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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
4
The Ashland Dairy Association met in November and endorsed a farm loan concept to boost dairy economics. Businessmen proposed banks lend credit secured by cows or dairy assets to finance local creamery development and farm improvements.
Duke of Westminster the wealthy English patron backed the polo team defeated by the Yankees for the International polo cup won from England in 1909. He spent hundreds of thousands on top ponies shipped to America in a bid to recapture the trophy. He reportedly declared we must win the cup even if Eaton must be pawned.
The Rural New Yorker describes a scheme binding farmers to sell milk locally with monthly cream checks split between debt repayment and price support. Half goes to the farmer and half to reduce debt, aiming to own a herd and boost town business. Banks gain protection if cream returns and credit holds. The plan could spread to other regions.
A farmer laments odd seasonal miseries citing Jupiter Pluvius and hot winds while farmers hope for rain or sun to save crops. He drives his tour bus into town, smoking an imported Havana cigar as he narrates his grievances in a folksy memoir style attributed to Walt Mason.
Dr H F Getzendanner of Frederick Maryland writes from June 13 1913 praising H C A Funk Winchester Virginia for Kijo-Ine and Amyl-Kijo as premier germicides and disinfectants. He endorses their use in silk rooms surgical baths and fumigation and offers to share further hospital results.
American League Washington defeats Cleveland 10 to 5 while National League Brooklyn beats Chicago 9 to 2 and St Louis tops Philadelphia 4 to 3. International League results include Newark 1 Toronto 0 and Providence 5 Montreal 4 with several other outcomes.
MISS SUE KEMP teaches Third Primary Grade with pupils Bessie Novick Stella Clark Charles Fansler Maurice Grim Maurice Pifer Garland Potts Angie Lee Katherine Amick Willie Pence. Second Primary Grade lists James Ritter Elizabeth Brown Leona Lauck Mary Drummond Margaret Drummond Howard Brill Clyde Dehart Leatha Fries Robert Glaize Hilda Dunn Sarah Tanquary Lee Brown Hugh Green Josephine Hodges Rose Polonsiy Katherine Dispanet Burr Harrison Margaret Evans Murray Stewart Conley Anderson George Taylor. MISS NANNIE WALTER, Teacher. Concluded in Tuesday's Star.
The balance sheet shows resources including loans and discounts, overdrafts, securities, and cash items totaling 92 212 68. Capital stock 10 000 00, surplus 6 000 00, with taxes and dividends adjustments and reserves for accrued interest on deposits. Eugene E Chiles, cashier, attests the figures as true to the bank's condition at Stephen City Frederick County Virginia on June 4 1913, sworn June 12 1913.
Wm Morris of Florence Oregon reports kidney and bladder issues for fourteen years worst in the last four. Eight months of Foley Kidney Pills restored his health and he now feels fine. He recommends Foley Kidney Pills. available at all druggists.
The schedule lists Culpeper on July 4-5 Mamassas on July 23-24 Orange on July 30-31 Charlottesville on August 6-7 Berryville on August 12-14 and Warrenton on August 29-31. The notices set the season’s run of events across multiple towns this summer.
A statement from God Authority notes the county apple crop faces over 12 million dollars in losses from the codling moth. Annual insect damage runs about 20 percent, but with modern control methods this could shrink to five percent, underscoring the need for up to date practices to curb living costs.
South Carolina experiment station reports on corn silage with tart seed meal as top forage. The test compared silage, corn stover, and cottonseed hulls, finding silage gave the best beef returns and higher market quality, with about 15 to 20 percent cheaper gains and potential earnings per acre of $60 to $70 at a fair average yield.
Practical guidance from Orange Judd Farmer on hay timing. Timothy should be cut after dew dries and raked into windrows if dry and clear, to preserve color aroma and palatability. Dry weather and green stacking prevent heating or molding. use a tedder if dew leaves moisture. Clover should be cut in full bloom or earlier to avoid leaf loss and reduced feeding value.
A low cost bean harvester uses a modified hoe with a welded steel insert to keep beans from shelling. It cuts just at ground level to form two rows into one, enabling rapid chopping, then loads dry beans with a pitchfork for minimal labor.
Mr and Mrs W H Bosserman came back this morning from Staunton and vicinity after a pleasant visit to relatives and friends.
An aged advertisement touts a beauty product by Miller & Son claiming natural color, a full head of hair, and dandruff removal. It emphasizes safety and quick effects while urging buyers to try the remedy for youthfulness. The copy reads like a garbled early 20th century sales pitch with exaggerated benefits.
Mrs Magnolia V Harris, a Pension Office clerk, sues for 200000 dollars alleging breach of promise to marry the late Representative Henry N Baker who died over a year ago. She cites letters in which the congressman addressed her in affectionate terms as proof of engagement.
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