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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
2
The article advises improving hen comfort this winter by dry sand or gravel litter, covering floors with three inches of bedding and six to twelve inches of earth, and providing fine dust in a sunny frame. It notes dust baths reduce lice and suggests preparing supplies now for optimal poultry health.
An agricultural study revises the crow’s image, finding it helpful in reducing grasshoppers cutworms and other insects. It notes a drawback in preying on birds and eggs but argues the overall benefit to farms outweighs the harm.
The Utah Agricultural College extension stations offer a circular on Labor Saving Devices for Farm Home. A “dinner wagon” is described as a two to three story table on wheels standing near the kitchen stove. It holds all meal supplies and can be wheeled to the dining room then back, saving countless steps.
Harvest tips advise keeping turnips in a dry outdoor area or spinach with a light litter of straw. Use a heavy cover to protect pumpkins and squashes where temperatures stay above 60 degrees. Storing prices are noted.
Financial figures show Middletown State Bank in Frederick County Virginia with assets 73857.69 and liabilities 73857.69 as of Oct 21 1913. W E Coffman cashier swore to accuracy on Oct 27 1918 with directors E O Larrick M H Rhodes and Be R Sperry.
The document presents a detailed balance sheet for a bank in Winchester Virginia with total assets of 1 964 181 83 and total deposits of 1 Clearly itemized are loans and discounts securities cash items and notes from other banks. The report lists capital stock surplus profits and reserves along with liabilities to other banks and customers and confirms the statement as sworn by Cashier John W Rice before a notary.
A Victorian household guide praises a self serve buffet on Sundays. Plan the meal earlier, with sandwiches cold meats salad tarts and small cakes ready. Coffee or tea is served last, guests help themselves, avoiding the need for a servant.
Odd lengths of lace and net fabric can be repurposed to craft yokes, guimpes, and chemisettes. Create patterns from brown paper, sew strips between, and use matching fabrics to avoid heaviness. Finish edges to prevent fraying. net folds offer neat necklines. brown paper foundations aid shirring.
A clipped notice mentions Miss Ruth Solenberger with a turn in a local event or role. Details are sparse in the legible portion.
The Winchester National Bank in Virginia reports assets totaling 1 362 508 2 with loans and discounts 908 768, deposits 1 010 810 11, and capital stock 100 000. Cash items include checks and notes plus reserves and US deposits. liabilities list undivided profits and various due to other banks and customers. Cashier H D Fuller attests to accuracy with witnesses J Ridgeway and W E Cooper signing.
The statement sworn by cashier I. See KR Grim presents Union Bank of Winchester Virginia financials at close of business October 21 1913. It lists assets including loans and discounts 254039. 2, bonds securities 16143.40, banking house 14000, furniture 1498.42, due from national banks 34431.17, and currency 11045. total assets 337154.69. Liabilities show capital stock 190000.09, surplus 10000.09, deposits 201787.15, certificates of deposit 169.25, due to other banks 15000, accrued interest 0.87, accrued taxes 1.75. total 337154.69.
A Rural New Yorker description outlines a sunken hotbed six feet wide two and a half feet deep and as long as needed. It details pit construction windbreaks heating material using horse manure forest leaves or straw, and careful fermentation for early seed sowing.
Storing celery uses hotbeds or cold frames with boards to adjust height and shading. Frames are ventilated on warm days by adjusting sash and mats. Trenches with V shaped blanching boards also store celery, with air admitted after warm weather and manure added before hard frosts. Tops must remain dry and soil lifted before storage.
The text discusses contract requirements for rural mail service urging duplicate copies of written contracts to be kept by each party and states carriers must complete their routes daily unless extraordinary weather or road conditions prevent it. It notes that complaints to the post office bureau will be given careful consideration with all facts provided.
Mrs Joseph Roeder arrived in Brumwick Massachusetts this morning after several days in the city. She was seen visiting friends and attending to personal affairs before returning home.
A Boston Herald correspondent shares practical, low effort supper ideas for Sunday evenings. Recipes include cheese sandwiches fried in butter, chicken with nuts softened by cream for spreadable filling, baked eggs in buttered toast, and chocolate sandwiches with vanilla for dessert.
Rhodesia begins distilling alcohol from cornatalks for use as fuel in cars and other internal combustion motors.
The statement of financial condition for Peoples Rank Inc located in Ken City Frederick County Virginia closes business Oct 21 1913. It lists loans deposits and assets including cash balances with National banks and round figures for capital surplus undivided profits and reserves. Local notices report residents visiting town on business with several names and addresses.
The fragment indicates Prof C E Koontz is central to a public inquiry in Washington about alleged misconduct and health concerns. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the item suggests an official or media spotlight on Koontz.
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