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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
3
Baltimore market notes show corn and feed prices mixed with steady to firmer butter eggs and live poultry. Calves lambs sheep and apples reported varying prices with limited activity as buyers stayed cautious.
Daily market prices list wheat corn hay butter and poultry with retail figures for Stephenson Hatley and local buyers. A divorce court exchange quips that the woman says relations are pleasant but the in laws are not, highlighting a light legal matter amid routine notices.
A narrator credits Cardus tonic with saving her strength after poor medical care and a nurse’s advice. She describes lasting improvements after using seventeen bottles and urges other weak women to try the product as trusted by many over 50 years.
County residents are informed that paragraph fourteen of the Milk and Meat Ordinance will be printed for clarity by the board of health and inspector K. W. Meller. The notice covers sale and distribution of meat and meat products and labeling requirements for inspected items within the city limits.
Winchester reader Wesley J. Carpenter describes severe kidney strain from heavy lifting. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief and ongoing benefit, endorsing the remedy as a remedy for back pain and urinary issues.
A historical notice states meat and animal parts may be sold only after inspection by appointed inspectors in Winchester. Farmers may kill cattle sheep and swine and sell the carcasses only after formal inspection and payment of inspection fees. The piece also notes Mrs. Cutler of Vancouver tracked 400 miles by pedometer while performing household duties.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines three paths to higher corn yields: better seed, richer soil, and improved cultivation. It notes average yields around 26 bushels per acre in a decade ending 1910, but potential exists for far more with proper soil fertility, legume crops, and manure. It warns poor land makes corn unprofitable and stresses nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus as key elements.
Nicola and Bradd quarrel aboard the Apollo and clash over a blade. After a shark incident rescues Nicola, Bradd risks his life to reach him. Nicola offers the knife back. Bradd smiles and the feud ends in Rio Grande do Sul where the two drunkenly stroll toward the quay.
A 105 million dollar war tax is laid by Congress to offset lost import revenue due to European disturbances. Beer bears the heaviest share at about 50 million, with taxes on stamps, tobacco, theatre tickets and bank capital stock. The piece lauds the dollar and industries for funding the war and urges support for the national credit, ending with a humorous quip about a wife sending rent money.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia of Lots 2 3 4 and 5 Block 1 Harris Addition owned by Gardner B Hillyard to pay debts secured by two deeds of trust dated February 22 1912 and June 7 1918. Property fronts Berryville Turnpike 274 feet with rear alley access. includes a seven room dwelling. Auctioneer John A J R P Duvall to conduct sale January 6 1915 with two bonds to secure payment and a policy life assurance noted.
General Roadmaster A A Miller of the Iron Mountain system was hospitalized in St Louis with a compound fracture to the left arm and other injuries after a rabbit darted across the track and became entangled in the wheels of a railway motor car near Knobel Arkansas. Three other men on the car were injured.
Milwaukee women organize cooperative buying clubs to cut the cost of living. The plan aims to pool purchasing power for essentials like groceries and household goods, easing financial pressures on workers.
A fragmentary dialogue from Ireland features Pat and others debating punishment for neglecting family support and a comment about a man who reportedly threw his wife from a window. The text then shifts to a discussion of the Seven Wonders, mentioning the pyramids and other ancient marvels and a remark about war and peace from Franklin.
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