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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1909
Page
8
1909 copyright notice from American Press Association prohibits reprinting without special permission, indicating licensed distribution and rights handling for articles and illustrations. The notice implies broad protection for content within the periodical.
The note recounts a comic warning about Matilda and Susan Ellen’s boys coming to town. It teases rough play with hornets nests and fights, warns of trouble when their father is present, and hints at a lively scene once John and Henry arrive.
An old sales blurb touts the S. C. Black Minorca as a premier laying breed with 180 eggs per hen per year, large white eggs, and rich meat quality. It describes ideal male and female conformations and hails Minorcas as a century old favorite from Minorca, with details on weights, appearance, and breeding cues.
A critic denounces careless squab breeders who let rats multiply and overrun the pigeon plant. He notes ground level sills and lack of hopper feeding cause feed waste, rain mold, and chickens scattering feed into water, souring supplies.
Health feed and hen environment decide egg quality not shell color. Breeds list shows white egg layers Anconas Andalusians Crevecoeurs Games Hamburgs Houdans La Fleche Leghorns Minorcas Polish Red Caps Silkies Spanish Sultans Sumatras and brown egg layers Brahmas Buckeyes Cochins Dominiques Dorkings Faverolles Indian Games Javas Langshans Malays Orpingtons Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds Wyandottes.
A long Q and A discussion about white Wyandotte chickens covering color changes, egg weight, incubation, hatch rates, and care tips. Advice includes causes of yolk color, washing eggs, avoiding sanitary issues, and selecting Buff Rock as an alternative. Local notices follow with community updates.
Springfield merchant Geo E Blevens credits Dr Kings New Discovery for curing his son of a hopeless lung disease after three weeks. The testimonial claims the remedy cured coughs and colds and other lung diseases, with trial bottles free and prices 650c and 1.00. J E Lemmon guarantees satisfaction.
Builder Lewis Nixon analyzes the Zeppelin accident to validate airship strength calculations. He predicts larger craft, stronger truss structures, new propeller tech, and a half mile long vessel future, with war implications and combined airship helicopter concepts.
Detroit Tribune quotes a debate line attributing jail terms to alphabet leaders and notes many figures ending up in penitentiaries. The snippet reflects editorial sentiment on criminal justice and public figures.
George Bernard haw, son of a baker, worked as a lawyer’s clerk while at university. Josef Israels, at eighty five, celebrated in The Hague on Jan 27, remains lively and active. John Elliott painted a Diana of the Crossways for the National Museum in Washington. Queen Margherita admired a painting, while M Jusseraod, French ambassador, planned a literary history of the English people but halted at Shakespeare’s death due to diplomat duties.
A former employee recalls being hired due to labor shortages and later offered ideas to boost the firm. He notes he was treated as a fool by his previous employers, prompting him to act as one, a quote cited to illustrate the point.
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