Wendling Remembered As Veteran Lyceum Lecturer
George R Wendling dies at his home in Charles Town Virginia aged seventy one He was a famed lyceum speaker for twenty five years delivering addresses on Saul of Tarsus and The Man of Galilee His work drew large audiences in Richmond and elsewhere and he was born in Shelbyville Indiana in 1846 The Richmond Virginian notes his lasting impact and the Y M C A lecture series in his memory
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Charlestown
George R. Wendling
American Lyceum
Saul of Tarsus
Man of Galilee
Wendling Fias
Richmond
Shelbyville
Tit
Seven Buck Budget Brings Father to Brim of Trouble
A humorous verse by Walt Mason portrays a poor, tired father with seven coins to feed a large family. He fretfully lists taxes and bills while the tribe leans on him, yet he vows to press on as a brick of a father.
Mutual Farmers Club discusses crop rotation impacts on corn
The group reviews current practice of planting corn every five or six years and considers introducing alfalfa to balance crops. Prolonged trials suggest alfalfa could alter corn and wheat output with similar overall acreage, though experience remains limited.
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Pracy
Grow More Alfalfa to Boost Corn Yields and Soil Health
The article argues for adopting alfalfa in crop rotations to improve soil, increase corn yields, and boost farm profits. It compares costs and long term returns of alfalfa versus timothy and clover, estimating per acre yields and a possible $27 to $30 yearly net advantage. It urges careful seed selection and practical trials, noting historical struggles with red clover and climate effects. The piece closes with club meeting notes and future topics on marketing, wire worms, and fair criticism.
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Winchester
Timothy
Shenandoah Valley
Bur gess sisters prepare departure for tomorrow
Misses Florence and Gertrude Bur gess plan to leave tomorrow for an unspecified destination as part of a scheduled family travel.
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Gertrude Burgess
Spirit Possession Splits Detroit Family Over Seventeen Years
John Ward, a Detroit druggist and violin maker, recalls his wife Helen's 22 yearly departures driven by spiritualism. He details possessions by spirits from Black Hawk to Caesar and the chaos they caused at home, including smashed vases and vanished possessions, with legal attempts to recover items.
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Mich
Helen Ward
John F. Ward
John Ward
Red Eagle
John
Black Hawk
Mother
Caesar
Brutus
Allen couple attends empire pisatore tel sensor opening
Dr and Mrs L M Allen motored to the city last night and attended the formal opening of the Empire Pisatore tel sensor.
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L. M. Allen
Gs Baet
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Winchester Testimony
Mrs. W. M. Sumption of 129 S Main St Winchester praises Doan's Kidney Pills for backache dizziness and weak kidneys. She says they gave instant relief after several use and a family member calls it the only cure for lumbago. Foster Milburn Co. Rochester NY price 60c at dealers.
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Winchester
W. M. Sumption
S. Main St
Oan
Tre. Sumption
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