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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1905

Page

8

Foxes eyes color becomes tale in snow tale

A fable from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recounts two birds and a fox as they test eye color through a ruse. One bird pretends to be dead lying on the snowy ground while the fox approaches. The fox departs with a bird, and the perched bird resolves to learn the fox’s eye color by watching on return. Rates to the Pacific coast advertise reduced fares from Iowa Centralias through May 15 with $15 cuts and through tourist cars to California.

Mr For St. Louis Post-Dispatch Pacific Coast National Council of Women United States

Iowa Central Ry Summer Ticket Offers to Minnesota and Dakotas

Land agents hear that the Iowa Central Railway will sell daily during summer months round trip tickets at one fare or two dollars to northern Minnesota and Dakota points with return by October 31. Low round trip tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis on sale daily after June 1. Home seekers rates via the Iowa Central Ry apply on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territories New Mexico Colorado and other states with stop overs allowed. For fares times and trains call on agents or A Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota May.

Iowa San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Northwest California Minneapolis Mino Iowa Central Ry Minnesota Dakota St. Paul A.B. Cutts Mion Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Panhines New Mexico Colorado A. Cutts Minn C. P. Hartley Middle Georgia Illinois Middle Indiana South Dakota Rock Island Salt Lake City

Rock Island Announces Low Fare Excursions to California

Beginning April 10 the Rock Island offers round trip excursions to Los Angeles San Francisco and California points for 55.65. Travel goes via angular route and return by same route with Washington street boarding noted. Contact A W Russel Agent by phone mail or wire for details.

Rock Island Los Angeles San Francisco California Washington A. W. Russel

Homeseekers and Settlers to the Northwest

Iowa Central sells one way tickets for settlers to northern Minnesota Dakota and the Northwest on Tuesdays in April. Round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars available for up to twenty one days. Through trains daily to St. Paul with connections in Union Depot. Contact A H Cutts G and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.

Iowa Central Minnesota Dakota Ian Northwest St. Paul Union Depot Iowa A. H. Cutts Minneapolis Minn

Corn Planting and Rower Tips From Rural Notes

The article discusses ideal corn planting times across states based on experiments, stresses early spring planting for best yields, and notes check rower use for efficient planting. It also includes a cautionary Rural New Yorker tip about crop opening methods and an anecdote on livestock feeding and technical remedies.

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Garden hints to beat weeds and grow blooms all season

An authority on ornamental planting advises late spring transplants for conifers and evergreens, with castor bean screens for quick foliage. Dahlias from seed bloom in the second season, ricinis provide fast screens, lima beans start in late April, and petunias plus nasturtiums and marigolds make strong summer plantings.

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