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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
2
A neighbor's farm shows a simple metal device to secure pig trough ends and stop leaking. A flat iron piece with a bolt on one end and an iron washer under the nut allows easy tightening. Old wagon irons serve well, attached with small bolts for a firmer grip.
The article argues that keeping mares with foals can boost farm profitability. A colt can be raised cheaply, often returning at least 100 percent on the money and labor invested. With careful handling, a mare used for work can produce two or three colts over time, yielding profit comparable to or better than keeping cattle or calves.
Vetches provide excellent fodder for sheep when used as a sailing crop or cured hay. They can be grazed by sheep but trampling reduces the crop, making pasture an inefficient practice.
Practical advice on keeping livestock healthy and productive. Topics cover pig stomach issues, blaming drivers for animal behavior, avoiding pedigree stock, sow feeding during farrowing, horse safety on grades, sheep fattening diet, early colt training, rationing for horses, exercise for idle work animals, care during noon breaks, stray dogs near sheep, hog feed efficiency, and cost per pound of pork.
Rev Dr George Bowers presided as medals were presented to students from Grace Lutheran Church and Public School staff. Distinction medals went to Fetella Braithwaite Louise Harmer Bertha Robinson Theresa Lynch and Theresa Lynch tied with Virginia Kurtz for Latin honors. Carl Kremer Adele Metz earned top debater and declaimer golds.
A country cousin recalls how Mr Bijones hurried the writer into frequent calls after reading a letter of introduction. He invited repeated visits, saying to call again at least six times, all within under two hours.
A columnist argues that focusing excessively on appearance harms the mind as surely as neglecting intellect harms beauty. The piece cautions against imbalanced self-criticism among girls, urging balanced self-development.
Candymakers claim New York consumes more of their product than any other city and more than the three other leading North American cities combined. The piece urges civic teamwork and selfless duty as essential to municipal success and a better world.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a non quack medicine taken internally. It claims to act on mucous surfaces and to be prepared by a respected physician with proven credentials.
Mrs Effie Pope Alsop, 20 year old wife of millionaire Barbour P Alsop, returning from a European honeymoon, was laughed at by friends in Night Court when a bill was to be paid and she could not restrain her daughter. Magistrate Herbert warned her and ordered her to leave.
An advertisement offers a free prescription for nervous debility and deficient manhood claiming rapid, private recovery without medicine. It cites a physician’s study and urges men to request the copy by mail from A. F. Robinson in Detroit, asserting others would charge $3.00 to $5.00 for such a prescription.
Advice urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children with whooping cough to loosen and expel mucus. The note claims the remedy liquefies tough mucus and facilitates expectoration and notes its safety and wide sale by dealers.
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