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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
3
A Westinghouse Electric Toaster Stove is proposed as a durable, practical present costing less than a box of candy. The device lets a woman cook at the table, saves kitchen bother, and provides personalized toast for each family member. Other suggested gifts include an electric iron and sewing machine motor.
The W and W C Ry Company announces a public sale of the Price Mullen property at the corner of Main and Clifford streets Winchester. The lot is divided into five parts with specific dimensions and sequence of bidding. Terms require one fourth cash and the rest in three annual payments with interest. Also notes a Chamberlains Liniment ad at end.
A hat destined for a county woman at church tomorrow fell from a wagon on Water Street this afternoon. The horse spooked and one wheel ran over the hat, flattening it completely.
Dr. B. R. White, a well known physician, returns home to Richmond after treatment at St Luke's Hospital and Winchester Memorial Hospital last summer. Mrs Seabury Davies and child from Baltimore are visiting Dr and Mrs Julian Ward on South Washington for the holidays.
The circuit court orders Martha J. Harman to appear within 15 days to defend a divorce a vinculo matrimonii sought by George W. Harman. An affidavit states the defendant is not a resident of Virginia. Publication of the notice is ordered weekly in Winchester and posting at the courthouse.
The Kansas State Agricultural College dairy at Manhattan expands cream supply by an auto wagon delivery method. Farmers near Manhattan are paid Elgin prices at their doors, with college paying 2 cents above market for top creamery butter and selling 800 to 900 pounds weekly. All dairy products are produced by college dairy husbandry students.
Shade and protection extend feed efficiency. Protein rich feeds aid brood sows with oats optional. Two litters by age two is near optimal for top sows. Alfalfa supports brood sows year round. Uniform hog lots ease fattening. defects show in offspring. Corn is best for hogs but not exclusive. Draft horses remain farmers mainstay for cost and reliability.
Directions from a historical veterinary guide cover treating worms in hogs with copperas dissolve, cleaning pens, providing pure water, and avoiding contaminated ponds. It also includes guidance on horse hide seems, sheep tobacco for worms, pig indigestion remedies, kidney worms, cow tonics, and dog distemper treatments using plant extracts and mineral mixtures.
The piece recalls a dreary 1863 Christmas in Winchester with raids and shortages as Federal troops near Martinsburg and Confederates in the Valley. It notes scarce food, fear of soldiers visiting homes, and the labor of women making toys and hair beads while civilians endured isolation and danger. The 1864 Christmas brought a fragile mercy with soldiers sharing treats with Confederate prisoners at Fairfax Hall.
A Christmas Eve supper at Béthel school house raised a deadly sum to finance a local library. Mrs. W. J. Muse called on Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Chapman, who is visiting kin in Hayfield. Mrs. Meredith Lockhart and daughter Evelyn visited Mr. B. N. Lockhart's home.
The Golden Rule Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday school distributes a calendar featuring a photo of the class and invites readers to visit each Sunday. Col. H. H. Baker returns from Richmond to rest at his South Washington Street home.
An advertisement warns against remedies for catarrh that contain mercury and claims such tonics harm smell and the nervous system. It urges buying Hall's Sarparilla brand pills, touting genuine credentials and testing from drug stores with a stated price per bottle.
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