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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1905
Page
6
The item notes meat markets in the city closing at a specified time after January 2 1905. It reflects early 20th century business hours and local trade practices. The fragment mentions Leight road clock and market end times, indicating regulatory or customary hours.
Rural New Yorker extols a new gladiolus hybrid from G quartinianus and Nowered Gladiolus princeps, yielding a giant spike with up to fifty blooms, strong foliage, and late summer to autumn flowering. The plant reaches six feet, with bright red and yellow flowers and a hooded hood form. It promises rapid stock increase and cut-flower appeal for florists and gardens alike.
The chestnut tree grows on most soils not too wet but prefers light well drained gravelly loam. It struggles on heavy clay and low land, yet does very well on rocky hilly New England soil where few other trees prosper.
A St Louis woman grows a six year banana plant that bloomed with two small fruit bunches this year. Cheltoni, a new mum from Nelly Pockett Australian stock, gains attention in chrysanthemums. Garden ornaments trend in England with sought after sculptures. Tulips in pots thrive with three bulbs per five inch pot forming a cluster. The Lou Dillon chrysanthemum, named by Mrs Roosevelt last year, draws notice.
The London Globe describes artificial sweetening in European sugar works. Cone shaped sugar is treated at a device with tiny holes near the tip to draw sweetening liquid through the cone. Some lump sugar turns out to be dust pressed into shapes and lacks proper crystal formation, causing slower dissolution.
The article explains Britain’s criminal penalties contrast hard labor with penal servitude. Hard labor lasts from days to two years with two classes of punishment. Penal servitude starts at nine months hard labor, then public works in penal settlements, with potential sentence reduction up to about one year based on good behavior marks.
The Champery church tower, oldest in the village under Dent du Midi, features a pierced crown and gilt saint statue. A cryptic inscription puzzles travelers, hinting that the serpent’s charm and Christ’s blood bring sweetness and renewal, as noted by the London Telegraph.
The article notes animals rarely build shelters against rain. Monkeys lean against trunks for protection but lack roofs. Cattle crowd exposed areas in downpours with no shelter. Orangutans construct sleeping platforms yet do not roof them, though Dyaks claim heavy rain leads the primates to cover with large fern leaves.
A youthful Daniel Webster resists hard labor and quips with his father. He complains that his scythe is not hung properly, and his father replies to salt it himself. The boy then hangs the tool on a nearby tree and declares it hung to suit him now.
A brief Dallas News note reports that Tom has entered a new phase by marrying, described through a dialogue about a silent partner becoming involved in business. The piece captures a personal milestone with concise narration.
A quotation attributed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson urges relentless self-vindication of merit. It emphasizes immediate demonstration of value through actions rather than words, warning that without proof, merit cannot be proven to others.
An old advertisement proclaims Prunells offers the finest fruit at 20 cents per pound with emphasis on palatable provisions and a catchy slogan We Provide Palatable Things tee ee cower PRUNELLS.
A dialogue notes railroad companies as brazen robbers who remove any cover from their tracks and openly offend public sentiment. The exchange underscores strong anti-railroad sentiment in the era and reflects editorials on corporate accountability.
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