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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
5
The notice touts the Winchester Roller Millis as the county’s oldest and best institution and urges using home flour. It claims Kerr perfection and White Pearl flour have no equal in quality.
Special Commissioner will expose to public sale on March 22 1909 in Winchester Clarke county Kentucky the judgment debtor property to satisfy a $1105.23 judgment. Items include a 25 horse power straw burner engine No 7327 a 40x66 Huber separator 7962 wind stacker tank pump and hose 40 inch Huber self feeder No 2 796 perfection weigher Dakota style No 54910 160 ft drive belts 550 gallon tanks and cook car trucks Bond required payable to Commissioner with security and interest until paid.
A mother scolds Buddie for a prank that cost her button stash. He wrapped about a dollar’s worth of buttons in paper and gave them to a little Dutch band in the court, hoping they thought they were pennies, prompting her weary reaction.
A man questions a doctor about his wife’s illness and learns the diagnosis is overwork. The physician allegedly judged by examining her tongue and made an immediate determination. The exchange portrays a humorous or skeptical view of medical practice.
A Galveston News quip notes a bride who trots by day and a groom who roams at night face a race against time before they push past the speed limit. The wry remark hints at domestic balance and the pace of city life.
A friend records Ryin stating he is stout to commit death by own action and notes his marriage about a year ago. He mentions twenty unmarried friends who sent wedding presents and implies they will all marry this month, signaling a grim motive.
England's house of commons seeks better air, vents through floor gratings, drawing from over the Thames and its barges. A member jokes about what's passing outside as he covers his nose with a handkerchief after a suffocating evening.
The text describes folk weather signs based on bird behavior. It notes pecking, feather care, and nest return as rain indicators, mentions parrots and canaries stirring before a storm, the peacock’s roosting cry signaling rain, and robins singing loudly in the morning as a rain omen.
The Mennonites arose from four sects of Dutch Flemish and German Baptists. They take their name from Menno Simons, a 16th century former Catholic priest who led Anabaptists around 1537. Simons lived 1492 to 1537 and his True Christian Belief appeared three years before his death. After his death the sect split and creed changes followed.
A Washington columnist argues widows are ideal spouses and cites historical examples showing resilient widows cultivate self discipline and wisdom. The piece suggests a widow’s mindset aids managing other husbands beyond the one she mourns.
An Atchison County farmer’s wife brought four dozen young roosters to town. The roosters will be fried while the pullets survive. The piece questions if roosters receive a fair deal, noting the roosters’ fate with a humorous tone.
A report by A C Morgan of the Bureau of Entomology outlines tobacco worm biology and practical control. It cites arsenate of lead sprays for flea beetles and grasshoppers, plowing fields in fall to kill cutworms, and using paris green with lime to combat worms.
The United States produced 7 058 short tons of garnet in 1907 the highest on record. The output rose 52 percent from 1906 reflecting growing demand for abrasive garnet and mining activity across major producing states.
A curious trait among some actresses shows willingness to wear minimalstage attire to ensure they appear well dressed off stage. This practice reflects personal image priorities and social expectations of theater culture of the period.
A reflective piece asserts that individual deeds shape character. It warns that sending hatred, retaliation, judgment, or yielding to domination implicates the person in conflict and carries personal consequences. The quote closes with an authorial nod to Horatio Dins.
The article describes steam drying for leaf tobacco, detailing a boxlike 140 by 12 by 4.5 feet machine with seven compartments and circulating air. It dries tobacco efficiently, reduces moisture, and cans it into hogsheads using a power press, with capacity up to 40,000 pounds daily.
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