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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1907

Page

5

Johnsons bakery reports daily raised and sweet doughnuts

John Bring left this morning for Brighton on a brief business trip. We still make French bread and have dough to make more. Mrs John Little left for Ainsworth to visit for a day or two at the Fred Jackson home. Miss Ja Henderson left for Dell Montana to spend the summer rusticating. Miss Winifred Adams traveled to Ainsworth to visit relatives briefly. Mrs J B Crooks and others left for Muscatine for a Presbyterian meeting.

Johnson's Bakery John Bring Brighton Johnson John Little Ainsworth Fred Jackson Ja Henderson Dell Montana Ario Jones Salt Lake City Denver Pueblo Ario N. H. Jones C. L Carpenter Lincoln Nebr George Bereiter Keota

Swift arrives for Wolf Marie wedding and depart

F E Swift arrived just before the event and discussed his business health. Mr Swift reports the agency back to strength after illness and notes all members are well. Mr and Mrs Mike Dean and family depart for Missoula Montana to spend weeks touring for a permanent location. Louis Wolf, visiting relatives, will return to gold mining.

F. E. Swift Wolf-Marie Edding Mr. Swift Mike Dean Missoula Ontana Ouis Wolf

Whooping cough testimonial from Georgia family

In Pasco Ga W F Gaston reports using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for hopping cough and calls it the best medicine he has ever used. He endorses its safety and effectiveness and notes Cook & Sherman supply it.

W. F. Gaston Pasco Cook & Sherman

Gas power to replace steam, Inland Waterways urged

Dr. W J McGee, noted geologist and waterways commissioner, told City Club that railroads have hit capacity and coal is depleting. He urged gas as motive power for rail and marine use, and a national inland waterways system to boost interior commerce and reduce rail costs.

W. J. McGee St. Louis City Club Chicago Tribune McGee National Waterways Commission Roosevelt Ile Interior Mississippi Valley Lt. McGee Lewis Nixon Elizabeth N. J Atlantic Dr. McGee United States Ohio River Gulf of Mexico Great River Gulf Panama Canal

Pigeon Keeping Lessons From A Practical Hand

Carefulness and discipline are essential for profitable pigeon breeding says the American Stock Keeper. Focus on one breed, remove oily bath water, fight filth and lice, and steadily prune poorer stock as squab breeders number over ten thousand. New York City is cited as the top market.

New York City United States

Cement Telegraph Poles Show Novel Railway Tool

Telegraph poles of cement with an iron core were tested in Rochester Pennsylvania by Pennsylvania lines and Western Union Telegraph officials. The project could spawn a new manufacturing industry in the Pittsburg district.

Pennsylvania Lines Western Union Telegraph Company Rochester Pittsburg

Asbestus Found On Gettysburg Farm Near Pa

Augustus Baker finds asbestos on his Gettysburg area farm near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The deposit is exceptionally fine white and free of grit with no surface depth greater than three feet.

Asbestus Augustus Baker Gettysburg

Old Time Pip Cause and Home Treatment

The article defines Pip as inflammation of the mouth mucous membrane with a dry tongue, horny tongue edges, and possible shelling. It often accompanies digestive or respiratory disease and may result from irritant dust inhalation. Treatment suggests moistening the mouth with glycerin and water, then boric acid solution if needed.

Keep the Houses Clean and the Hen’s Happy Egg Paying

A farmer explains clean nest boxes improve a hen’s happiness and egg production. Some critics say frequent cleaning is wasteful, but they advocate harsh actions toward hens, arguing they do not pay. The text stresses proper care yields profits.

How to Set a Hen With Hatchery Steps

Guidance on incubating eggs by letting several hens hatch together. Select the best mothers to raise the chicks and reduce coop space. Dust the hens and nest, fumigate and spray coops with kerosene at intervals, especially at night during the sitting period.

Hatching Season Timing Across Regions

B Geer notes hatching peaks vary by region with May best north of the Ohio River and in the northwest while April leads in the south east and southwest. He says April hatched chickens catch up to March and February by mid summer in size and weight when conditions are favorable and growth is unimpeded.

Hi. B. Geer Ohio River

The Best Squab Breeders by Homers

Homers are generally best for squab breeding and fetch the best prices for white fleshed squabs. Breeders favor runt pigeons for some squab operations, while E C Rice notes homers are most desirable for market purposes.

E. C. Rice

How to Avoid Gapes in Chickens

Advice to prevent gapes in chicks by relocating chicken coops to fresh ground or cultivating the chicken lot with lime. Recommends floors in coops or elevating them on boards.

Milk as Poultry Food Boosts Egg Production

Milk serves as a strong year round feed for poultry, especially when pests are scarce. Surplus milk on farms should be shared with chickens rather than given entirely to calves and pigs, as it proves a profitable and effective egg food.

Humor and Philosophy in a Kitchen Tune

A playful collection of wry maxims on gender roles and domestic life. It jests at kitchen skills, husband wife dynamics, and the limits of experience and ambition with light cynical tone. The piece lampoons pragmatism and class notions through witty, compact observations.

Remedies for the common cold and popular cures

The verse surveys many cold remedies from water to ice baths to teas and tonics. It cites claimed cures for Gilhooley and a long trusted remedy in Mrs Slaboski’s family, noting uncertainty about their effectiveness and urging testing each option.

The Suitors Debate Aims and Drawbacks

Dialogue centers on the narrator seeking a wealthy handsome bride yet faces the issue that such women have many suitors. The exchange weighs practicality against romantic ideals and hints at social expectations.

Not a Storage House Keeps Few Engagements

A character deflects praise for organizing many commitments while admitting they actually maintain only a few. others “spoil of their own accord” without effort. The exchange highlights a witty, detached approach to social obligations and time management.

Advertisement Columns Reveal Jones's Prosperity

A vivid note from an era's chatter shows how readers gauge success from广告 pages rather than finance sections. The exchange hints at social cues tied to status, with the urban habit of assessing fortunes through ads.

May Comes Smiling Up the Pike Poem Fragment

The excerpt invokes May as a personified season arriving in spring. It expresses a desire for renewal and domestic improvement as May refills a lamp, renews a thatch, and makes the speaker’s house her camp. The language is lyrical and pastoral.

May

Jones Rivalry Sparks Lively Exchange in Club Blowback

A spirited exchange casts Jones as a has been amid sharp talk of blackballing him from the down and out club. The mock confrontation underscores lingering tensions within local sporting circles.

Jones

Do You Believe in Taking Chances Loan Moment

A brief dialogue frames a gamble moment with two speakers debating risk and a request to borrow ten units, highlighting a risky prompt to act now. The light exchange underscores urgency and financial tension in a compact vignette.

Fat Boy to Skeleton: Museum Antifat Medicine Tale

A plastered exchange shows a plump woman asking if the medicine can work. A man claims a fat boy in a museum used three bottles, then became a skeleton earning double salary.

What’s the silly season in this quote

A dialogue contrasts a query about the silly season with a sharp definition that it is the season that yields many pretty girls. The exchange emphasizes playful wit and social observation without naming dates or events.

Vienna shop lines and town notes fill local page

Local items report new stock at the Vienna bakery and blacksmithing lines from Long and Kyle Howard Crawford arriving from Ainsworth. Several residents travel for business or visits, while a rooster wanders into W Roberts' basement and is nicknamed Caraso.

Long & Kyle Howard Crawford Aissworth Johnson's Bakery W. Roberts Ots

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