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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1921
Page
3
The Shenandoah Valley’s autumn beauty is praised for its rivers and mountains yet notes a missing feature this year. The piece contrasts native history and pioneer progress with the present era, lamenting the absence of abundant apple orchards that once colored the landscape.
The author laments nature's cruel caprice that will erase this fall's rich apple harvest. Despite human progress with wireless, telegraphy, and other inventions, no device can prevent cyclones or floods from destroying crops.
Fragmented lines describe spring’s arrival with wind and trees budding. The author muses on warming days, blooming orchards, and the promise of red and gold apple harvest glory after cold doubt and shifting moods.
The Centenary Reérorthéd Church resumes Sunday evening religious film showings with the film Who Loses His Life at 8 o’clock. An 11 o'clock Sunday morning sermon by the pastor titled Labor and Its Results will follow. Sunday school and men’s class meet at 9:45 a.m. All are invited.
A U S Department of Agriculture specialist says packing and handling flaws drive high rejection rates in fruits and vegetables. An October 1924 Missouri apple shipment shows 19 percent shrinkage from 22 427 pounds to 17 072 pounds at market, plus discards.
The State Corporation Commission reports amendments to charters granting new business facilities across the state. The Richmond Times notes a revival of corporate activity and growth plans among various companies and parties, signaling renewed economic development.
The Daily Herald reports that George Lansbury and fellow council members were arrested on charges related to tax raises. The article notes the arrests involve the Popular Borough Council and that other members were to be arrested Monday.
The Rev. Dr. J.H. Lacy, pastor, returns from Montreal and Shanghai after conducting meetings. He will lead services tomorrow at 7 30 pm in his church, with Sunday school at 9 30 am and a prayer meeting at 9 45 am. Other services at Highland Avenue Mission Church include Sunday school at 3 pm and preaching at 8 pm.
An old poet hag says sorrows come from forgetting God. The church invites participation this Sunday with morning worship at 10, Holy communion, and an evening service at 7 30. Church school at 9 40 and a Wesleyan Men's Bible Class led by the minister. A Labor Sunday address discusses labor unions and capitalist systems.
In Stephens City the Rev Walter Mitchell will conduct services and preach at St Stephens Episcopal Church tomorrow Sunday evening at eight oclock.
Drainage boosts crop yields and profits by making uncertain lands productive. It brings into cultivation lands that were worthless, improves soil granularity and porosity, warms the soil to aid germination, and enables earlier plowing after rain. It also reduces malaria by removing disease sources.
Bush fruits like raspberries and blackberries require heavy constant moisture during fruiting to ensure quality and quantity. Adequate moisture can extend the picking period by about a week and improves berry quality, though irrigation and soil moisture conservation demand time and labor during peak farm work.
Guide advises spraying grapes with Bordeaux mixture as buds swell to prevent black rot and foliage diseases. Add arsenate of lead paste if leaf-eating insects appear, using one pound paste per 20 gallons of water. Reapply several times through the season for protection.
Mr Charles R Wilkins of Shenandoah county and Miss May Brill of the same county were married at Grace Lutheran Church parsonage on North Market Street this afternoon by Rev A P Kelly. They will reside in Shenandoah county.
Classified notice lists a for sale item with 18 acres and water rights in Lime o near Stephens City Virginia. Ad includes contact Bauserman and partial phone style data. The fragment mentions Miss Ann L Carson visiting Riverton and Mr Hoover associated with The Star.
The First Baptist Church schedules Sunday events with a 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and a 11:00 a.m. divine worship sermon on An Aggressive Defence. An 7:00 p.m. Young People service follows with an evening song service. A sermon titled Om the wings of faith is also listed. Mr and Mrs among formerly of this city have returned to Which fort to reside.
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