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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement extols Lax Digest as a superior laxative and digestant. It claims gentle movement of food without griping, with two size options priced at 10 and 25 cents, and guarantees money back if not satisfied.
A 1910s guide describes harvesting apples with three labor groups the older workers handling high fruit from low stands the younger workers using light ladders and a third group gathering the remainder. It notes orchard boxes should be larger with cleats for stacking and advocates low wagon transport to reduce fruit damage.
A farmer with limited help should mow weeds along fences and corners to save time and soil fertility. Do mowing in cool hours, use a mower for tall weeds and grass, reseed pastures every other year, and keep weeds from seeding to prevent future infestations.
A comparison outlines the ordinary plains farmer producing forty quarts of wheat with variable returns, while the dry farmer yields about twelve quarts. The text notes inconsistencies and cautions in evaluating these methods.
Supporters say dry farming in Kansas could lift yields from 12.75 bushels per acre in 1905 to 37. They propose that spending 1 percent of irrigation funds on dry farming education could reclaim 500 million acres of desert land. They do not oppose irrigation.
The fall is described as the best time to plant in Oregon with minimal risk in eastern areas. Proponents note better soil handling, more farming time, and trees establishing before spring growth. Occasional objections exist, but only rarely in eastern Oregon would fall planting cause damage to an orchard.
Advice on planting broccoli in thin onion areas. Firm soil suits this crop, and even if a crow bar is used to plant them, plants become hardier and better able to endure winter than those grown quickly on loose manured soils.
Mrs. Lapsling explains that pure water protects the household’s health and improves butter milk cream and farm products. She notes Johnny narrowly escaped serious injury after a porch fall and the doctor warns he almost fractured his jux taposition, the bone beside the medallion obligato.
In Rockford ML on August 26 Mrs Lavina Roxby of Ridott age 4 died after her clothing caught fire while lighting a pipe. The accident occurred at her home with immediate fatal injuries.
Dr Shoops Magnetic Ointment provides quick relief for piles with positive action. It claims to reduce itching and protruding or blind piles and disappears symptoms like magic. Large nickel capped jars priced at 50 cents sold by J H Stewart.
A historical vignette portrays Marshal Ney before his execution as impeccably dressed with curled beard and perfume. He enters death with cool composure, requesting the guns be aimed low to spare his face from disfigurement.
In a humorous exchange Clara argues for a law forcing men to wear distinct attire to show marital status, while Maude counters that a dated hat and baggy trousers already signal marriage, mirthful banter from the Chicago News.
A London Bellman anecdote recalls how Henry Fielding tipped Garrick’s servant with a single penny after a dinner. Fielding says the tiny coin served the doorman better than a larger gift because it offered a real chance to keep it, highlighting frugal humor over generosity.
Advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops difficult breathing and heals inflamed air passages during hay fever and summer colds. Warns that genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by all druggists.
Physicians often misinterpret uterine symptoms as separate diseases. The remedy cited is Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, praised as a gentle tonic and nervine to restore strength, calm nervous symptoms, and aid digestion with Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels.
The bulletin recommends box traps with baited poison balls to access rats while keeping fowl safe. It praises modern metal guillotine traps, noting odor resistance and multiple units. Emphasizes persistent trapping, occasional poison, and farm building design to curb rat damage in rural and urban settings.
Miss Marcia Warren of West Baldwins Me reports 130 hens produced last year 14005 6 dozen eggs sold for 384 87 poultry sales totaled 470 49 with feed costs at 220 13 leaving net profit 250 36 about 2 per hen She did all hatching and sent eggs to Boston to a retail dealer No breeding stock sold or extra priced eggs Dry feeding used.
A plan to keep poultry houses dry is explained and praised for its effectiveness. The method, proven in many regions, requires little extra work and could benefit America's poultry industry by reducing moisture and improving conditions for chicks.
The piece notes some broods of chicks may develop cannibal tendencies that are hard to reverse once established. It emphasizes the challenge of remedying the habit after formation.
Guidance on managing small flocks suggests keeping groups under twenty five to thirty birds, providing litter for scratching, clover or alfalfa, bone and beef scrap with grain, and always having charcoal available.
A collage of brief quips from major papers lampoons topics from Swiss hotel bills to bathing suit legality and Japan’s disarmament stance. It notes a Washington proofreader’s bankruptcy and jokes about Henry James discovery amid references to Howells and Trowelis.
In France fashion shifts to shaved hair for schoolboys. Old medical debts under two years old are uncollectible. Two 5500 ton ships are under construction to serve a Lun kerque to New York third class line. Wine consumption remains high though beer grows in popularity, harming wine growers. A Montrouge mummy factory has been found, with mummies sent to Egypt and returned via Marseilles, many sold to museums.
A reflective column from the Atchison Globe laments the disappearance of old fashioned manners and habits. It sketches the leather suspenders wearing man, store counters with aging correspondents, and a father guiding his son, contrasting them with modern changes.
Twenty five cents buys life insurance against bad results from summer colic or diarrhea. ChamBerlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is advertised as never failing. Buy it now, may save life. For sale by Cook and Sherman.
A reflective anecdote notes a remark by Sir M Grant Duff in his diary about a recent sermon at St. Margaret's amid fog including a clergyman denouncing Mr Tooth the ritualist and a scornful reaction from parishioners.
The excerpt compares small quantities to common utensils and foods. It notes that roughly sixty drops fill a teaspoon, four tablespoons or half a girl, a wineglass, four wineglasses fill a pint, and ten eggs weigh a pound, with a tablespoon of salt weighing an ounce.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional remedy taken internally. The ad promises $100 for any case not cured and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio as the makers and Druggists as sellers at 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A testimonial claims the remedy was better than three doctors for a sick child. Mrs. B. J. Johnston of Linton Mississippi recalls three doctors failing until Cham hoea Remedy brought quick improvement. Sold by Cook & Sherman.
W R Montgomery files for divorce from Mamie Montgomery on habitual drunkenness in Iowa district court Washington County. Defendant must appear by noon of the second day of the September 1907 term or face default judgment.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa September Term 1907 original notice issued to Geo W Alexander M W Welch and J Carter plaintiffs against Daniel P Hopkins Hulda J Hopkins Mara Ann Walker Marietta Duval John E Walker Jane Maxwell Margaret J Roberts Ida C Roberts Frank W Roberts Carl J Roberts Anthony Smith John W Craw with details of service and defendants listed for the case in the 1907 term.
Plaintiffs seek decree quieting title to described real estate in fee simple in Washington County Iowa claiming record title and 20 years open exclusive possession. Defendants and unknown claimants warned to appear by Sept 3 1907 or risk default judgment. Publication ordered by Judge Ek EB Willcockson in Evening Journal for six weeks.
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