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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
5
The Chicago News describes Japanese whaling where boats drift in, drive whales into square nets, and a hunter slays the animal with a triangular knife. After securing the carcass, crews chant "Joraku" as a memorial service is held three days later in the village temple.
The Erin owned by Thomas H. Bullock of Chicago won the Chicago Power Boat club race from Chicago to Mackinac. Dusty Sydes finished earlier, but the Erin received a six hour time allowance, arriving several hours later.
Miss Ethel White leaves for Ainsworth while J B Crooks arrives from Ottumwa. People travel to buy Johnson’s bread seven loaves for twenty five cents and express charges apply. Several residents visit distant towns attending Chautauqua and other trips.
New York financier Rockefeller praised as a transcendent leader while Governor La Follette comes under fire for alleged intemperate remarks at a Springfield Baptist address. McArthur condemns lawlessness and defends Rockefeller amid accusations of criminality and bias.
Ruskin notes three essentials for happiness in work a fitness for it one should not overdo it and must have some consciousness of success the guidance stresses balance effort and awareness as keys to vocational contentment.
In the Sandhamn Roads near Stockholm a submarine mine exploded during practice, destroying a boat carrying seven sailors who were killed and eight others seriously injured. The blast sent the vessel into the air as debris rained over the water.
Official forecast shows Illinois with showers in extreme northwest, Blair region. Indiana fair with light to fresh east winds. Lower Michigan fair and warmer with northeast winds shifting to east. Wisconsin fair in east with local rains in west and fresh east to southeast winds. Iowa local rains with easterly winds.
Estimated receipts include hogs 12,000 and cattle 4,500 with mixed ranges across hogs from 5.25 to 6.15 and cattle 4.50 to 7.00. Sheep and lambs see values from 4.60 to 7.50, with calves at 7.25 to 7.50. Dunning and Stevens, East Buffalo, N Y, report dull markets and varied car counts.
Robert Clark of Ottawa Canada shares nine years in hog farming with tips for profitable bacon production. He emphasizes five factors: hog selection grass hog timing selling weight and production practices. He notes Chester White as ideal for bacon and explains feeding regimes across seasons to maximize fat and market price.
J Chambers of Bloomington DL reports the loss of eighty hogs valued at $1000 after feeding swill from local hotels. He suspects brine or deleterious substances contaminated the swill. Neighbors report similar losses. A Detroit area case linked soapy washwater used in dishwashing to hog fatalities. Farm and Live Stock Journal.
A two year old Poland-China bo ve weighed 1000 pounds in Farm Progress notes. At six months he weighed 375 pounds measured from ears to tail about six feet long. Front leg circumference is ten and a half inches. Ideal Jumbo is owned by J P Vissering of Melville, NY.
R M Dunlap of American Agriculturist favors stallions with years of service and steady year round work over well-fattened yet unused animals. He notes such a sire yields a larger, stronger colt and a better overall horse.
Continued experiments abroad feeding dried potatoes to stock show pigs do not digest as well as ground barley and corn, while steers fare better with dried potatoes. The feed digests more easily for steers than for pigs, and finely ground potato product is preferred over coarser ground.
Guidance on halter breaking at two to three weeks old and teaching a colt to stop by spoken command. Notes that breeding quality varies, frequent watering prevents overdrinking, and draft horses should be chosen for quality over size. Emphasizes regular feeding, activity over long idleness, and the breeder’s skill in recognizing a true horse.
A 19th century ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages. It states the medicine works internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, offering a $100 reward if it fails and inviting readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The sale of Chautauqua tickets by 6 p m yesterday reached 1600 a record early total for our Chautauqua season. Last year’s figure was higher but included transferable tickets not sold this year, making this year’s showing creditable. Chautauqua opens on the 15th with the 16th marked as the big gun day.
Mary H. Walters of 546 St. Clair Ave Columbus Ohio reports long illness with fever ague nerves and weak stomach cured after using Electric Bitters. She credits the tonic with relief and complete recovery. Guaranteed at J. H. Stewart's drug store for 50 cents.
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