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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
4
Practical guide to poultry feeding with three daily meals. Morning handfuls of whole grain in litter warm, noon two handfuls with roots, afternoon mash of bran shorts oats and corn with added animal meal in cold weather. Include clover liquid for moisture and keep water plentiful. Also notes on peach packing and marketing through a commission man.
The writer describes wrapping peaches with unique wrappers to gain attention and credit for fruit grade. They note potential profit from growers packing and storing their own apples when crops are light in major apple regions.
Virginia will issue pension checks to twelve thousand people on September 1 for Confederate soldiers and widows, totaling about 325000 dollars. All counties and cities will be included, with current recipients receiving now and new applicants paid later after the September distribution.
Fred Whitacre Jr. upset his wagon load of produce on a curve between local landmarks near Whitacre Virginia. A coop of chickens escaped and eggs and apples damaged. The driver escaped injury as the team halted before leaving the road. Local residents and visitors noted dental work and family visits in the area.
State law requires each automobile owner to register the first machine with the secretary of the commonwealth and receive a number. Reports say some owners repeatedly acquire new machines and transfer old numbers, a flagrant breach of the registration rule which applies only to the first vehicle.
Fort Loudoun Seminary in Winchester Virginia gears up for a record year with careful exterior work and interior finishing. The school promises thorough scholarship with proficient teachers in music art languages mathematics commerce and primary education under principal Katherine R Glass.
The text notes about 3,100 machines licensed in Virginia and states penalties for registration or operation violations. The minimum penalty for violations of registration speed or related matters is not less than $10 or thirty days in jail, or both, at the court’s discretion.
Mrs Harmer and her daughters have returned to their home in Washington after a week’s visit to relatives in this city.
Miss Margaret O Connell travels to Homestead Pennsylvania to visit her aunt Mrs Thomas Curran for an extended trip.
A reader shares a testimonial praising Postum as a coffee substitute. The letter describes making four heaping teaspoons per pint, boiling twenty minutes, and how guests mistook it for coffee. The writer credits improved health and urges others to break coffee slavery with Postum.
In Ceylon Colom bo residents witnessed two mongooses battle a cobra. The mongoose pair dodged striking distance and finally overwhelmed the snake grabbing the back of the head and killing it. The cobra proved a splendid marked specimen and showed alarm before the attack.
A country clergyman sells his aging Dobbin at a fair and buys a new horse that resembles the old one. Despite the price, he believes the new beast is the right replacement, only to have Dobbin itself quietly return to his familiar stable, proving the old horse remains the better match.
A Journal of American Medical Association report cites Dr Lassiguardie on how starvation affects mind and behavior. Fasting may sharpen imagination but causes irritability memory loss and hallucinations, as seen in Courviers mine survivors who endured up to twenty five days underground.
Sicily claims the largest tree in the world the Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses located at Mount Etna's foot. Five great branches emerge from a trunk 212 feet in circumference and a hollow big enough to shelter a flock of sheep. The name recalls Queen Joan of Aragon and her retinue sheltering there from a storm.
A description claims walrus whiskers serve as fashionable toothpicks in Chinatown. Whiskers extend from each side of the mouth, about four inches long and increasingly elastic with age. Alaskan harvesters pluck and bundle them for shipment to China.
A tongue in cheek statement reflects a willingness to help others even at personal cost. The quip underscores communal generosity and the social value placed on lending aid without regard to self benefit.
The court orders a Commissioner in Chancery to identify creditors of John A. Huntsberry and determine their distributive shares. He must convene all creditors, settle accounts of Herbert S. Larrick Trustee, report net balance after distribution, and report any other pertinent matters. Publication in Winchester Virginia newspapers will serve as notice to interested parties.
Winchester July 20 1909 notice to all parties and creditors in the Hunttsberry suit that Tuesday August 24 1909 at Ward and Larrick office in Winchester VA an order of reference will be executed. If not completed the proceedings will adjourn daily until finished. Comr. David S. Glaize presiding. Cir Court ae & Larrick Barton Boy M Lynch Steck Biardoke Pd 4 J-21-4w
Mr. 8S. W. Trenary of the United States Express Company, visiting Parkerburg from Cumberland, says West Virginia peach production will be very large this year. Early varieties are being moved this week from Romney branch orchards along the B&O Railroad, with shipments by carload and trainload. The busy shipping period is expected in early September as the express company handles the crop.
Richmond report notes Democratic State chairman Ellyson’s return from a July tour of Hot Springs and Ninth District counties. He says primary turnout was low but will not affect general election outcomes. In Clarke Warren district a House of Delegates contest arose between M. H. Reardon and Ralph Grigsby after initial counts showed Reardon by one vote before being overturned. both sides issued contest notices.
If people with symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble realized their danger they would begin taking Foley's Kidney remedy without delay. It claims to stop pain and irregularities while strengthening the organs and avoiding Bright's disease or other serious disorders. Franck Baker & Son.
Miss Mary Bird Larrick arrived in Middletown this afternoon after visiting Miss Nancy Maynard at her West Water street home.
Mr and Mrs C E Gentry returned to Staunton Virginia this afternoon after visiting the home of Mrs Gentrys sister Mrs Joseph H Savage at Kernstown for nw days.
Dr. S. M. Stickley of Stephens City spent the morning in town on business, seen in routine civic flow. He was noted for his usual courtesy and professional presence during the visit.
For sale plant of six acres with lime stone land, a good house, stable, granary, chicken house, hog house, and fine water. Claims no better location. Contact S. M. Chiles at 219 W Winchester.
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