden entries and four flower box entries after inspection. First prize for best garden went to Mrs. Jacob F. Streit of 323 North Braddock Street, with five dollars. Second garden prize to Mrs. Shepherd of 29 West Cork Street. First flower box prize to Mrs. J. W. Taylor of 114 West Clifford Street. Second flower box prize to Mrs. William G. Hardy of South Washington Street.
Readable ad touts Cascarets to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It promises relief from headache biliousness and gas with a 10 cent box and notes nightly action during sleep without gripe.
Berryville Virginia reports a luncheon at the Sign of the Motor Car honoring Miss Helen Norris Cummings. Attendees include Mrs. William McKay Mrs. W A Marburg Mrs Ridgley White and numerous local residents plus visitors from Baltimore Washington and New York. The same week the Ladies Bible Class held a social and the Clarke County Woman's Club met with about forty members.
Mrs A C Kirstein of Greenville Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles used in her family for years. The note claims it is the most reliable cough medicine and advises purchase from all dealers via Star Want Ads.
Do not dig carelessly and ship ungraded or frost damaged potatoes. Avoid overloading transport by shipping culls. Use machine sizers but rely on human graders for quality. Keep No 1 and No 2 separate and follow USDA and U S Food Commission grade recommendations.
The article argues clover seed saving should be a normal farm duty due to high prices and uncertain access to good seed. It emphasizes making seed saving a routine practice to save costs and ensure reliable supply.
A brief note on saving clover seed as a labor and expense justified home use practice. It describes a farmer made comb or stripper to gather seed and emphasizes keeping seed for future use within a diversified farming system. Additional methods may arise with time, but saving seed should not be neglected.
The Agriculture Department will extend pig clubs in 15 states and poultry clubs in nine states to raise meat supply. 833 hog production specialists and 89 poultry specialists will be placed in the field, with an extra hog expert in five key hog-raising states.
The text explains that weed seeds can be produced abundantly and germinate over many years. Seed germination can be delayed, with deep seeds lacking oxygen delaying growth. Buried seeds may remain viable for years and germinate when exposed.
The feed a colt receives in the first 18 months and especially the first winter largely shapes its maturity size and thus its value. Good breeding offers potential, but feeding determines how fully those possibilities are realized.
A reader notes hogs avoid mudholes for baths. They favor daily baths and would use a cement tank sunk in the ground filled with clear water over mud for cleansing.
Mr and Mrs Seabury Davies and family of Baltimore are guests for Dr and Mrs Julian F Ward on South Washington street.
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