For Rent or Sale 50 Acres with 6 Room House and Barn
Listing offering a 50 acre property with a six room house cellar porches and good water. Includes barn chicken house and land suitable for poultry bees hogs berries and adjacent seapoenaien. Also notes sale of Light Brahma eggs and a residence property in southwest Washington with application via The Journal office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. McCleery
N. Maron Ave
Tel
Washington
Journal
Mrs Co Stuart Visits Family in Ottumwa Background
Mrs Co Stuart arrived last evening from Ottumwa for a visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W Hays.
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Mrs. Co. Stuart
Ottumwa
Mrs. W. Hays
Kidney Trouble Cured by Electric Bitters Says E H Wolfe
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with a complete cure for kidney trouble after two years of pain and anxiety. He reports benefits for general debility and nerve trouble and keeps them on hand. Drugstore J H Stewart guarantees them at 50 cents.
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E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Iowa
J. H. Stewart
First U. P. Preaching Times for Sunday Services
The church lists morning worship at 1 and evening worship at 7 30 with all other services as usual.
Holy Week Services Announced For Fairfield Parish
Evening prayers and sermons scheduled for Friday at 7 30. Palm Sunday has no service. rector at Fairfield. Sunday School at 10. Holy Week features nightly services at 7 30. Good Friday services include morning at 10 and evening at 7 39.
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Fairfeld
Church Schedule and Elders Ordination Planned
Sabbath School at 9 40 morning service at 11 Junior Endeavor at 5 Senior Endeavor at 6 30 Evening service at 7 30 Newly elected elders and deacons will be ordained and installed at the morning service.
Morning preaching service at 1 No evening service
Morning preaching service held at 1 pm with no evening service. All other services proceed as usual.
Sunday School and church schedule and attendance note
The notice lists Sunday School at 9 30 with last Sunday 600 attendees and a goal of 50 more. Classes 10 30, morning service 11 with sermon by the pastor, Junior League 3 30, Epworth League 6 15, leader J. Cocklin, subject Glorifying God in Our Recreations. Evening service 7 30 with pastor preaching. all are invited.
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Epworth
J. Cocklin
Our Source of Supply and Conversion Sermons
Washington Circuit Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. topic Conversion. Richmond service at 3 p.m. on Provision for Our Need. Eureka Sunday School at 10 a.m. All are invited. J. F. Robertson, Pastor.
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Plains
Richmond
Eureka
J. F. Robertson
A M E Services to Gather at Shiloh Sunday
A. M. E. church announces Sunday at 11 p m service with the sermon The Gathering of the People to Shiloh based on Genesis 49 10. Sunday School at 3 p m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m with Glorying in the Cross of Christ from Galatians 6 14 led by M Payton.
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Shiloh
Christ
M. Payton
Church Notices Near Post Office Services Schedule
One-half block south of post office. Regular services every Sunday at 10 30 a m. Sunday School at 9 15 a m. Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30. All are cordially invited.
Local Hens M E Church April 20
Davy enport and Sigourney visits mark the day as several residents travel for business and social reasons. Keota bankier E C Smith spends the day with city friends while Ch as Hulick and Doris visit in the city. O P Dede travels to Columbus Junction representing Sol Rich Co clothing.
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John McCartney
Columbus Junction
E. C. Smith
Keota
H. D. Cherisholmes
Crawfordsville
Chas. Hulick
Doris
Ainsworth
E. J. Stewart
O. P. Dede
Sol Rich & Co
Inexpensive BOX CORN TESTER for seed evaluation
A historical report describes a Geneva tester style seed corn tester using a small box with moistened blotting paper to stratify kernels. It details box dimensions moisture depth, supports to hold blotters, layering kernels, and marking spaces for groups as an early farm testing device.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Geneva
Hume
Box and blotting paper tester for corn germ testing
The article describes a simple farm tester using a wooden or copper box and blotting paper to assess corn germ viability. It notes substitutions for materials, potential warping, and the efficiency of testing many kernels over individual inspection. It compares copper boxes for large volumes and argues testing ears quickly outweighs detailed ear-by-ear inspection.
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Geneva
Casein Finds Broad Uses In Industry And Agriculture
The New England Homestead notes casein expands beyond dairy, serving in paints paper coatings and cardboard. Paper makers drive rising demand, increasing skim milk collection from farmers and creameries. American Casein Co. sources most milk in June and July, with Bellows Falls and Bainbridge plants able to process about 1,000,000 pounds per month, roughly 30,000,000 pounds of skim milk in peak season.
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Casein Company
Bellows Falls
Bainbridge
New England Homestead
Glass plant protectors for early potatoes in April
The article describes 8 by 10 inch glass slips with quarter inch cuts, nested for storage, used over early potatoes to guard against frost and pests. After frost danger passes, remove the glass and cover with cheesecloth to deter striped bugs. place protectors over melons and other crops for season extension.
Barley Takes Hold as Poultry Feed in California
Barley is rapidly gaining favor with California poultrymen as a cheaper protein rich cereal. It costs less than other grains and contains less fiber than oats, presenting a notable advantage for poultry diets.
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California
Points for smokers see the weed versus health
A medical brief warns of harm from cigarette smoking especially for young men. It says nicotine saturates the system causing catarrhal conditions, nerve irritability, weak heart action, and poor digestion. It advises using mild cigars and restraint to avoid injury, noting most men cannot safely smoke more than three cigars daily.
Music and Humor in Classical Works
A London Saturday Review excerpt argues humor in music is scarce and differs by era. It notes Handel and Haydn joke through musical details while Beethoven’s humor is practical in instrumental passages. Harold Frederick’s quip about musicians and humor is recalled.
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Handel
Haydn
Beethoven
Harold Frederic
London Saturday Review
Mutiny Orders Spark Naval Crisis Over French Venture
English admiral Buckingham issued secret mutiny instructions to Sir John Pennington as Rochelle rebellion and looming royal fate with Henrietta Maria and Charles III shifted allegiance. Pennington sailed back to England after obeying orders to prevent handing ships to French Protestants and causing outrage.
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James L
Charles’ Arriage
Henrietta Maria
Bueckingham
Rochelle
John Penington
England
Buckingham
Pennington
Earl of Pembroke
Sir John
What She Meant in a Hair Storied Mix Up
A Houston Post humorous dialogue spot shows a customer asking for free “hairs” at a dry goods store. The clerk corrects the misheard mohair request, revealing a playful misunderstanding about language between a shopper and an auntie helper.
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Yassuh
Houston Post
Trees That Make a Name in Tropics Sand Bark Tree Monkey’s Dinner Bell
The sand bark tree known as the monkey’s dinner bell bears a round orange sized fruit that bursts with a pistol report when ripe and dry. Its juice is poisonous. The South American trumpet tree could supply hollow branches for horns and drums for a musical band.
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Tropics
A Stinging Reproof by a Private Letter Incident
A gentleman recounts an inquisitive servant who opened a private letter. The following day he sent another note with a postscript warning that the bearer would deliver a verbal reply after reading the note.
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Chums
Civil Service Joke Between Boggles and Wife
Boggles asks if civil service exists and Mrs Boggles replies there isn’t any, recalling a recent kitchen encounter. The exchange plays on government work as a punchline in a domestic moment.
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Civil Service
Maria
Boggles
Jasper
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W. E. Logan
North Side Square
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