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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1904
Page
5
A reader notes practical presents like a ton of coal to a father, brother or friend spread happiness to both giver and recipient, while humorously lamenting that mum’s the word on such acts. The message emphasizes simple, tangible kindness over grand gestures.
Reporters from The County News share day by day happenings from their towns. Local officials, schools, and community groups feature in brief items highlighting events, meetings, and milestones across the county.
A compact notice column reports recent accidents and fatalities, as well as births and marriages. Details include names and places as available, with dates and local movements tracked by our reporters.
Basketball tonight at the Armory and a slate of shop offerings from John son’s Nut tarts to Vienna bakery. Includes sales pitches for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a claim no doctor is needed, at Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.
Mrs Henry Anderson and Grace of Tingley rushed home Tuesday night due to Grace's serious illness. Ed Mayhew visited Mr Snelson near Ainsworth. Robert Kephart and family returned from Lone Tree. Mart Stiles' children are ill with pneumonia feared.
Dec 22 at the Salem school house will host a box supper as Anson Small recovers and Addie and Frances Bockhorst visit Etta Schmidt. Alton Hill advertises his sale while Mrs Freund receives $100 per acre for a 20 acre tract. Lizzie Strabala property sold for $500. Mrs Freund ill with grippe.
On Dec 16 Mrs Petratz and her daughter Clara visited Mrs Works north of Washington and attended the funeral of Conrad Gimbel. Lincoln Noble of Olds bought hogs and had them delivered at Coppock. Chas Nicola shipped hogs and cattle to the Chicago market. Most residents are hauling wood, with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Grosscup noted in the entry.
Visiting the old home in Illinois extended through Christmas. Dr Downing summoned for a sick patient with slim hopes. Wim Caldwell hosted an oyster supper for friends last Wednesday. Shilos cemetery fence erected as a needed improvement. John Welsh to teach a Simpeinius Class at Verdi schoolhouse this winter. Last night marked the beginning of events.
Dec 15 notes report Ross Singleton and wife returning to Muscatine and John Blattner visiting the county seat. Farmers plan access work on Rubio bridge. Bethel Christmas program practice held. Hunters report deer near Bethel church and Singmaster ranch area. Perry Deal visited his daughter Mrs Charlie Augustine. George Augustine and Harry Will seen in Washington. Teeter Lithrop conducted a successful sale at Joe Hoyle place near Bethel.
Mrs Porter returns to Wyman from a day in town while Miss Stephenson tours Washington. Hunts report forty eight rabbits from a local expedition. Edwin Griffith advertises a sale and plans to move to Washington next week. Churches announce Sabbath services and meetings, including Presbyterians and Methodists with carious lectures, leagues, and the Lord's Supper. Electric Bitters advertised as a digestive and tonic with a money back guarantee.
The article outlines stable housing and ventilation for a boar, feeding and exercise needs, and cautious breeding limits. It notes priority on dry, well lit quarters and warns against overuse of a mature boar, suggesting two services daily at most and about fifty to ninety days of service without interruption.
The text discusses farmers preparing feed rations and forage for livestock, noting how corn and protein sources affect animals like sheep and horses. It emphasizes ensuring succulent fodder during winter to prevent issues such as constipation and poor condition.
A Texan recommends feeding steers with meal and hulls at five to one, plus oats for roadster horses, and caution against overfatness in work animals. Advice covers sows, ewes, and milk separation experiments showing skim milk can substitute for cornmeal in various ratios, with a focus on efficient fat and weight gain.
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