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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
3
The article offers planting advice for easy care flowers. It covers torch easy peasy peas in trenches, white day lilies, Chrysanthemums from seeds or cuttings, hardy everblooming roses, and vines such as prairie roses honeysuckles woodbinds clematis wisterias bittersweet trumpet vine and wood lilies for screens and arbors.
A Farm and Fireside note by J Allahouse describes a hand cart adapted to transport and fit different barrel sizes. It details using a 3x3 inch wood shim, iron ferrules as an axle, and optionally square ends with an old iron axle, plus tapered handles shaped to cradle a barrel.
The design details an Owens style barrel cart with a 2x1 inch brace under the handle end. A bolt anchors the brace solidly at one end while the other end features multiple holes for adjustable bolt position to set the correct handle width for the barrel.
A mysterious driver in a gray car, dubbed the Grey Ghost, is repeatedly sighted speeding through Glendora and foothill boulevards. Witnesses say the skilled driver evades turns, robs sparsely populated areas, and even steals a drilling machine from a ranchman, leaving tire tracks as evidence. The culprit reportedly visits Covina Duarte Monrovia Claremont and nearby towns, making near-mythic incursions along the mountain roads.
Arsenate of lead is described as the best insecticide for insects that eat foliage and fruit, but not effective against sap-sucking pests. It should be mixed with Bordeaux or lime sulphur at 1 to 5 pounds per 50 gallons and used as a paste that must not dry, mixing to a thin paint-like consistency before adding to the spray tank.
Leavenworth Kansas residents report a tramp occupied the Cheever house on Miami Street while Mrs. B H Cheever was away. The ornate home was found undisturbed except for the intruder who used beds, basins, rugs, silver and glassware, and helped himself to imported dainties from hidden cellars. In Marshalltown Iowa a woman aged eighty one, Mrs Sarah A Wheldon, has fallen six times in ten years, recently sustaining a compound fracture of both forearms. Her age makes her condition critical.
Mrs Hilarre Davenport denounces a London newspaper article that called Americans vulgar and unwelcome in English resorts. Davenport argues the old time American abroad was wealthy and surprised by cheapness, noting Americans are quiet, dignified, and not to blame for European tensions.
The census shows a decrease of about sixty thousand bee colonies on farms and fewer farms reporting bees. The U S agriculture department links much of the drop to bee diseases, while some farmers still keep a few colonies for home honey or small sales. Beekeeping is shifting toward specialists in towns and cities.
A Farm and Home writer describes a home made grubber created from the claw of an old double shovel cultivator. Blacksmith-bent metal forms a gripping curved end with a ground resting foot and a 2x4 handle. The creator used it for spring gardening over three years and praises its performance.
The temperature in hotbeds depends on the crop being grown. Use thermometers in beds and vent before the temperature rises above 70 degrees for lettuce parsley or radishes. cucumbers eye-plants and peppers allow 8 to 10 degrees higher. Cloth coverings cut light and risk drawn plants. keep heat modest and ventilate to avoid spindling.
Bees fed ten pounds of sugar ahead of maple bloom swarm earlier, two weeks sooner, and brood rearing accelerates. The article notes bees need more than honey for brood development and that feeding stimulates activity during white clover and basswood.
Instructions describe building a wagon jack using four boards two screws and wire. It lists parts including a 2x4 hardwood upright two feet six inches long a 1x4 lever two feet long and a notched 1x4 piece with a half inch fastened to the lever. It notes the base uses two inch stuff ten inches long and mentions securing the notched piece with screws and a wire. The article then shifts to beekeeping noting a census showing a decline of about 800 000 bee colonies on U S farms and a rise in farm numbers with bee hives.
The article describes feeding bees with bran or flour mixtures to support brood rearing and Lace bearing flowers. It notes bees likely gain pollen from the feed, though the exact benefit is unclear. The hive area is a busy mass of bees, and feeding has shown no ill effects. After feeding, bran or flour dries but remains suitable for animals.
A grower describes methods to yield a massive 300 pound squash using deep hill soil, manure, and single fruit on one plant. The piece notes bees can produce about 150 pounds of honey per season if flowers are available and explains ordering a queen bee by mail for 1 to 2 dollars.
A historical note explains wet soil yields coarse ground. It describes caffeine removal in coffee, calling a caffeinless brew a late German product. The text emphasizes that flavor aroma and appearance are practically unstected.
Miller's Drug Store announces a Milwaukee firm promotion offering Palm Olive Cream and another toilet product at 50 cents for a limited stock. The ad urges customers to act quickly before Johnson’s goods sell out.
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