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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
7
The American Swineherd advises keeping pigs growing through summer by avoiding neglect during busy seasons. Provide shade and ample water, supplement with green feed if pastures dry, and avoid stressing pigs with dogs. Emphasizes pasture as cheapest healthful feed and warns against boar fights.
The National Stockman advises against continuous hard work for an hour then rest. On warm days let horses rest at each end or round as needed. Rest often and as long as needed. Sweating isn’t harmful, but panting signals a need for rest. Test often with shorter rests rather than few long ones.
The text explains keeping six to eight month pigs growing to ensure profit and warns that stopping growth reduces future returns. It stresses weeding out inferior flock members and breeding from better animals to raise the flock standard.
C V Smead prescribes tartrate of antimony in a one ounce portion mixed with half a pound of granulated sugar. Break into eight powders and give one each morning in a wheat bran mash for four days. After the fourth dose wait an hour then feed nothing else. Three days later repeat the powders and aloes.
Breeder's Gazette notes eye infection in newborn lambs can spread and advises washing with boracic acid solutions and isolating affected animals. Also covers horse hoof issues and general cattle care, with practical treatment steps from Farm and Ranch and American Agriculturist, plus Chicago Board of Trade quotes and live stock market ranges.
In Pontchatoula Louisiana three prisoners attempted to escape by setting fire to the parish jail. Henry Taylor Vine Mount Alabama James Reilly Philadelphia Pennsylvania George De Las Lafayette Louisiana died from burns two others fatally burned. They were jailed for work as strawberry pickers and boisterous behavior led to arrest. The blaze proved uncontrollable and both Taylor and Reilly died.
Ulysses S Renne married or not is disputed after Mary Strohm sued for breach of promise. He allegedly transferred his farm to L A Renne and later claimed the transfer to a third party. Laura A Renne seeks the farm and a divorce, while the husband denies ownership through the transfer. In Wisconsin a sen ate scandal surfaces as Senator Eaton faces expulsion for trial testimony about legislative business tied to saloons. He was indicted multiple times for bribes and acquitted in part due to his claims about spending on drinks and related favors.
Illinois fair with showers in the south and rising temperatures. Indiana fair with increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions. Michigan mixed with fair in the north and showers in the south. Wisconsin generally fair with fresh southwest winds. South portions see warmer, winds brisk in several areas.
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