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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1913
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text shows a stream of health and political commentary. Mentions eating apples daily, concerns about presidents and women, and references to illness and remedy ideas. Scattered phrases include mentions of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and personal health struggles. The readable content is disjointed and lacks a cohesive reportable event.
E Koontz outlines corn breeding and seed selection methods emphasizing dry seed, field selection, and tassel timing. He cites trials from the U S Department of Agriculture and Virginia stations showing higher yields from well preserved and well selected ears with attention to heredity and kernel viability.
James Armel has been confined to his home due to illness. Mrs Anna Craig and her son John Craig were visitors at Witliatt Craig’s home near Stephen City. Miss Bertha Fries spent Saturday in town. Mr and Mrs Dodson visited friends in Winchester. Mr Boyd of near Winchester also mentioned.
Dr John D Bear of Virginia introduces a four year tested remedy claimed to combat consumption. Testimonials from users praise its effectiveness and predict wide adoption, noting strong market reception and substantial regional support in Virginia with about five thousand people influenced.
The United States Department of Agriculture through the Forest Service outlines seed production and planting targets for the national forests this season. About ten tons of pine seed and yellow pine seed are to be produced from forest lands to plant 800 000 acres, with expected germination and transplant losses shaping final outcomes.
An old technique by J G Allshouse explains using a porcelain house knob as a split insulator to attach telephone wires to a tree. Drive a screw into the knob to split it, insert the wire, wrap with extra wire, then bind around the trunk with wire and staples to secure the line. The method avoids cutting the line wire and aids quick replacement and stability.
The article describes blackberry rust as a highly contagious fungal disease with no effective cure. It advises destroying infected bushes, or burying them if burning is impractical, and stresses preventive care. It suggests spraying apple and plum trees before bud expansion as part of time for spraying, to guard against plant diseases.
The Gainesboro charge announces its quarterly conference to be held next Saturday and Monday, December 20. Rev H A Brown of Romney WV will preach at 10 30 a m on Saturday and Sunday morning. All urged to attend for the work and matters of church.
A Sunday Magazine note quotes a missionary request for help in a distant, dark land. He describes a small group of brethren unable to cope with widespread distress and asks for the sending of additional missionaries to assist.
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