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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
8
Household guidance advises shaking lace to remove dust, then dipping in deep blue gum water. For very dirty lace, wash in soapsuds, rinse, and stiffen in blue water with gum. Roll in old cloth, pin between cloth and sheet to avoid blue stain, dry, then iron with tissue to prevent glassy marks.
For inflamed eyelids use a nightly lotion of two drams glycerin and borax beaten with one egg white. Add one wine glass of cold water and beat. Apply a thin film to lid edges nightly until irritation subsides, then touch lids with diluted egg white to finish. If tightness occurs, bathe with cold water.
A New York restaurant man devises a corn on the cob holder that prevents rolling and finger butter stains. The device uses a trough with end slots and two rod handles to grip the ear, letting the cob rest in the trough without slipping or smearing table linen.
Instructions for sewing ribbon through bead ing in a waist and finishing necklines. Start ribbon in center front for waist to keep ends even and avoid crushing. For a corset cover begin at back center. Finish a child’s dress neck by turning the seam and facing with narrow tape or with braiding.
Use lukewarm lather with a good brand of soap and wash velveteen like a flannel. Remove water by pressure to avoid shading. Shake well and hang in front of the fire with the right side to the heat to raise the pile. When dry place over a thick blanket and iron on the wrong side.
Beat three eggs and a cupful of sugar then fold in flour and lemon flavoring. Drop teaspoons onto a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven, rolling into lily shapes while warm. Bake a few at a time to prevent cracking, then fill each cake with sweetened cream.
A quick glass of cold water can quell severe coughing spells. For night coughing try a cloth wrung from strong carbelic acid water hung over the bed. The odor reportedly prevents the cough.
Baseball fans note Roy Thomas thriving with Pittsburgh after leaving Philadelphia where he spent over a decade as a top right fielder. Once fading in batting and fielding, he emerged with strong hitting and sensational defense since joining the Pirates. Billy Murray aided the move allowing the switch.
A baseball insider claims Mike Kelley is the top candidate to succeed Kid Elberfeld as manager of the New York Americans. Farrell, president of the Yankees, favors Kelley and would hire him if not contract bound with Toronto’s Eastern league club.
Walter Matticks, Pueblo speed out fielder and Western league sensation, sold to Charles A. Comiskey for 2500 dollars. Delivery September 14. He hits over .300 and shows a powerful arm, routinely cutting off runs at center field. Matticks, a St. Louis native, played in the Iowa league last season.
A large workforce is building a Windsor race track and grand stand across the Detroit river to serve northern circuit owners unable to ship to California. Joseph James, Windsor pool hall owner and backer, expects at least 500 horses to race next season as New Orleans closes.
Letters to the English press urge shifting sporting calendars. Proposals move cricket from May start to June through September end. Football would start in September and end in April. Rumors say the M C C and football associations may swap the two months.
George Towns of Australia and Ernest Barrie of England agreed to row a straightaway race over the championship course from Putney bridge to Mortlake on October 12 for $1,000 side bet and the championship of England plus the Sportsman Challenge cup.
Lieutenant Frank D. Berrien is slated to lead the Naval Academy football team next season, pending department orders placing him at Annapolis. Ensign Douglas L. Floward, captain of the 1906 team, will serve as field coach under the arrangements.
The International Baseball League is growing with teams in Canada and the United States. Reports say the league may enter Buffalo next year, challenging the Eastern League and adding competition across the region.
Bill Dahlen is prospering with the Boston Americans. He is clouting away at better than .280 and is playing a magnificent game in the field.
A Minnesota station reports weed analyses showing high protein in lambs quarters purslane pigweed dandelion catnip goldenrod mustard and quack grass, with starch and fat comparisons to alfalfa clover and timothy hay. The results explain why sheep thrive on these otherwise worthless weeds.
The American Cultivator reports on a forage crop trial combining Kaffir corn and cow peas at Pennsylvania station as the top producer of green substance per acre, pleasing cows for milk. Alfalfa yielded the most air dry substance per acre and supported better milk output. Oats and peas served as a soiling crop, rye offered early soiling with high dry matter but quick ripening. Overall, crop type showed little effect on milk composition.
The dairy division of the department of agriculture has studied principal U S barns and methods of construction for cost, convenience, sanitation, and feeding. It offers a large collection of building plans for barns and stables suitable for varying budgets and needs.
