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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
6
Dairy expert Hugh G. van Pelt explains why beef and dairy cattle breeding diverged. He contrasts beef cattle focus on meat with dairy aims to maximize milk and butter fat, and argues for a balanced dual purpose cow as a practical stepping stone for feeders transitioning to dairying.
The Oklahoma City chamber of commerce led a bold $300,000 bonus deal to attract two large packing plants. They bought 500 acres for land expansion, then subdivided into profitable lots, funding the effort with public subscriptions and turning education on local institutions into a model for future growth.
Instructions describe peeling bananas placing them in a shallow pan with water in the bottom and a teaspoon of sugar on each banana. Bake in a brisk oven about twenty minutes and serve hot as advised by September Physical Culture.
A bantering exchange between a man and May hints at contrasting interests. The speaker praises a man with a past as intriguing while May prefers a younger, more promising future, implying a tension between experience and new potential.
In a light exchange Gracie dries her tears and jokes that her father objects to her suitor because he sees nothing to object to. The banter highlights parental skepticism and Gracie’s playful deflection in a domestic scene.
Des Moines reports July mortality in Iowa with 95 tuberculosis deaths and 1 504 total deaths for the month. Organic heart trouble led with 120 deaths, cholera infantum 105, infantile paralysis eight, appendicitis 20, and pneumonia 30.
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a remedy for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims Dr Sangerbund proved microbes cause baldness and says Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantees cure in two weeks or money back. The tonic is sold nationwide for 50 cents a bottle and features a girl with auburn hair on the package.
Members of Iowa Women Suffrage association state executive committee will meet in Des Moines to perfect plans for the state convention in Corydon, likely October or November. The program may include addresses by Ming Chapman Catt, a former Iowa woman, and Miss May G. Hay, former Iowa woman now editor of Club Women in New York.
Manchester Iowa August 20 Eli sha N Barker living near Delhi this county has made an excellent record from four cows with no extra feed beyond pasture and despite poor Iowa meadows. May cream from the four cows netted 41.56 averaging 10.99 per head. June cream check totaled 48.12 at 12.03 per cow. Barker separates cream at home and feeds skim milk to hogs achieving high efficiency.
The administrator R G Kelsey will sell at public sale at the late Catherine Price home in Ainsworth on Friday September 2 1910 at 2 pm. Items include bedsteads springs mattresses feather beds clothing press bureau sewing machine dining chairs and tables cooking utensils tools laundry and farm items and numerous other articles. Cash or bankable note terms. Auctioneer F Macon.
Vienna forms a no hat league inspired by London. Members argue hats waste air and sunshine, stunt hair growth and cause expense. They note theater crowds make bareheaded visits especially awkward, as the crush hat and cylinder clutter wardrobes.
In fifty communes of Venice province twenty operate cooperative societies tied to agriculture. Some members trade implements and machinery through the societies.
A fragmented report notes a few Iowa dairymen struggle to show consistent profits amid tight margins. The piece emphasizes scant profitability and rising costs affecting farm viability.
La Follette campaign managers announce Iowa Senators Cummins and Dolliver will speak in Wisconsin for La Follette. Cummins appears at La Crosse Kilbourn Portal Oconomowoc Waterford Madison August 29 30 31. Dolliver speaks at Milwaukee Sheboygan Two Rivers Manitowoc Brillion Appleton Neenah Oshkosh August 29 30 31. Idaho Senator Borah and Minnesota Senator Clapp will also speak for La Follette.
August 30 report from Albia Iowa states Bert Van Schojack son of the city police chief was accidentally shot and killed Sunday evening. He and a young woman were with Herbert Oswald at Oswalds home when Oswald discharged a revolver, the bullet fatally striking Van Schojack. He worked as a brakeman on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line between Albia and Des Moines.
A terse quip notes that when a hero is to be pulled down and degraded it is best done in dog gerel with Addison as the voice. The line frames a cultural jab at undermining revered figures through mock verse.
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