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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
4
Wheat and related grains showed steady prices in today's local market amidst light trading. Odds and ends of misread figures hint at minor shifts, while corn oats and poultry quotes remain muted with small cent-scale variations.
A deserted wife arrived in Winchester reporting her case to county authorities after her husband fled with another woman who also claims marriage. Sheriff Purcell opened an investigation following the wife's testimony and the husband’s sighting at the City Hotel on North Main Street.
Dec 2 Lenore social items report Miss Bessie White of Grimes visiting Mrs. John E. Ebert for a week. George Coffman now makes his home with his niece Mrs. L B R Clevenger. Eva Baker and sister Beulah visit aunt Mrs. Martha Lewis near Winchester. Mrs. Hunter Yeakley visits sister Mrs. J E Ebert. Jonas Chamberlin and Ida Clevenger visit Ida's sister Mrs. Arthur Strasnider at Strasburg. J Newton Clevenger is quite indisposed.
Next week the May Hillman Company arrives to present Floodtide at the Auditorium. Monday night marks the first city performance at popular prices with Miss Hillman in a strong lead role supported by a full company in a blend of pathos and comedy.
The piece notes a man planning to stop in Omaha to earn funds to pursue his bride and hints at couples marrying with limited means. It compares their potential happiness to couples who wed before a European honeymoon, suggesting memories will endure regardless of the cost.
Tickets on sale for all regular trains December 7 to December 8 1905 for Knights of Pythias celebration on Baltimore and Ohio lines. Fare four dollars and seventy cents round trip. Inquiries at ticket agent with B and C Railroad.
Mr David Newcome of near Brucetown is named champion rabbit killer of the section after 33 rabbits felled in 39 shots. Mrs Edward J Evans visits daughter Mrs Nulton wife of Lieut Commander Louis McCoy Nulton in Annapolis Maryland. Mr John L Wiseler of Mount Jackson spends a day or two in Winchester with friends. Mr D B Eskey has sold out his Se Maient to rs W B A.
The article notes large and small cows drink 7 to 9 and 6 to 8 gallons daily, with wide individual variation. Younger cows drink more, older cows less, and factors such as climate, digestion, ration, and feed type alter water needs. It recommends providing water openly and per-cow, using running taps and individual troughs to ensure proper intake. Also warns that using dish water as pig slop can cause disease from alkali in slops, with post mortem findings and a preventive feeding approach.
Franck Baker & Son send a letter to The Star promising a full refund to any Hyomei user who follows directions and is not cured of catarrh. The outfit costs 1.00 and includes an inhaler, medicine dropper and Hyomei bottle with extra bottles at 50 cents.
The Geneva station outlines methods to produce 4.5 percent acid vinegar from York State apples. Use sound ripe fruit, clean juice, and hot water treated barrels with air access. Alcoholic fermentation completes in five to six months at normal temps. warmer storage and yeast speed it up. Acetic fermentation benefits from heat and a strong starter. once acidity is reached seal the barrel to prevent further fermentation.
The article advises checking for local irritation causing itching in horses and suggests washing with soap and hot water then applying a two per cent carbolic acid solution. It discusses skim milk and corn as a ration, claiming skim milk gives hens more protein and may yield higher egg income than feeding pigs. it invites reader opinions.
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