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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
2
A collection of brief clippings references Joe Bailey Dix, criticizing hazing and Senate courtesy. Nods to Admiral Dewey on fighting, Dowie’s Zion City decline, burn scars in Manassas after a fire, and Philippine sugar trade remarks about labor. Mentions Annapolis cadets, various newspapers.
Mrs C H Buchanan and Miss Pearl left for Nashville yesterday to visit Mrs Buchanan's mother, widow of late Judge J H Baskitte. The Sunday School entertainment at the Methodist Church was a success with a full house and gifts for all classes. Pianist Frank Hinton performed daily throughout the year. Both pastors received generous appreciation from the audience.
Druggists authorize refunds if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure within 6 to 14 days. The product addresses tickling, blind bleeding and protruding piles and costs 50 cents.
The article discusses crop rotation to keep land productive. It suggests alternating potatoes or peas with wheat, and praises alfalfa as a nurse crop for wheat. Oats as a nurse crop are fading in popularity.
A Farmer's Voice urges separate cellar spaces for vegetables and fruits. Apples require cooler storage than potatoes. fruits need low temperatures to avoid rot. Sweet potatoes squashes and pumpkins tolerate heat if dry. turnips beets and potatoes need moisture to prevent shriveling. At least two, preferably three rooms help accommodate different storage needs.
A guide explains using few posts by placing them four rods apart and wiring stays to laths with bare wire bent around each lath. It details hands on steps for securing the wire and lath, plus a note on broad road improvements in Indiana and peanut crop prospects for northern adaptation.
A 19th century advertisement pledges a $100 reward for catarrh cures and endorses F J Cheney by Walding Kinan and Marvin as trusted druggists. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, claims blood and mucous impact, and notes 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Christmas passed quietly in Tine Grove with many children greeted by Santa Claus. Pleasant Valley Sunday School closed with dialogues, recitations, and a pastor’s address by Rev. S. D. Skelton, followed by candy treats for the pupils.
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia announces closure on New Year’s Day January 1 1906 due to the holiday with early opening optional for maturing items on January 2 1906 signed H D Fuser cashier.
Practical notes from The Ruralist on raising first broods in protected coops with fresh air and a hard boiled egg and raw meal starter. It covers later diet including beef, potato, chaff litter, and scratching. plus methods to fatten fowls in a darkened rack with corn meal oats and shorts. Also explains pork costs and feeding hogs with corn and skim milk for efficient gains.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims a full refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price is 25 cents.
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