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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
7
Instructions describe a penny disappearing trick performed at a tea party. A penny is sewn into a handkerchief, wrapped, and hidden in the right hand. A cup is passed under a table with a book, then the penny is released into a basin. The handkerchief is shown to contain no penny afterward.
The article describes bananas as a staple across South America, replacing bread and meat for many. It notes Panama’s banana belts, explains the plant’s appearance and growth cycle, and mentions uses of the trunk fiber in fine muslins woven for delicate fabrics.
Eight players sit in a row or circle and pass whispered word prompts to form a silly sentence. The chain uses article adjective noun verb adverb number adjective noun plural, producing phrases like The intellectual camel waltzed amiably fifty downhearted hyenas.
A four year old boy in a New York suburb fishes a pond using a bent pin on a string. He tells his sister Maggie about a fish that wiggled its tail with joy after biting. The lighthearted scene captures a child's simple fishing moment.
At a swine breeders meeting a speaker urged crops on each hog lot as soil refreshment and disinfection. He favors oats, corn, grass, alfalfa, and Hubbard squash as fattening forage, with warm pens and dry bedding for health. A Michigan breeder touts black hogs and Poland China as hardy, and reports $387 in pork sales from two sows.
The article emphasizes grooming over the last weeks to months as key for show cattle. It advises bedding, cleanliness, soft brushes, and flannel or chamois rubbing to soften skin and shine hair. Use light currycomb to avoid irritation. final touch comes from bare hands. A full coat takes two to three months.
The article explains a method for training a colt through repetitive lessons to ensure learning and retention. It advises using a steady, reliable traveling horse to sync gaits, then increasing daily driving after the colt grasps the required actions.
The article notes milk weighs about eight and a half pounds per gallon. Cream weighs about a half pound less, varying with butter fat content. Pure butter fat weighs slightly less than seven and three quarters pounds per gallon.
In a midwestern county farmers wives refuse to cook three meals a day for thrasher crews, prompting a boycott by the workers who demand full meals. The piece notes the contrast with western ranch practices where crew cooks handle meals and the farmer’s wife often dines with the crew, sparking widespread grievance.
A professor Lancaster story cites a dream of the afterlife where the gate is marble and resembles a refined club. A dusky attendant offers refreshment and notes many scientific gentlemen reside there, prompting questions about ice and moral goodness.
A reflective editorial urging communal solidarity and cooperation to keep the town from failure. The piece warns that without collective effort the community cannot rise or endure and emphasizes mutual responsibility among residents.
A Virginia experiment station bulletin highlights losses to sheep from dogs, noting that chasing and frightening sheep lead to weaker lambs and disrupted breeding. It stresses enforcement of dog laws and describes a dog proof fence design with woven wire and barbed wires, set on stations grounds.
Stable workers should thoroughly ventilate stables to prevent a stuffy atmosphere and drafts. Maintain an equable temperature to avoid illness and keep horses in peak condition. Ventilate thoroughly while avoiding drafts.
Important dairy guidance on air and sunlight in barns, use of muslin windows to fight tuberculosis, winter butter making with careful heating, and churning method. Emphasizes keeping a herd book with birth dates and parentage, meticulous milking to maximize yield, and the need for records using scales and the Babcock test.
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