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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
2
A health notice warns that fast eating leads to indigestion and constipation and urges thorough chewing and salivation. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for relief after meals, noting many stomach troubles have been cured and that the tablets are easy to take and agreeable, sold by dealers.
The United States Department of Agriculture asks wheat growers if their fields have Hessian fly infestation this season. The agency seeks cooperation to map infestations, requesting names and addresses, and requests farmers send infested wheat samples for examination with postage paid by the government.
A classic 19th century style reminder urging families to keep Chamberlain's Colie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for summer heat. It proclaims no superior remedy for its intended use and stresses its value and affordability. Readers are urged to buy now.
Isaac Crisman, a farmer near Lost City, West Virginia, died early Wednesday after a long kidney illness. He is survived by his widow Lillie Haas, a son Isaac, and daughters Oppha and Ruth. Both he and his wife had many relatives in the Shenandoah Valley. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m.
Miss Ellen Douglas Hay daughter of Representative James Hay of the Seventh Virginia District married David Carlisle Wade son of Mrs. J. A. Wade. The 6 pm ceremony occurred at the bride’s Madison home with Rev. B T Turner officiating. The wedding featured white hydrangeas palms and ferns and Mendelssohn’s march. The couple will reside in West Virginia.
A notice urges readers to try a twenty five cent bottle of Chamberlains Liniment for rapid relief from rheumatic pains. Sold by all dealers.
Cross Roads Va June 27 Rev H B Sloop will preach at Fairview Church Sunday at 10 30 a m and 3 p m. Locals attended memorial services at Bethel last Sunday. Mrs Rufus Wolford visits sister Mrs George McKee. Child ill. Mrs Charles Amick visited her parents Mr and Mrs James Whitlock last Sunday. Miss Esta White stayed with aunt Mrs J R Oateson Tuesday. Mr W V Carpenter of Capon Bridge Va spent several days in town on business.
Millwood Virginia notes visitors and summer plans including Archibald Cary Randolph visiting relatives in Up Areville and Mrs Edith Taylor renting property from the Misses Page for the summer. Philadelphia residents Celestine Pepper and Pauline Bowie visit Mrs Edith Taylor. Berryville residents Edna Kercheval Viola and Kathleen Estep visit relatives. Mr W Crawford of Washington DC and family stay with Mrs D W Jenkins. Birdie Huff near home with appendicitis scare.
The splendid work of Chamberlain's Peer is daily becoming more widely known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles has ever been known. For sale by all dealers.
An advertisement cites Mrs P W Lanseng of Florence SD praising Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for monthly pains, headaches, and loss of appetite. It claims decades of use stabilizes health for displacements inflammation and irregularities and invites women to write for confidential advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
Stephens City Va June 27 news notes residents. Funkhouser recovering from a sprained ankle. Dean couple nearing ninety ill at home. Cassell family back from Hagerstown. Carson returns from Charleston to join Porter Military Academy. Painter and Richards move into new store near Mill. Sylvia Townsend at home as Maryland school closes. Prof Walter Samsell visiting from Randolph Macon Academy. severe electrical storm with little rain. farmers busy in wheat harvest. temperance petitions drive state wide prohibition election with many local signatures. Yakle couple relocate to Inwood W Va. Staples and Carbaugh Brothers join Partners Supply at old depot stand. Thomas Cover Sr Judge Harrison and Charles S Dean toured to Woodstock.
The Kansas experiment station highlights sweet clover as a valuable soil improving, pasture and forage plant. It praises white and biennial yellow varieties, notes good performance on poor soils, nitrogen fixation, and the deep rooting action that loosens compacted soils, making sandy to hardpan soils more productive.
The text explains soil texture classed as sand silt and clay and how texture governs moisture movement. It notes rapid movement in sand but short duration, slow movement in clay yet greater travel distance, and medium textures fall between these extremes.
Instructions describe a combsion chicken coop shade method using a sailcloth duck or cotton curtain. Stakes about two feet long are driven into the ground. The curtain is tied at the corners with tighter knots on the windward side to shelter chickens where trees or brush are absent.
Advice on sowing turnips from mid July to early August for stock feed and garden use. Details seed rates, spacing, and thinning, plus field spacing and cultivation practices. Recommends soil types, manuring, and varieties such as Early Flat Dutch Purple Top and White Top Strap.
An advertisement claims Dean's Sure Safe and Speedy Cure rapidly cures stomach liver and kidney disease after years of suffering. It features a testimonial of a man named Dean and markets a 25 cent regular price but offers ten cents in trade in a Columbus Ohio market, promising many satisfied customers across six states.
For sale a 16 horsepower Fairbank gasoline engine offered at a low price. Quick buyers may apply at Ntaronica.
Fashion notes describe puffed pannier and flaring collars for both adult and child frocks. Details cover fabrics like foulard and voile, with patterns 8404 and 8409 offering sizes from 34 to 42 and 8 to 14. Patterns cost 15 cents and are requested by mail with size and pattern number.
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