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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented text discusses nest placement for hens and roosts, hints at keeping nests uniform to prevent changes in laying. It shifts to a satire about rotten eggs and gloves, wine, and photographs, claiming rotten eggs come from major poultry plants and are used in various industries.
A recipe describes filling a box with a corner three by four or flock size dust bath mixture of road dust three parts wood ashes two parts edime one part. It calls for coal bleach for yellow legs and patent powder as a damp drop, noting birds are often too tidy or dull to dust.
A dated advisory piece warns pigeon owners about grit, feed, and housing. It covers using granite grit from Boston, avoiding coal ashes, not overfeeding with broth, and careful tick control in pigeon houses. It also advises separate feeds for homers, cautions about drafts, and suggests adopting orphaned squabs.
In a rural tale a farmer named Penn tries to move a sitting hen from her nest. The bird defends her brood by pecking Penn and biting his thumb, then calmly shouting a hearty da da and earning a bow from the man who salutes her grit.
A galvanized iron three gallon water vessel for poultry use is favored for ease of filling and service. It avoids daily filling, carries easily, reduces spillage, keeps water clean, resists freezing, and prevents chickens drowning. Do not use Douglas mixture in metal vessels. use earthenware and coal tar disinfectants.
A bustling rural snippet mocks poultry keepsers while offering tips on egg production and record keeping. It notes patent egg aids, urges diligence, and mentions prices for eggs and fowl on the Isthmus and in Petaluma, highlighting White Leghorn stock and shipping data.
The U S forest service collaborates with private owners and the war department on military lands. At Fort Wingate N M a 25 000 000 ft timber sale follows strict forestry rules with 16 inch minimums two large trees per acre seed trees and penalties for unmarked cutting. The Fort Wingate sale aims at 5 million ft yearly for five years with ongoing supervision to prevent fire and ensure conservation.
Six St Louis girls and guest Bettty Sharpe seek to win East St Louis Comptroller Frank Hanna with a leap year proposal. Sharpe writes a formal letter asserting suitability and asks Hanna to wed, after straw draw among the group at 5228 Virginia Avenue. Hanna jokes about timing and pension, no reply yet.
A brief note from Harper's Weekly reports a sick father and a boy asking what is wrong, illustrating early fear of a spreading illness and its impact on families.
A教学 description explains standardizing milk by adjusting fat content using added skim milk. It presents a diagram method from Cornell to mix milks of different fat percentages to reach a target fat percentage, with examples such as blending 4.9 and 3.5 percent fat milks to obtain 4.6 percent.
J H Grisdale outlines pre parturition sow care with liberal milk based foods and gentle handling. It advises birthing in a prepared pen with minimal bedding, a floor level board for piglets, and early warmth and drying. Ensure newborns suckle promptly and provide warmth if weather is cold.
Four year data from the Mississippi experiment station show an average winter cost of $1.14 per head for sheep. Last year a flock of twenty two yielded $42.36 in estimated profits with no breeding stock sold. Early lambs bring good prices and sheep could become a major profitable livestock line for the average farmer.
The text notes that adding molasses to a ration improves digestion of hay and grain, makes seeds more palatable, and acts as an appetite stimulant, elevating molasses as a valuable stock food beyond its simple analysis.
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather for today and tomorrow fair tonight with warmer west portion. Tuesday will bring increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures.
K D Steere, prominent Iowa City student newspaper correspondent, departs for Northwestern University to finish his law studies. From Iowa Falls he arrived five and a half years ago with under $100 and leaves with $1200 after completing four years of liberal arts and a year and a half of law. He founded the Public Service Review over a year ago, a county officer and abstractor focused monthly now widely circulated in Iowa and beyond as the nation’s only periodical of its kind.
Notice invites all men of the church to a regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock this evening in the Presbyterian church with the subject The Religion of a Nation. Also reports William L. Stewart of Grinnell winning the university oratorical contest and $25 prize. he will represent Iowa in the Northern Oratorical league contest next spring on the subject Alexander Stephens. James R. Davis and sisters Ida and Nettie return to Washington. Mary Steck from Washington visits and is a member of the Washington High School basketball team playing here tonight. Mrs Jeannie Smith arrives from Keota to visit over Sunday at the Kleese Hartman home.
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