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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
8
Washington observers report bride Mrs Longworth and groom 20 ma have begun a honeymoon trip from Alexandria to Taropa then Havana, aboard the private car Elysian awaiting in Southern yards. They traveled from Friendship in an open auto with Mrs Longworths maid and a chauffeur.
A St Louis Republic summary notes a 646 AD Japanese royal burial custom where nobles and guards were buried alive around a prince. The piece cites Emperor Suinin era records and describes a shift toward clay surrogate figures as royal rites evolved.
During the Russo Japanese War a wealthy admirer offered a gift to the great actor Sir Henry Irving. He refused saying he was a lover of peace and had a Japanese valet.
A Rural New Yorker excerpt argues hog farming remains highly profitable, favoring the Berkshire and improved large Maglish porkshire for rapid growth, market readiness, and efficient feed use. It notes crossbreeding with grade sows enhances offspring and highlights the Berkshire’s weight, conformation, and pasture performance as key profits for farmers.
Farmer advice warns against mating sows lacking milking ability as their offspring may fail to thrive at weaning. The speaker argues no amount of feeding can substitute for a sow’s natural quality, stressing careful selection for maternal traits.
Utah station notes emphasize feeding horses with most of daily rations at night and water before meals, favor grain or bran mixes, and suggest carrots and sugar beets as tonics. Barley is dismissed. oats are praised for winter, while silos and salt use on livestock are discussed alongside turnips and immature corn for hogs.
The article argues many women's symptoms come from uterine disease, not separate illnesses. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and restorative that addresses the cause, aiding nervous symptoms and general vitality for overworked and frail women.
H L Stanley of Bruno proclaims his wife cured after five years of coughing and lung bleeding thanks to Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He notes the first bottle helped and twelve bottles completed the cure with a money back guarantee. Also details low fare homeseeker tickets via Iowa Central Ry to multiple states.
Advertisements announce low round trip and one way fares from the Midwest to Pacific Coast destinations. Greatly reduced rates from Chicago via Milwaukee and North West routes to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other western points with half price for children and liberal stopovers. Also Iowa Central Ry offers $15 below regular fare to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Old Mexico with through tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Kansas City and Santa Fe System.
Iowa Central Railway announces limited time excursion rates through March 31. Half fare after noon Saturdays within 150 miles, return by Monday. One fare plus 2.00 for 75 to 150 miles, five day limit. More details via Iowa Central agents.
On every Tuesday during March and April the Iowa Central will place on sale special second class settlers tickets at extremely low rate for benefit of settlers to the North west. Cat on agents for rates or address A. B. Cutts G. P. & T.A. Minneapolis Minn. apr2s
In a Pittsburg Dispatch item a chicken visits a police board and endures a mock examination to join the force, declaring courage against robbers but fleeing when faced with a hatchet wielding old woman. A separate St Louis report notes the suicide of St Michael’s parochial janitor during prayers.
In Washington County Iowa a complaint seeks to quiet title to the northwest fractional quarter and west half of the northeast quarter of section eighteen and southwest fractional quarter of section seven township seventy five north range elect west of fifth p m The plaintiff claims fee simple ownership by record title and twenty years adverse possession The defendants and unknown claimants are warned to appear by February 3 1906 or default will be entered The matter is set for the next term March 11 1906 with publication ordered for six weeks in the Evening Journal Attorney W J L Brooxhuart represents the plaintiff Jan 25 1906 Byron W Preston judge
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