The Little Prospector at the Opera House Tuesday
Manager Frank G. King presents Chic Perkins in a new four act western play The Little Prospector by Edward Locke. A charming tale of love and adventure set in the mining west with first rate company, scenery, and accessories promised for the opera house performance on Tuesday the 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. King
Perkins
Edward Locke
David Warfield
New York City
Golden West
Little Prospector
Opera House
Gardening Advice From an Early 20th Century Farmer
Practical tips on crop rotation for vegetables, shallow sowing depth for seeds, hotbed sowing, and window boxes. Pansies and roses urged for continuous blooms, with soil preparation, watering, and mulching notes. National Council of Horticulture praised for disseminating gardening education and tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Horticulture
Gardening notes on soil, drainage and flower picks
The piece stresses well drained loamy soil and southern exposure for flowers. It lists beginner friendly varieties including Nicotiana, golden California poppy, hollyhocks, dahlias, cosmos, chrysanthemum, and lilac, noting the lilac’s hardiness and resilience despite neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Horticulture
Learn to live to keep youth at home in rural America
Why do young people leave small villages for cities. The rural American need is to beautify and humanize villages. We know how to make money and run schools but not the secret of gladness companionship appreciation and beauty. Make the farm and village attractive to retain youth.
Torturing flowers in garden design
An editorial warns amateur gardeners against rigid geometric planting of flowers and objects in beds. It mocks precise alignments and rowed crops, arguing nature flowers best when permitted organic, unstructured layouts that honor individuality and natural forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euclid
Niagaras
Alps
Hudson Rivers
Lakes
The Garden Beautiful and the Ivy’s Quiet Rise
A reflective essay praises vines and shrubs to beautify houses and landscapes. It argues that artistic plantings, especially honeysuckle and climbing roses, can transform any dwelling and that nature is the best builder and decorator. The piece contrasts gardening for beauty with practical vegetable growing and extols landscape gardening as a refined national pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Charles Dickens
Sluggard
America
England
Germany
France
Europe
Asia
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Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Kelly
Iowa
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Joseph Scranton
Washington, Iowa
William Meyers
East Tenth Street
Muscatine
Hollister
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Clifford Thorne
Washington
Letts
E. F. Brockway
Harold A. McWilliams
Farmington
James Edgington
C. J. McWilliams
Iowa City
U. S
Columbus Safeguard
Rae
Lawn and Landscape
Edgerton
Cold Spring ON the Hudson
Chas. H. Keck
K M. Keck
Ice
Citizens National Bank
Jenkins & Co
Wem. H. Jenkins & Or
State Bank of Iowa
First National First National Bank
Citizens National
Phygicians
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Stree
Ray H. Dean Bye
Cook & Sherman's
Ste. Washingtor
Howard J. Ross
Nicole
Mermonga North Side Square
Austin Sutherland
D. F. Macon
Telephone 517
Casey's
Hotel Colenso
P. R. Ae
Rock Island
Washington Lowe
Sun. O.ail and Express
Sun Westward
California
Daily Mail
Washington Branch
Tward
Frei
Mar
St. P
Southwest Limited
Chicago
Milwaukee
Meise
East Bound Pass
Southwest
Ifian Tiape
Centra Ry
Brighton
Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansa City
Peoria
West Bouund
Mason City Mall
Twin Cities Limited
East Bouns Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
A.v. mVh & B. Coutts, G. P.&t. A
Minneapolis, Minn
Pullman
Dally
Frank Rogers
Selim
Howune
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
South Side Square
Butterfield
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Washington, Laws
Charles A. Dewey Lewyer
Tam, Eequry
Ottioe
Washington, Lews
C. J. Wilson
Wilson
Wilson Lawyers
Orca, Weanleate Oes
W. M. Keeley
E. D. Morrison
P. J. Manley
J. RB. Orat
Citizens Savings Bank
Omas
H. Kwon
J. M. Sproull
Washington County
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
McLavamix
Wirraor
Wedoa Gunese Banking Business
E.C. Rupp
Anke
Munn & Co
Scientific American
UNH & Co
New York
F St
Washington, D
Wwe Bowling
D. G. Knottnerus Billiard Parior
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