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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
5
A Chinese social club forms to unite men and wives in shared evenings expanding from English discussions to Chinese, with members including merchants officials and scholars. The group hosts games American picnics and plans a Christmas play while wives gain confidence and leadership.
Chinese women students at Tung Fu College in Peking learn English to communicate across dialects. Western province girls must stay in Peking for eight years due to travel time and cost if they return each summer. Different languages among provinces make English the shared language.
The YWCA has secured a new home for its Physical Training School for native girls in Shanghai China. The grounds cover about six acres and are near the YWCA National Headquarters. An existing foreign residence will house American teachers while native buildings provide living quarters and classrooms for 35 students. The grounds include a garden tennis courts and an athletic field.
Government operation at the Nevil Breeding Station, Buffalo Wyoming, conducts breeding to develop utility horses for western range and farm use. The Harvester, a champion trotting stallion, aids harvest, with Santos Maid as dam, a trotting record holder and sire’s mate.
Public notice lists stockholders and legal representatives unclaimed under the 1915 Virginia act. It notes publication in newspapers along the ValleyTurnpike route and specifies that unclaimed pro rate shares on January 1, 1920 will be paid into the Commonwealth treasury for Valley Turnpike use. The text then begins a long list of names, many recurring Allen, Branson, Bowman, and other families.
Prepared by the US Department of Agriculture, a dairy farmer who researches cow nutrition also studies soil fertility. He rejects claims of land robbery, stressing that reducing land fertility harms the farmer and the community. The long list of names appears as contributors or subjects related to the issue.
Experiments at the Wisconsin experiment station show barley can outgain corn as a hog ration when fed properly. In trials twelve pig lots compared barley and corn, barley-fed pigs earned $14.38 over feed costs versus $12.38 for corn-fed hogs. A barley and whey mix yielded rapid gains, suggesting barley pasture may pay for farmers in suitable regions, even with brewing-use reductions.
In Jefferson County Indiana the county agent reports two years of ground limestone demonstrations raising wheat yields. One field averaging 25 bushels per acre after liming contrasts with neighbors without limestone who averaged 15 bushels. Similar gains were seen by other farmers using limestone.
Uniform breeding stock offers better sale prices and enables buyers to find suitable animals nearby. Emphasizes shared breed in a community to improve market value and ease of sourcing.
A terse note reflects a young man’s claim of being unable to afford a wife or wedding costs. The brief entry hints at personal finance limits affecting romantic plans, typical of social notes in the period.
An old advertisement touts vitality with age showing a man can stay vigorous at 70 if his vital organs stay healthy. The message links longevity to organ care and general wellness.
B A Fuller a weaver at 312 St says kidney trouble caused dizziness and back pain for two years. After using Doan's kidney cure for two boxes the attack subsided and he has used Doan's for any kidney issues since. Price 60 cents at all dealers. Buffalo, N Y. Burn Co. Mfgrs.
The Yeakley estate offers a desirable tract near Winchester Court House for public sale on Saturday October 26. The homeplace features 10 acres in orchard, 3 acres in timber, and a well improved farm with water, garden, buildings, and cattle and machinery. Timber land on Hur ing Ridge, about 40 acres, sells at cash terms.
Public sale advertised by admr of John W. Smith for a desirable residence at 702 South Main and Germain streets in Kester Virginia. The twelve room two story house with outbuildings sits on about 30 feet fronting Germain, to be sold November 1 1919 with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by two bonds and deed of trust. Auctioneer G Swanson supervised.
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