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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1922
Page
3
Advertisement from W F Kurtz Co New York seeking apples and Keiffer pears for export on consignment or direct sale. Encourages ship now to compare net returns and consider Kurtz services. Dated 9 13 11.
Attorney for owners N F and E Alquist offers for public sale at the County Court House Winchester Virginia on September 23 at 12 noon. Property lies in Frederick County about 4 miles east of Winchester on the north side of the Winchester and Berryville Pike, totaling thirteen acres with dwelling and outbuildings. Details available from Robt TV Barton Amay Duvall Dann auctioneers.
Trains and jitneys fill with young men from the Shenandoah Valley and nearby regions arriving to pick apples for Frederick County growers. Orchard owners shuttle workers to sites as late varieties begin harvest on a large scale. Many workers from Winchester and nearby areas are employed and paid, with women increasingly joining the workforce during busy seasons.
The article discusses how fish sense sound and vibrations in water. It notes a sensitive nerve along each side of the body enabling perception of underwater sound waves and movements.
A cobbled snippet from the Toledo Blade hints at quirky aphorisms about human behavior and usefulness. It mocks vacuous arguments and delay, noting waiting for turnout as an expensive habit while praising purposeful talent and direction.
Broad claim from W T Hornbarger of Clifton Forge Va extols Fantac as a cure for stomach trouble. He reports losing 36 pounds and able to work daily after taking Fantac, urging others with similar ailments to try the product. The ad asserts Fantac cleanses the stomach, stops fermentation, and strengthens the whole body.
Auction and sale notice lists 10 limestone farms including 3 on Valley Pike and 1 near Winchester, plus 60 farms from 20 to 800 acres. Timber tracts orchards houses and town lots offered with prices from 1000 to 16000. Listings by Bailey & Co at Bailey Bros Store Winchester Va. 9-6-1m.
The text argues that all animal life depends on plants, concluding the earliest life on Earth was plant life due to little land and a aquatic environment.
The text discusses Argentine plant cultivation and experiments to produce oils. It notes potential wealth if volatile oils from plants grown in Argentina yield equal quantity and quality to the acts referenced. It cites Pare and Cervantes in a fragmented quotation about sleep and hunger.
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