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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
8
Advice for cleaning chamois gloves with soap powder or jelly and tepid water. Soak quart water with a teaspoon ammonia for about fifteen minutes. Do not wring, rinse with ammonia water, then press and reshape. Dry in air, avoiding heat to prevent hardening. Regular gentle handling during drying.
Prepare tender corn by running hot water over it then cut from the cob scraping pulp and hulls. Pack into sterilized pint jars, add salt and sugar, cover with warm water, add lids and bands, and process in a boiler with continuous boiling for specified times.
Herbs may be green or dried for vinegars best used soon after flowering in summer. Inspect for insects, wash, and drain. Cover a bunch of mint tarragon savory marjoram thyme sage or sweet basil with a quart of hot vinegar. Let soak until fully infused, strain, and replace volume with fresh vinegar. A hearty herb bunch flavors two to three quarts.
A West Virginia man unveils a reel device shown to speed washing by gathering the clothesline neatly. The reel resembles a large spool with an iron frame and a handle, reducing the need to loop rope over thumb and elbow by the operator.
A description explains a rope line fixed to a V bend in the hub and rolled onto a reel with efficiency. It notes a center anchor and another handle at one end for turning, and that a wet line dries faster when run through the open framework than when folded in the old method.
Pick grapes from the stems and mash with a potato masher until skins break. Let pulp stand four or five days then press juice. For each gallon add two and a half pounds sugar. Ferment in jars covered with netting in the sun. Daily refresh juice, then bottle after straining.
Slice a small onion finely and cook with two cupfuls of canned tomato for half an hour. Strain the mixture, then whisk in a rounded tablespoon of butter rolled in a level teaspoon of cornstarch, a level teaspoon of sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook three minutes and serve.
The best part of a modern house is its windows and keeping them open day and night to let the outside air approach the air inside. The housekeeper should make fresh air the first business and hold everything else subservient to this need, per Good Health.
Currant catchup combines two pounds washed currants with two pounds brown sugar and a pint of vinegar. Simmer until thick, then add one teaspoon each of cinnamon ginger allspice and cloves. Simmer ten minutes more, strain and bottle.
When boiling ham add a teacup of vine gar and six to eight cloves per gallon of water. Let the ham cool in the cooking liquid to keep it moist and delicious.
This article explains horn fly as a European pest affecting cattle since 1877, irritating bites reduce flesh and milk yield, and outlines preventive remedies. It cites train oil with sulfur or carbolic acid, axle grease, tar applications, and kerosene emulsion as effective long term treatments, with detailed preparation and application steps.
Dairymen are urged to keep daily milk records using a simple rigged board to support scales as outlined by W J Fraser of the Illinois experiment station. The circular notes that understanding a cow’s annual value requires daily yield data and a clear milk record.
Alsike clover may be less valuable than medium red clover yet proves highly useful. It shines as the best clover for permanent pasture and mixes well with bluegrass timothy or red clover for hay. It tolerates wet or sour ground, suits meadows with timothy and red clover, and adapts to adverse conditions, making it a hardy, widely applicable forage.
Rats menace poultry at day and night challenging farmers. Poison traps and dogs work best though each has drawbacks. Strychnine on toasted cheese or bread used by Arkansas Experiment Station yields effective results with safety precautions to avoid other animals ingesting it.
The Kansas experiment station notes a daily mash feed for hens yields profit when meat and green feed are ample. Hens should be well fed yet kept slightly hungry during the day, able to finish a full mash in the evening. If alternative feeds are rich, evening feeding can be reduced or omitted.
The text advises avoiding market eggs from hidden nests and notes pullet behavior. It states western regions conduct more caponizing than eastern, links quick growth and clean quarters to tender meat, and sets seven pounds as the preferred capon weight. It stresses free-range poultry should be culled at least ten days before slaughter.
Advice on farm seed sanitation urges thorough cleaning of millet wheat oats and rye to avoid sowing weed seeds. Utilize a fanning mill to remove impurities, saving time and horsepower and reducing weed growth over the season.
The Chicago News notes that 60 million years ago a faster Earth rotation and a closer giant moon created massive tidal lava waves. Moon tides dictated oceans, spurred timekeeping by months, and influenced Europe’s geography and Britain’s rise, with the moon shaping history.
The article explains the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales, noting the 100 degree span vs 180 degree span between freezing and boiling. It shows how to convert 10 degrees Centigrade to Fahrenheit by multiplying by 9 then dividing by 5 and adding 32, yielding 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The article urges continual effort to improve flocks and conserve feed. It notes sheep are efficient for saving farmed feed and fatten quickly with a ration of corn in the morning and cottonseed meal at night.
Colic in horses stems from careless feeding and poor hay quality. Overfeeding while hungry, gulping large feeds, musty or sour hay, or eating fresh grass wet with dew can trigger the condition in many cases.
A traveler describes the dramatic evening bloom of the yellow evening primrose in Holland. The plant stands about five feet tall and, as sunset approaches, flowers burst open all at once creating a sudden, golden carpet across the landscape.
A. J. Waldschmidt harvested twenty bushels of peaches from five trees after completing his last picking. The peaches were very large and flavorful, a remarkable showing that sold easily. The Journal sampled the fruit and attests to the flavor. Remember the candy to be given away at the Star tonight.
The Royal Neighbors will hold their regular meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the hall. All members are urgently requested to be present. Also note a feature at the Star with father taking his first physical culture lesson.
The Curran family publicly thanks friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during his illness and at his death. Mrs Evalyn Curran and family express gratitude.
The funeral for William Curran occurred yesterday afternoon from his south Washington residence. The Rev. U. S. Smith led services with assistance from the M. E. choir. Interment followed at the city cemetery.
Local notes invite attendance at the Star for illustrated songs and music with Miss Humble providing melodies and Perry Hays traveling to Silvis after attending his uncle’s funeral in Pueblo. A large peach from the Brewer orchard measures ten inches plus and signals a fruitful year for a young tree.
The notice requests callers to use city bus line number one and leave an order with street and number. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to the requests.
Plainspoken notice urges water conservation during a dry month. It warns against stock trampling water holes and drinking from foul pools to protect streams and springs from depletion and contamination.
Liberal fertilization boosts yield but thorough cultivation is essential to sustain and improve quality. Emphasizes balanced soil care and careful seed bed work to maximize crop performance.
A lyrical poem describes the sun as a bright boy who travels the sky each day to meet his mother. The speaker watches the sun wake, play, and rest, imagining the sun’s crib moving across the sky behind a house and through the afternoon as the mother covers him with pink clouds and blue pillows.
Notice states that at a special meeting on August 1, 1908 The Geo H Paul Company of Washington Iowa amended its articles. It increases total capital stock to 300000 dollars with 75000 dollars preferred and 225000 dollars common, each share valued at 100 dollars. The 25000 dollars of preferred stock already issued continues to draw the same rate.
The document details changes to stock rights including extended redemption periods for preferred stock with reduced dividends during extension, issuance of 50000 dollars in new preferred stock at 16 2/3 percent, six year term, and legacy dividends for stock subscribed before 1909. It also increases common stock by 200000 dollars issued to holders of 25000 dollars of old common stock in proportion to holdings. It alters voting rights: common stock one vote, preferred stock three votes. other previous article provisions remain except where inconsistent. Witnessed by George H. Paul on August 10 1908.
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