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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1906
Page
10
F. C. E. Muscatine Aerif No. 815 holds weekly gatherings each Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock in the Fagie Lodge hall above the Dunbar restaurant. Visitors are welcome. W. C. Towers is W. P. John P. Breen is Secretary.
M. B. A. Bend City Lodge No. 145 of the Modern Brotherhood of America meets the first and third Monday evenings at the K. of P. building. Members in good standing are invited. Dr. F. E. H. King is president with Chas. Ryan as secretary.
G A R Headquarters Shelby Norman Post 251 meets the first and third Tuesdays monthly at G A R hall East Second street. Visiting members welcome. Commander M D Stanwood Adjutant Gus Schmidt. Fraternal Aid Association Bloomington Council No 175 F A R meets Fridays at their hall in Shammo building Fast Second St. Members in good standing invited. President W D Bowlby Secretary E P Day.
K. L. G. P. Pearl CTT Lodge No. 4% convenes on the first and third Thursday evenings each month at Fisch Hall on Fast Second Street. James McElroy serves as President and Louise Maisenbach as Secretary.
Woodbine Camp No 142 Royal Neighbors of America meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month. Officers listed: Kate Plunker Oracle Emma Hoeffiin Recorder Cora McCoy Receiver. Visiting neighbors in good standing are welcome.
Muscatine Lodge No 5 holds weekly meetings Mondays at 7 30 at their hall Miriam Lodge No 27 D of H meets on the second and fourth Fridays at 7 30 Prairie Encampment No 4 meets on the first and third Fridays at 7 30 in the evening.
Muscatine Court No 677 invites visiting members in good standing to attend Monday evening sessions in Woodman hall Chancellor H G Schoenig and Recorder J C Coster announce the meeting location and leadership.
M. W. of A. Muscatine Camp No. 106 held regular meetings on Tuesday evenings at Woodmen hall in Olds' Block. Officers listed include F. A. Streitler as vice president, B. Cook as cashier, and J. A. Leyda as clerk. 4 percent interest paid on time deposits.
The piece laments neglected rural cemeteries and urges active local action. It cites a Fargo farmer’s legacy with blue stem wheat and the value of transportation, then proposes women’s cemetery associations as a model to transform decayed grounds into cared-for memorial spaces.
The piece argues that cultivation should occur whenever the ground is workable and notes a belief in wholesome recreation found in driving a good horse rather than endorsing the fast horse trade.
An old black tabby and her eight kittens are described as a bad omen for birds in the area. The text notes that cats and birds do not harmonize, and suggests feeding the cat to reduce bird predation.
The article notes that with land worth 25 per acre there is little excuse for slipshod methods, while land valued at 80 to 100 per acre cannot tolerate such carelessness. It argues that a farmer who does not test his seed corn hinders agricultural progress.
An Indiana spouse reacts to neglect and abuse by soaking her drunken husband’s clothes in brine and leading him into the pasture where cattle sober him. A separate note reports an Iowa creamery securing a $40 000 government contract to supply 4 000 pounds daily of butter for the navy in 3 pound jars hermetically sealed for one year.
A noted student of bird life argues nest building is an art learned under an elder mate, not instinct, explaining why two young birds do not mate. He also claims singing birds imitate and cites an experiment with robins hearing sparrows to show sparrow notes, not instinctual robin song.
Iowa, a pioneer in road policy, passes a law letting township trustees hire road drags with approval supervision by the road superintendent. Preference is given to nearby landowners, and pay tops at 50 cents per mile per drag, with yearly road expenditure not to exceed $5 per mile. The act is praised and already showing results.
A compact bathroom can be built in a 3½ by 4 foot corner using a galvanized tub with a bottom drain and a sprayed overhead pan fed by a stove reservoir. Proper drainage and sanitary design ensure comfort and health at low cost.
A brief note observes that pewees choose inclined sites for their nests, seemingly savoring the challenge posed by gravity as the nest clings to the slope. The observation suggests these small birds prefer riskier perches to secure their nests.
The Chicago beef market peak over the past year hit 620 percent on May 11 with a Kansas cattle load averaging 1,589 pounds and ninety-four Hereford steers from Kentucky at 1,487 pounds. Such stock commands from 90 to 100 dollars per head, signaling strong profitability in this breed and source.
Song birds often build nests near human habitation to avoid predators in the woods. Robins, catbirds, brown thrushes, grosbeaks, mourning doves, orioles and wrens favor proximity to people, accepting looser protection but facing threats from squirrels, crows, hawks and owls.
A bank man notes that leaving the farm for college fuels growing desires and unhappiness. The piece questions whether additional education always improves happiness, suggesting education can bring greater cares and discontent beyond practical gains.
A correspondent questions the cost and longevity of round tiling vs the horseshoe drain tile common in the east. Four inch tile runs $18 per thousand feet and six inch $35, with 75 cent per rod laying costs for four inch and 93 cents for six inch. Good tile laid should last a lifetime, and though round tile costs more upfront, it may prove more economical long term. The note invites eastern tests under identical conditions.
Article outlines profitability of growing English walnuts in California with land prices from 250 to 300 dollars per acre for unimproved land and 600 to 1000 dollars for full bearing orchards. Yields about 50 pounds per tree or 1690 pounds per acre, costs total around 25 dollars per acre including irrigation. Harvests begin October 1 with roughly 100 dollars per acre for a fair crop, noting shift from hard to soft shelled varieties and intercropping between rows to reduce costs and boost returns.
A farm section of sixteen acres, farmed for twenty years without added fertilizer, yielded 35 bushels per acre for corn. After applying nine loads of manure per acre in 1905 and harvesting 55 bushels per acre, yield nearly doubled, prompting annual use of manure or clover to sustain soil fertility and higher yields.
A Sigourney social at J F Priest home entertainment Tuesday night ends with neighbors and visiting youth. Rebekah lodge visits What Cheer chapter. Charles Goodman heads to Sarno SD as private secretary on a railroad project. Mrs J M Richardson fractures shoulder from hammock fall. Rust Yales lose to Davenport 24 17 here Tuesday. Cement sidewalks replace brick on north and east square. Bank replaces brick walk with cement. Several locals travel or visit, including Jester from South English and Boegel from Marengo. Recent marriage licenses issued to Head Shaw and Doggett Helen Doggett wed in Hedrick. Union services set for M E church fourth quarter conference. the elder conducts park services.
Miss Bessie Miller goes back to Ottumwa last Wednesday following a brief stay at Miss Adelle Priest’s home.
Iowa Central Railway offers weekly Tuesday round trip excursion tickets to Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian northwest with a rate of one fare plus 2.00. First and third Tuesdays each month cover south southeast west and southwest. Liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates and details contact agents or A. B. Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
Train timetable fragment lists eastbound and westbound runs with daily and local freight departures and arrivals. It notes times around 5:20am 2:50pm 10:15pm and a Sunday exception, plus line identifiers and route codes.
In the record from April 9 1905 the timetable lists Eastbound trains and freight services. It notes passenger numbers and timings including morning and evening departures with several train numbers and a freight service carrying passengers.
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