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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1914
Page
3
Prompt telegraph market report shows wheat closing higher while hay eases. New yellow corn at 3.96 per barrel. timothy and clover hay around 18 to 19.50 per unit. Butter creamery at 34.5 cents, Virginia poultry prices steady. apples plentiful with Bartlay pier shipments and barrel quotations for Ben Davis York Imperial Jonathan Baldwin.
The Star lists daily quotations from local buyers for meat at Stephenson and various grains and produce. Prices include corn values around 3.60 to 4.00 and hay, straw, beeswax, and poultry rates, with live turkeys, dressed birds, and potatoes noted among the entries.
An article urges careful orchard planning with proper spacing and diverse fruit crops. It cites examples in Somerset county Maine where pruning, rotating crops, and grazing hogs increased yields from 25 barrels to 80, earning up to 400 dollars per acre, plus a note on pasteurizing skim milk to prevent disease spread.
A peasant girl impersonates Dmitri Pretzoff to join the army and save his mother but learns he dies. She returns home after a covert mission, discovering Dmitri was poisoned by his mother to keep her away. The tale ends with the impostor woman’s realization.
Mr GC N Shaw of Hagerstown Maryland, here on a business visit, is registered at Hotel Evans.
A critical note condemns the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for charging five cents for each timetable folder starting January 1. The piece accuses the railway of hiding information and padding fares, claiming the scheme exploits the public by forcing extra costs to access train times and arrivals.
A whaling ship named White hauled a rare right whale off the British Columbia coast. The species is scarce in northern Pacific waters and valued for its bone. The catch was the first of its kind in several years and tied to an estimated price of $20,000.
The Paris front reports slow Allied progress in Flanders and near Arras, with gains claimed yet siege warfare persisting in Belgium and France. Berlin says Allied attacks suffer heavy losses as German mine trenches deter advances while Verlin papers voice disappointment over missing names and captured figures. Separately, Mr. Baker and Miss Thatcher head to Baltimore for family hospital visits and holidays, as arc lamp efficiency in high atmospheric pressure grows dramatically per Prof. Summer of Breslau.
European scientists unveil a new flashlight powder based on peroxide of lanthanum with gas lamp mantle additives. It emits excellent light while generating less than one tenth the smoke and fumes of existing powders, reducing danger and odor.
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