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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
2
In 1897 a physician suffered eczema on the face. He attributes full recovery to Cuticura remedies and Soap, noting long use without endorsement by habit but urging others to try. The testimonial cites Dr. G. Fisher of Big Pool, Maryland, as providing the case details in December.
Miss Jessie F uchanan of Hamilton Georgia describes months of scalp trouble with hair loss and a skin breakout. After using Cuticura Remedies she reports cure in weeks. Includes price list for Soap Ointment Resolvent Pills and mail order info from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
Newark resident Adolph Heller, 50, of 73 Longstreet, accidentally ingested poison from a bottle he believed contained salts. He sought help after convulsions began but died soon after despite a physician’s prompt arrival.
Washington on December 3. The White House rejected with unusual emphasis a circulating report that J. P. Morgan and a group of associates sent to President Taft a draft of a new federal incorporation bill.
Washington December 3 The two battleships authorized by Congress will be named the New York and Texas The New York will be built at the New York navy yard The Texas will be built by contract
London December 3 The case of the Duke of Manchester who recently underwent appendicitis surgery is progressing favorably according to medical word indicating his condition is improving.
The Maine experiment station recommends a kerosene and crude carbolic acid spray for poultry house interiors to kill lice, with white washing after treatment. It discusses valued liquid manure from linseed cake, straw as bedding to save fertilizer, and milk bacteria with sanitation steps for pails and utensils and heating milk after milking.
The author argues feeding livestock on the ground wastes hay as sheep drag out more hay and spoil it. Racks are presented as cheaper than hay and reduce waste, improving feeding efficiency for sheep and other stock.
The Maine farmer finds Shorthorn cattle increasingly valuable for breeding. The two-breed system shows success for specialty aims. Shorthorns are hardy heavy beef cattle and good milkers with strong herds in New England and widespread purebred herds in the corn belt. The pictured animal is a two-year-old beef type heifer.
The breed is gaining popularity with cows of a wilking strain noted for milk and calves for beef. New England demand grows for fresh summer beef from hotels and boarding houses. England’s dairy shows prize Shorthorns for milk and butter with records such as 115 pounds 6 ounces in two days and 58 pounds in a day yielding 2 pounds 10.5 ounces of butter.
The article guides buyers to choose a boar from a reputable breeder and a good litter size. It stresses purchasing while young for lower shipping, selecting a vigorous masculine boar with broad features, and matching size to sows. It notes pure breeding to ensure vigorous, well formed piglets and advises aging sows with young boars to keep earlier-maturing offspring.
Guidance emphasizes careful and rapid milking and straining milk through a metallic filter to reduce bacterial growth. Cloth strainers are avoided due to heat and contamination risks, promoting safer milk handling practices.
The Farm Journal advises warming water for horses to save feed, keeping horses occupied daily to avoid sickness, and using daily grooming to maintain a sleek coat. It suggests reducing heavy feed as work decreases in fall and training horses to walk without constant urging.
W. H. Underwood argues that milk yield hinges on inherent capacity and that herd production rises with careful breeding. He advises selecting heifers from the best cows, noting Guernsey cattle as a leading dairy breed found widely in top dairy regions.
The article stresses retaining milking cows and calves from known good dairy lines. It warns against unknown parentage and crossbred stock, urges pure bred sires from deep milking strains, and notes the sire dominates the milking potential of heifers. It concludes progress requires both parents from strong milking lineages.
Streaky butter results from uneven salt distribution or leftover buttermilk. Thoroughly remove buttermilk and evenly dissolve salt to prevent mottling. If curd particles remain, strain the cream to eliminate mottled appearance.
The piece argues that livestock quality rises with owner attention and regular, palatable feeding. It notes growth hinges on care and interest, not just food availability, and suggests cultivating this taste like any other habit to achieve success.
A flock fed on roots shows a development lacking in other methods. Silage may be fed but roots are better and safer. For winter feed use clover and alfalfa hay oats wheat bran linseed meal and roots to insure milk at lambing. Clean straw is ideal bedding and avoid seed bits in wool.
Miller's Drug Store guarantees ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP will rid the scalp of the germ causing dandruff. The ad claims one shampoo with ZEMO SOAP stops itching and cleanses the scalp, and offers a refund if not satisfied. ZEMO products are said to be available in every city and town in America.
Vera Ritchie eighteen months old daughter of George W. Ritchie died after a twelve week illness in Mount Clinton Rockingham County marking the county’s fourth case of the year and its first fatality.
A boy asks Santa for a Mexican suit a sword a gun a drum a stuffed rabbit a man doll and airship with candy nuts apples and oranges The note reads Dear Santa Claus I will write you and tell you what I want for Christmas Good-bye Walter Freeman a 19 year old negro is jailed after a lynching attempt in Virginia The note also mentions the governor declining to interfere and the boy's father facing execution A Richmond man J T Walker contemplates another suicide after a failed attempt and reports a lifelong pattern of self harm fueled by jealousy and distress
A philosopher likens women to the poetry of the world and stars of heaven, calling them light bearing forces guiding humanity. The remark frames women as terrestrial planets influencing mankind's destiny.
A local druggist promotes Chamberlain Medicine Co. tablets as a free sample offer. The ad claims the product cures biliousness indigestion and chronic headache and offers a refund if it does not help. Send a postal card with name and address to Des Moines for a free sample. Sold by Franck Baker & Son.
An advertisement claims a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromosale tablets. Druggists refund if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature appears on each box. Price 25 cents.
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