Farmers should rear horses and turn them out at night to gain profits from colts. Sell when prices are favorable and keep the young colt tame from a young age. Handle lightly to prevent wildness and maintain good stock management.
Hog notes discuss rapid growth and popularity of hogs with large bones. Feeding often exceeds pedigree, dipping hogs is simplified by a modern tank. An average litter of seven or eight pigs is profitable. Alfalfa pasture helps save corn. A good boar stabilizes hog farming.
The Ohio experiment station reports corn silage adds value at 4.63 dollars per ton for beef cattle. The study urges all feeders to consider incorporating silage into rations amid growing interest in silage feeding for dairy, beef, horses, and hogs.
If an acre of corn yields ten to fifteen tons of silage the farmer loses a portion of potential grain value. This phrase outlines the revenue impact of using land for silage rather than grain, highlighting the trade off between forage and grain production.
Green food for poultry aids digestion and adds bulk to the ration while providing nutrients, notably protein. Protein is essential for bone and muscle growth, crucial for any growing animal to thrive.
The Farmers Advocate notes mashes for poultry are less favored now, but adding skimmilk or buttermilk improves the mash. Milk in any form provides protein, and birds should be fed liberally with milk and its products.
Do not waste time curing fowls with an unclear disease. Kill them promptly if they lack exhibition value. Keep fowls clean and dry to reduce disease risk and protect healthy birds.
Frank Cordova, once a South River clergyman who eloped with choir singer Julia Bowne and was jailed, has been released after almost four years. He was taken to the Trenton Press club and left the city by car, then reportedly boarded a Bristol train toward Philadelphia. He declined to discuss his affairs.
Cedar Rapids Aug 15 126 of 166 milking cows at the State Hospital for the Insane at Independence have been condemned as tuberculosis afflicted. The condemned cattle were brought to Cedar Rapids and converted into fertilizer at a local packing house.
Debs declines invitation to a New York conference of the unemployed citing campaign engagements. The U S fleet left Auckland at 8 15 this morning bound for Sydney. Iowa union miners defeat a pension proposal for aged members. Edwin Hawkins hanged at Tucson for murder. Roosevelt invited to St Joseph military tournament and would like to attend but cannot promise. Copenhagen printers strike settled via interior minister. Churchill to marry Clementine Montagu-Hozier.
A Paris semi official statement says Indo China fears were exaggerated in letters from three days earlier. Reports claimed revolts and mass killings of native soldiers and officers. Frontiers with Chinese revolutionists near end and interior unrest minimal, except for Anam where agitation exists. The Mafin attributes recent outbreaks to Japanese military successes influencing Asia.
Milwaukee report confirms Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell U S N retired is dead in Jacksonville Florida aged sixty four He was born and reared in Milwaukee and the death telegram requested Milwaukee undertaker to arrange burial plans The veteran officer served in the U S Navy for many years and was widely known in his home city
Mrs Perme Ha Turley aged seven months past a century was driven in an automobile by Dr W H Patton in Orleans on August 15. The aged woman stood the ride remarkably well and enjoyed it greatly.
Belleville reports the death of Augus-Fred Deutschmann Sr a horse dealer from a complication of diseases including tetanus ptomaine poisoning and a five day prolonged cough with paralysis The physician calls the case unprecedented and unusual for the area
A hailstorm in the Green River Valley near Kewanee Illinois wrecked watermelon patches containing hundreds of ripening melons. Large hailstones slashed the biggest melons to pieces in the Aug 15 event.
Chicago and East Buffalo markets list futures for Wheat Corn Oats Pork and Lard with varied open high low close figures. Live Stock receipts are shown with price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep, plus detailed cash grain by sample and by class for winter and spring wheat and corn.
This column lists assorted news bits and ads including grocery items at Royal with fruits and meats, local residents out after illness, transport to the depot for 25 cents, visits by A M Powelson and Mrs Nathan Campbell, Frey’s photos advertised as cheap, Foley’s Kidney Remedy promotion, Peter A Boyle and son visiting Davenport and Dutch Creek, George Ward returning to work after quarantine, and general city chatter about family relief and local commerce.
Mrs M M Davidson of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California endorses Electric Bitters as a powerful general family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor. She notes more digestive health in a bottle than any other remedy she knows. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents.
Call up Phone No 1 and leave orders for the city bus line. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to requests. Include street and number.
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