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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
3
A scarifier attached to the rear of a steam roller uses nine spikes to tear and loosen hard street surfaces. Steam raises and lowers the spikes to maintain depth, following the ground regardless of wheel position, preparing material for grading and resurfacing.
Deeds entered include J. Miler et ux to J. R. Beaty for 1 parcel in Opequon district at 400 dollars. Johnson et ux to Lutherm for 28 acres in Back Cer district at 550 dollars. James M. Brillet to Geors pacet for 17 acres in Back Cter district at 16.25 dollars. James H. Methews to William H. Metjwee for 327 acres in Gainesboro M districts at 10 dollars plus love and affection.
Six year old Sigmta Ickstrom dies after alleged abuse in a cellar. McKeeana is arrested after suspicious actions at the body scene. Weiss confesses to killing but says it was unintentional claiming playful roughhousing caused the injuries and hid the body in a safe place.
Lee Turner son of Adolphus Turner of Weverton was struck by a fast train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and killed instantly. His mangled body lay along the track as two cousins, walking toward town, stumbled over him. Both legs and an arm were severed. Partner was employed on the railroad. Andrew Gerhart, telegraph operator in the yard at Weverton, was struck by an engine while going to Shits from Weverton and probably died of internal injuries.
National News Service reports three men died on the spot and several workers were seriously injured when an explosion rocked the Isabella blast furnace in a Pittsburgh suburb. The incident caused a chaotic scene as flames and debris rained onto nearby facilities and streets. Investigators began examining the blast site for the cause and safety lapses.
The church boat operates as a mobile aid vessel delivering famine relief to farms near Leksand. It travels from shore to shore collecting and returning supplies, serving as a key relief link and gathering place for villagers.
The seed testing cabinet features multiple drawers with absorbent material at the bottom. A vertical pipe with water drip spouts moistens the absorbent layer through holes, regulated by a top water tank and stopcock. A heating gap in the lower cabinet maintains the seeds at the desired temperature.
The text emphasizes the importance of good seed quality for crops. It notes seeds should be plump, heavy, free from weed seeds, and true to variety. It contrasts seed production with ordinary farm labor and stresses reliable seed sourcing to reduce per hour labor.
Guidance on soil depth for alfalfa sowing and the preferred cultivation methods. It advises against rough handling that could damage crowns and recommends using a smoothing harrow rather than careless scraping.
A garbled wartime era item mentions education and lobsters with scattered names and phrases. Readable pieces reference Japan and American aims, but the text remains fragmentary and lacks a clear event or outcome.
Representative Robert Wickliffe of Indiana killed when struck by a southbound Southern Railway train near a river bridge. Police found his body at 10 o'clock. Speaker pro tempore announced the death to the House, and Mrs Wickliffe fainted upon hearing the news. House adjourned.
National News Service reports Roosevelt plans to organize party forces after Kentucky selections. The piece notes delegates from the four states seated, with emphasis on consolidating support ahead of upcoming conventions.
The guide advises tilling and mellowing ground around young trees, then covering with two inches of mulch. Use manure, straw, corn stalks, leaves, and weeds. water trees in hot or dry periods with one to two buckets at dusk, spreading softly around the trunk to reach the roots.
The text outlines a JA platform holding a butter cake at its end, with a rotable frame and two wires forming a bed like footboard. A letter marks the setup as a frame with many parallel wires across it, creating square sinks about a micron thick, into which a cake is pressed and then forced through another frame to yield four times more smaller squares.
An old farmer’s note describes mulching to reduce summer tree mortality and protecting young trees in exposed positions with staking and binding. It suggests using stones to stabilize soft ground and recommends the old fashioned wheelbarrow and a three wheeled cart for general farm work.
Testimony describes a brutal home invasion where Mr and Mrs Moore and two children were killed. Blood, brain fragments, and a bloody ax discovered upstairs indicate a wholesale murder, with neighbors alerted and forces assisting the search.
The North Carolina agricultural experiment station tested narrow and medium rations on eight cows over three lactation weeks. In period two a change from bottomseed meal to corn meal raised the nutritive ratio to about 1.57, increasing milk fat by 7.6 percent and fat test by 0.24 percent while live weight rose 30 pounds, milk yield largely unchanged.
Wise on floor layout and stalls for dairy cows. Discusses a barn plan fitting about 160 cows, with crowded stalls, fire lofts above stables, extended decks, and a hay bay with clear height. Includes notes on a cheap shed or lean-to workshop and roof styles. Calls questions about cows with the highest milk and butter records and efficient breeding.
The text advises not to pour warm milk into old milk and cautions against mixing night milk with morning milk. It mentions Chamberlain's Fallots wit as a remedy to ease movement of the bowels without unpleasant effects.
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