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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1921
Page
5
Dr Waite recommends coal tar creosote tree paint as a durable preventive for rabbits eating bark on young apple trees. A home made mix of creosote oil and tar is applied in narrow strips on trunks. results show reduced bark gnawing and wound protection. H F Byrd notes additional orchard care and rodent control.
Trustees will sell by public auction at 12 noon at the Winchester court house a Stewart street corner lot 65 by 147 feet with a brick residence of ten rooms in an excellent neighborhood near Adley Schools. Built with slate roof, concrete basement, cedar lined rooms, and a vapor heating plant. One third cash day of sale with balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust and insured buildings. Duvall Dunn, auctioneers.
The guide explains how to judge ripeness in apples for storage and market. It notes that color, seed color, and ease of stem detachment indicate readiness, while overripe or immature fruit harms storage. Variations among varieties and seasonal factors affect picking, with two possible pickings common to optimize color and size.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that acts like calomel to start bile and relieve constipation. It promises clearer skin and better vitality, claims millions sold annually, and notes price points of 15 and 30 cents. Court notice at Frederick County records probate actions for Dr W J Whitlock estate with defendants in Virginia.
The USDA notes motor trucks now largely replace wagons for hauling apples in the Northwest. Trucks offer speed, smooth ride, and big capacity, with some loads up to 3800 boxes. Growers often contract trucking due to seasonality and cost.
Cover crops add organic matter to the soil and can fix nitrogen if leguminous. They help maintain soil fertility where barnyard manure is scarce and improve orchard production, though they do not replace manure entirely.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester on October 15 1921 Charles Strange plaintiff against Frank Strange John Strange May Harris Percy Harris defendants. The suit aims to decree sales and division of proceeds of a house and lot owned by late Charles Herod on Fremont Street adjoining George Nickens and others. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within ten days and notice is published in The Evening Star weekly for four weeks. posted at the county courthouse by November 7 1921.
Old fashioned St. Jacobs Oil offers a quick fix for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. A small trial bottle is applied to the aching area and relief is promised after counting to fifty. The ad claims the oil is magical harmless and skin safe with instant effect and no disappointment.
The article explains multiplying currant bushes by cuttings or layers. It recommends layering to root more reliably for gooseberries, with tips tucked into moist soil and branches kept until roots form. Fall planting, short cuttings, top buds, close spacing, and heavy mulching advised.
A half basket basket helps pick fruit without bruising. Attach a hawk to the handle to hang the basket from a ladder or tree limb. Emptying the fruit into a barrel requires care to avoid bruised fruit reducing top market price. Careful handling yields top price if other growing season troubles are controlled. Careless picking risks losing benefits of hard work.
The notice warns that wounds in pruning must be cut close to trunk or limb but avoid removing too much. It advises careful cutting to prevent decay, emphasizing removing decayed stubs while preserving healthy wood.
Rev. Robert B. Nelson announces a schedule of Red Cross fundraising and public health meetings across Frederick County. Events span High View White Hall Woodbine Round Hill Rock Boon Reynolds Store Whitacre Mountain Falls Star Tannery Gore Paxton’s Chiapfel with times from 7.30 PM and 3.00 PM on various October dates and into November.
Public auction offered on October 29 at 1 o'clock p m in City Virginia of property described as lot No 56 known as Mt Sumsell on Main street adjoining Methodist burial grounds and Adams property. Terms: one-third cash day of sale, balance in two equal annual installments with bonds at 6 percent interest. purchaser to keep property insured during bond term. Geo A Sumsell trustee.
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