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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
7
The guide describes drying and storing Canada field peas after cutting with a Beythe or pea harvester. Bundles are turned to aid drying, then loaded for storage under cover or in stacks. Rain shedding is poor in stacks, so tops should be covered with bluegrass or prairie hay, and straw stacks require the same protection. For small annual crops, threshing can use a flail or horse treading.
Thomas Shaw explains how a bar concave thrashing machine should be used for large pea crops. Remove all but four teeth to hold straw, slow the machine, and expect some seed breakage that can be removed by fanning mills with proper sieves.
A Farm and Fireside writer argues drought years favor growers who seed early and keep a dust mulch two to three inches deep. A fine, fitted seed bed with loose top sod improves moisture retention and ensures steady germination even without immediate rain.
The article notes that alfalfa suffers when water remains on the surface or floods the field, with winter floods less harmful than in the growing season. It describes depressions that accumulate water and invite weeds, and cites Oregon flock masters using devices to manage ewes and lambs, including movable pens and a rubber milk sack for feeding motherless lambs.
The article traces shoe use from biblical times to ancient Egypt and highlights Venice in 1600s fashion. It cites Abraham refusing a shoe, land transfer via shoe, and Egyptian tomb sandals as proof of ancient footwear. It quotes Thomas Coryat on Venice chapines as high wooden shoes worn by noblewomen, with supports to prevent falls.
The serpent eating snake Ophiophagus elaps of Burma is a highly venomous, aggressive ophidian. Adults reach 12 to 15 feet with a three inch venom fang, capable of swift attacks on man and animal. It climbs trees, swims well, and its venom, while deadly, may act slightly slower than cobra venom. Notable bites include a fowl in 14 minutes and a dog in 2 hours 18 minutes. An elephant died in three hours.
The author argues that even when walls need covering, vines must not obscure a building’s beauty. The ideal relation between architecture and foliage is best understood in England, with Boston and a few other cities in the United States showing similar sensitivity.
The quintain survives in Offham Green Kent, named for an instrument used in tilting on horseback. It featured an upright post with a crossbar pivot, a flat board on one end and a sandbag on the other. The rider aimed to strike the board fast enough to clear the moving bag without being struck from behind.
A moment of posing for photographer with Mrs Hanks prompting a better expression. The scene captures a calmer side of Hanks as he sits for the photo in a Chicago Tribune context.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes a remarkable churn that converts one quart of bottled milk reinforced with two pounds of creamery butter into four pounds of butter using carloads of extract and vaporized salt. The note recalls past uses of pepsin in churning to claim cheese in the butter product.
Von Blumer notes a stock rise of twenty points in an hour while his wife is at her dressmaker. He says he ended about even overall, implying no net profit from the surge.
Cassidy and Casey discuss being busy as they chat about daily tasks. The exchange shows playful banter and mutual reassurance in a casual Philadelphia press style. The dialogue hints at concern over a trusted partner’s perfection.
In a terse courtroom moment a judge quips about a bank cashier, suggesting the man is “very musical” and that a false note on him would mislead. The remark underscores a satirical tone in a legal setting.
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