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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
6
The article guides poultrymen on market culling, housing, and feeding as August ends. It notes surplus stock, need for extra houses, and securing quarters for overwintering. Molting begins, reducing egg output, with emphasis on nutrition and health to minimize losses. It advises fattening old stock for market and shipping ducklings weekly.
A London Queen essay recalls carving as an art taught by itinerant masters who visited households. They likely sat with ladies in kitchens, and their craft included terms for breaking and preparing many game birds and meats, marking the start of knowledge in the field.
Bureau of statistics releases corrected final figures for tobacco acreage. The preliminary report overstated increases in the Burley belt of Kentucky Ohio Indiana and West Virginia and in the Regie dark districts. Errors occurred during temporary leadership. Wisconsin shows a decline in cigar tobacco while gains are limited to bright yellow tobacco areas in North and South Carolina and eastern Ohio export district.
A St. Nicholas piece notes the fiddler crab’s grotesque form and burrow life. In autumn the eye stalks fold, the large claw rests inert, and the crab sleeps until spring. In April they awaken and forage with the small claw, storing food in burrows. females feed with equal claws.
Early dry morning garden check shows wet soil around large weed stumps indicating roots pumped water upward overnight. Digging out the weeds with roots reveals water in dry weather, supporting the exchange between soil moisture and plant uptake.
Garden Magazine offers reminders for August sowing of vegetables. Early peas for September eating, bush beans in 45 days, heat resistant Black Seeded Simpson lettuce, Endive for fall salads, cucumbers for pickles, summer radishes Sakurajima, spinach for autumn greens, collards as spinach substitute, corn salad for next March, salsify sown now grows twice normal size if undisturbed, Welsh onion leaves usable next March, beets for autumn greens and winter roots.
The text describes running antelope flowers with white petals bearing dark lines that resemble an antelope in flight. It notes a caricature plant named Arthur and His Nose for a Wellington likeness. It also details orchid forms mimicking bees butterflies worms beetles and larger creatures, suggesting natural traps to lure pollinators.
Mr. Hugh P. Baker of the U S Bureau of Forestry and associates Balthis and Siecke are surveying the county to determine which trees best suit local utility. They note tulip poplar and bald cypress are uncommon here and favor European larch, Norway spruce, white pine, honey locust, and hardy catalpa for durable posts and wind breaks.
The 11 000 virgins of St Ursula are tied to a mythic voyage to France and Cologne where Hans allegedly murdered them. A relic wall of skulls and bones is shown today as proof, and the verger links Ursula to British royal lineage.
The article advises using water with a few drops of ammonia to rinse the mouth and wash the teeth. It notes ammonia is an alkali that neutralizes stomach acidity and removes a source of disease, leaving the mouth wholesome and agreeable.
A small boy notes his sister likes a young man and comments he rarely visited, prompting a mutual liking as the man responds politely. The exchange reflects a quiet courtship dynamic and family-voiced admiration.
A fragmentary dialogue portrays Gertrude declaring marriage avoidance due to wealth while Papa questions the motive and wealth’s impact on life choices. The brief exchanges hint at social pressures around money and marriage in a dated tone.
Fred Custer left for Oskaloosa. Irene Stone arrived from Iowa City to stay with Hazel Mount. Miss VanCleve returned from Trenton. W L Porter and wife from Glasgow to visit their son Dr Porter. Esther Maxwell from Wheatland to visit her mother Mrs Maxwell. Arthur Goodspeed resumed duty as Q conductor to Burlington. Capt Hobson and wife attended Chautauqua in Keota, others' visits noted.
Rk V Downing arrived from the west as Verlesenhart is due from Des Moines. Davenport's C G Raguet called on trade. Chas Anderson from Crawfordsville toured the city. Silas Ross departed for Muscatine on business. Daisy Dorman from near Davenport visits the E F Neal home. Elle Van Sickie of West Chester attended Chautauqua yesterday. R I Cavin of Morning Sun visits Ott Cavin. John Beamer returned from Iowa City on business. D W McAvoy family visit S K Statler in West Chester. Celia Warner arrived from Keota for Chautauqua days. Murray and Anderson left for Sigourney for Murray to play ball. Mrs Shaft returns to Keota from visit with daughter. N N Allen return to Keota after Chautauqua. Maude Erdice visiting friend Patsy Wilson. Mrs Alex Stephens and Jennie arrive from Keota for Chautauqua. Mrs Rev Black and daughter visit Dr Black in Keota. Sarah Todd of Chicago and Kate of Pella visit Miss Brett and Miss Jacobs. T G Morgan and daughters Grace and Marian return from Colorado Springs. N B McCollum learns their baby is progressing and fingers may be saved. Scott Reister and son ship poultry to New York City, 225 dozen chickens plus 75 dozen more at Davenport. Robert Donnell begins monthlong vacation as mail clerk on the Branch, plans Chicago visit with son Elmer.
Riverside could not travel to Chautauqua grounds for the baseball game. Muscatine steps in as the opponent and provides a strong challenge, with local fans assured of good entertainment from a ball loving crowd.
Authorities warn two known youths about placing boards with nails on the road. Any repetition will lead to arrest, as they are already identified by local officials.
Miss Celia Warner left this morning for Muscatine where she will pursue unspecified plans.
The excerpt notes many strangers in the city settle in furnished rooms or boarding houses and rely on want columns for housing. It highlights that most newcomers first seek reading matter in the want ads upon arrival.
J D Runyan of Butlerville Indiana claims his digestive distress and dizziness were cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills. He calls them a perfect remedy for sour stomach headache constipation and related symptoms. Guaranteed at J H Stewart’s? (illegible ad copy).
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