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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
3
At the March meeting of the St. Joseph Horticultural Society James B. Rorer of the U S Department of Agriculture argued spraying trees increases profits. Photographs showed sprayed trees yielding higher earnings per tree than unsprayed ones, with net gains around five dollars per tree after costs.
Rev Charles Hutster of Williamsport Maryland tested a patent mail catcher and deliverer on the Eastern Maryland Railroad near Hagerstown. Eight trials with only one minor issue showed the device could remove two bags and deliver one from a car at speed up to sixty two miles per hour. Spectators and Washington officials confirmed the ring release was a normal feature, not a defect, as Hutster received congratulations from friends.
Mr. Millis McKee and Miss Elliott were married yesterday afternoon in Capon Bridge by Rev. Roy Schmucker of the Christian Church. Many friends and relatives attended. Mrs. Weedem Cochran of Cleveland, Ohio, visits her father-in-law, Mr. Fired A. Cochran, at Welltown. Mrs. Cochran is married to Weeden Cochran of the Big Four Railroad.
A Cleveland grocer reports coffee withdrawal benefits after switching to Postum Food Coffee. He says nervousness and stomach troubles eased within two years, noting he felt more energetic and could perform store duties better. The letter promotes Postum as a remedy and cites ongoing reader testimonies.
Democratic mass convention to meet at the Courthouse hall tomorrow Tuesday at 8 o clock to nominate a mayoral candidate four delegates and four alternates to the Roanoke state convention in June and city council nominees. Also weather and local notices follow with several residents traveling or visiting in nearby towns.
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