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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
10
An editorial argues for mandatory inspection of milk and meat to prevent disease spread. It cites tuberculosis in cattle and diseased animals found in local markets, urging counties to establish official inspection across dairies and slaughterhouses, especially in smaller cities.
Society notices list regular meetings for Iowa Lodge No 2 A F and A M second Tuesday? monthly and Washington Chapter No 4 BR A M second Friday. Webb Council Royal and Select Masters meets third Thursday in Stein's music hall. De Molay Commandery No 1 holds regular conclaves third Wednesday.
Highland Nobles Muscatine Castle meets on the 24th and 41st hours of each month at Fisel's hall on Fast Second Street. All visiting members in good standing are invited to attend. James Morris Protector Elma Scott Secretary.
Fs A. 0. d. W. LAGLE LONGE No. 16, A. O. U. W., meets Thursday evenings at 4 O. U. W. ball on Second street. Brethren in good standing are invited to attend. J. W. Robinson M. W. 1. 8. Howe Recorder. FE. H. Dol en Financier.
The writing compares elderly voters to young horses and likens the primary system to a drag on political roads. It argues city advantages come at the cost of air freedom and contentment, and notes people are judged by their company and backyard conditions.
A White Plymouth Rock rooster was sold recently for exactly 1000 dollars, signaling notable interest in premium thoroughbred poultry.
A simple method tests olive oil purity by freezing. If the oil congeals or freezes, it allegedly indicates adulteration with lard.
A farmer observes price changes driven by rapid telegraph reports and slower wheelbarrow channels, noting that costs rise with quick news and fall when slower transportation resumes.
A reflection notes that many men would not lie or steal, yet some would load hogs with buttermilk or soft coal before market. The passage contrasts honest intent with a deceptive practice observed in hog trading.
General reflection suggests hired help deserve the same consideration bosses want for themselves. Imagination may be needed to see the fairness, but the effort is worthwhile for better relations.
A mourning dove nest is described as a simple hastily built structure. The male supplies most of the material while the female places it, often completing the task in just a few hours.
The idea proposes that city and country women swap places for a few weeks each year. City residents would gain outdoor air and exercise while country women would escape monotonous long periods of repetitive work.
The text argues that smart management includes stopping damage and preventing waste and deterioration of property as well as wealth accumulation. Painting the farm residence, outbuildings, and machinery is presented as justifiable and profitable in the long run.
The text asserts that a stiff toothed garden rake destroys small weeds more efficiently and covers nearly twice the ground as an ordinary hoe. It also claims the riding weeder offers superior field culture under similar conditions, sharing identical advantages with the rake.
An experimental method suggests sealing fresh eggs by dipping a wire-basketed egg in boiling water for ten to fifteen seconds. The brief heat allegedly cooks a thin albumen layer sealing the shell and improving shelf life from late summer to spring.
Chicago plans a major corn festival to honor cereals with the corn crowned king across central western states. Prizes up to 5000 dollars will be offered by roads centering in the city for top corn samples grown in tributar y territory. The event aims to boost scientific culture of thoroughbred corn.
A winter passed amendment to the Hatch bill, produced by Congressman Adams of Wisconsin, provides 5000 for the first year and 2000 additional annually until 15000 is reached to aid state experiment stations. Funds arrive at a crucial time as stations conduct practical experiments needing support.
The expense to lay a tile line across about one acre, roughly 12.6 rods square, equals the potential revenue from a single good corn crop on the same area.
Illinois corn raisers with extensive field experience report a 10 percent higher corn yield using the surface or knife cultivator compared with the old four or six shovel plow. The passage notes a general reluctance to learn from others' experiences in danger of breakdown before suffering a stroke.
One year with another arm apple crop will pull on an orchard as heavily as does a crop of wheat or oats. The orchard should be mulched and given all the fertilizer possible in the shape of barnyard manure or the raising of clover.
The life of a habitual mover faces trials but spares himself the anxiety of clutter from worn clothes and shaky furniture. Like a racing jockey, he works to minimize luggage to the lowest possible point.
Government gains support from agricultural and truck garden interests in efforts to dissolve the fertilizer trust. Western soil owners may be indifferent, but the issue touches eastern farmers, raising significance for their operations.
The passage extols Nature as a master mathematician capable of planning for reproduction. It argues that to raise a few cod fry or maple and elm seeds to maturity, vast numbers must be produced, illustrating an omnipresent, intelligent force guiding life.
A new poultry vigilance association has formed in a prosperous north Iowa community to detect and punish chicken thieves. A standing reward of $50 is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction of any guilty party.
Experiments use cement tile instead of ordinary drain tile and find potential durability, with sand supply enabling production at about one-fourth the cost. Authors invite reader reports of experience with this new tiling method.
An Ohio county agricultural society last year awarded prizes for the most and best garden produce on a quarter acre. The first prize patch included ninety hills of sweet corn with beans among them, twelve squash hills, eighty seven butter beans, forty five cucumbers, twenty seven tomato vines, thirty three Lima bean hills, plus beets radishes salsify and carrots and rows of parsley lettuce parsnips celery peas and string beans. Readers urged to compare and respond.
A shift toward practical forestry appears as eastern states especially Pennsylvania begin planting vast waste areas with chestnut red oak hickory basswood pine and European larch. Much land belongs to coal and railroad firms and is too hilly for farming yet offers a path to use this land for wood production. One company seeks Forestry Bureau aid to study reforestation on a 36 900 acre tract to determine best methods.
A proposal to run practical trials at county farms under state direction aims to test corn grain and grasses under local conditions. County boards fund the work, with seed corn planted this year for thorough testing and demonstration of seed quality advantages. The plan could extend nationwide, boosting agricultural interests.
Experienced fruit growers warn that the little white borer is the chief danger to an orchard. Inspect trees through summer, cut out borers with a knife, or, if wounds are too large, insert a wire to kill the pest. Scrape trunks to below the surface to reveal concealed holes and brown dust. Preventing borers keeps trees healthy with few losses over years.
Farmers in southern Illinois plant five acres of sunflowers using a corn planter and cultivate like corn. They have contracted the entire crop to a seed house for 1.75 to 2.00 dollars per hundred pounds. Seed is used as stock food and parrot feed. cod oil is derived from the seed and stalks may be used for kindling.
Mrs Belle Moore shows improvement after illness. Young Harry Thompson recovering from blood poisoning. M DeCamp family visited relatives in Letts. Thos Fitzsimmons and wife from Muscatine visited L L Webster family. Agnes Cross stayed with aunt Louise Elliott. Mr Greenman ill with slim chances of recovery. A L DeCama went to Malcolm Iowa to visit uncle Rev Montgomery. Institute attendees include Iceland ar Alice Courthman Agnes Cross Myrtle Richards Glen Kemp Ear Roy De Camp. Johnons left for Chicago after week with brother in law A P Swansea.
The advertisement touts a splendid record for King's New Life Pills curing headache biliousness and constipation. Sold for 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The Iowa Central announces lower round trip excursion rates for summer 1306 from Elrick Junction to multiple destinations including St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Portland Tacoma Seattle Puget Sound Spokane Helena and Butte with sale through October 31. Special encampment Elk annual meeting and Educational association dates adjust return limits and routes, with homeseeker and extended stopover options.
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