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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
4
Practical hints cover apple exhibition preparation and storage, summer sheep care to prevent maggot and wool contact wounds, and general guidance on choosing and keeping robust fowls. Emphasis on selection, constitution, and disciplined care for poultry, incubator use, and peach tree borer control with fall and spring digging methods.
Speaker Byrd urges legalizing the primary and making it an official organ to register the popular will. He argues the current system, though best for Virginia, has disadvantages and deserves strict regulation to prevent degeneration into the convention plan. Richmond Times Dispatch notes the significance of his remarks.
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society officials report the fortieth exhibition at Winchester September 7 to 9 will surpass previous fairs with expanded racing cards and new midways. President Logan R. Fay leads officers and directors. excursion fares via Cumberland Valley Railroad from Martinsburg and nearby towns are listed for round trips on issue date and return next day.
An 1890s style ad urges readers to use Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired feet and tight shoes. It promises cure for aching, swollen, hot feet and sweating, plus relief from corns and pains, with a free trial and sample offer. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 3 cents. address given for free sample requests.
An observer explains a method to combat worms by filling a sack with straw to kneel and dry the ground, digging for worms, rechecking after a few days or a week, and filling the hollow with soil to force borers higher on the trunk. The practice aims to uncover and remove borers in cycles to protect trees.
In Brucetown Virginia on August 31 Mr Do R Smithey gave a dance in honor of his house guests. Miss Bessie Eggleston of Baltimore and Mr J Allan Hyer of Washington led the event with waltzes and two steps. Attendees included numerous Hyer Batimore and Winchester residents and Rev Page Dame visiting from Baltimore.
A New York Herald report details record lawyer fees from the Chicago traction case to Elihu Root’s unmatched pay. It recounts James B. Hill’s million dollar settlement work for Carnegie Frick, Guthrie’s eight hundred thousand for breaking Plant’s will, and Mrs Sage’s drive to secure Root’s opinion at a $250 000 fee.
Francis Scott Key died 65 years ago this date and the nation marks his memory by supporting efforts to save his home near the National Capital from decay or destruction. Monuments exist in Golden Gate Park San Francisco and Frederick Maryland with private subscriptions honoring Key and his wife. The Star Spangled Banner remains his enduring verse though not lauded for literary perfection, its inspirational fervor fueling patriotic spirit.
The rack is a gait between trot and gallop where fore feet move like a slow gallop and hind feet like a trot. It is often artificial though sometimes hereditary, with confusion over terms pace amb l e and rack due to fore foot positioning and motion differences.
A reflective piece urges embracing errors as steps toward growth. It argues that life’s meaning emerges through iteration, trial and error, and learning from missteps to shape character and wisdom.
Captain N Lee Goldsborough, senior captain of the Fifth Regiment, received a dinner from noncommissioned officers at the Hotel Lexington in Baltimore. He served in the Confederate Army, enlisting in 1861 with the First Maryland Infantry, took part in Manassas, Winchester, Front Royal, Cross Keys, and Gettysburg, and was captured at Point Lookout in 1865 before mustering out.
Mr. John B. Oakley, visiting in town with M. D. Boehm on North Braddock street, departs for Elizabeth New Jersey after a vacation that included visits to Strasburg and Cedar Creek. He fought at Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864 and attended multiple church services, speaking at several and sharing time at a Sunday school picnic and the Odd Fellows lodge.
A Wisconsin inventor designs sectional tires made of 12 independent sections each with its own valve. If one section is punctured it can be removed and replaced or repaired, keeping the tire intact and cheaper than traditional designs. Mrs Oscar Lewis travels to Staunton and Harrisonburg to visit relatives.
Dr Leonhardt's Hem-Roid touted as a universal internal cure tested in thousands with only about two percent failure. Advertises as addressing the internal cause of piles not solvable by ointments or operations. Sold for $1 with guarantee by Franck Baker & Son and Dr Leonhardt Co Buffalo N Y. White for booklet.
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