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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
3
C O Eldridge of Emville Georgia touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. He reports seven years of use with his children prone to croup and praises quick cures. Stewart's Pharmacy sells bottles at 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
The Massachusetts state board of agriculture toured Warren W. Rawson’s market gardens in Arlington. Lettuce dominates a forty acre field with eight acres of greenhouses containing up to 36,000 plants per half acre. Beds of celery and cucumbers, parsley, and winter storage of celery were shown, with profits noted from lettuce at 50 cents to $1.50 per dozen despite high growing costs.
California growers faced curl leaf and peach blight. Feb to March sprays before bud break control curl leaf, but not blight. 1905 and 1907 trials show two sprayings are needed for both diseases. prune early but spray timing should not delay pruning. Recommend a second Bordeaux spray mid February before buds open.
The Yellow Newtown or Albemarle Pippin is Virginia’s famed apple. Pomologists differ on the name, but Virginians and traders know it by Albemarle Pippin. Prices reach $10 to $20 per barrel, well above the typical red apple, notes Professor J. B. Phillips.
Most plots at the Wisconsin experiment station show largest beet and sugar yields with a complete fertilizer, barnyard manure as the next cheapest option. Lime at 1000 pounds per acre helped several fields, and a heavy clay soil sometimes needed a double application to raise yields.
The piece highlights California’s diverse soil and climate allowing all fruits from deciduous to citrus to thrive. It notes successful cereal farming and emphasizes the state’s great potential as a dairy state.
Journal readers may test Mi o na a new prescription for indigestion sold by Lemmon's pharmacy with a money back guarantee. The treatment strengthens the digestive system allowing the stomach to function without distress and costs 50 cents a box. One box is claimed to do more good than many ordinary tablets.
In Boswell near Johnstown Pennsylvania hundreds of residents saved the mining town from a major blaze by throwing thousands of snowballs. With no fire department and scarce water the crowd halted the flames near a building storing powder, keeping the explosion from destroying the village and confining the fire to six buildings.
Rockerfeller guards doubled after two robberies in a week at Pocantico Hills near his estate. Residents formed a vigilance committee and additional dogs guard the grounds at night.
Paris debate ends with the chamber approving to place the income tax measure at the top of the parliamentary programme by a 277 to 208 vote. The decision shapes early legislative priorities for the session.
The British ship Hartfield from Liverpool to Seattle is believed to have gone down with about thirty people on board off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Read ing Company declares a semiannual 2 percent dividend on first preferred stock. Illinois Central Railroad declares a regular semiannual 3 percent dividend. Governor Slughes remains silent on his presidential endorsement movement. George B. Lockwood, secretary to Vice President Fairbanks, announces candidacy for Republican nomination in Indiana Eleventh district.
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of severe female complaints and costly treatments. The firm claims the remedy has aided thousands of women with displacements, inflammation, fibroids, irregularities, and related symptoms.
Notices announce the Lyman Twins and their large company will appear soon in The Yankee Drummers. Also listed are a small house for rent by Wilber Miller and travel notes about Mrs. Flossie Holmes visiting Crawfordsville recent day.
J. W. Morton spent Wednesday in Burlington visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs P B Dodds of Oklahoma attended the Nelmton wedding Wednesday evening. O J Dietz business manager for the Lyman Twins was in town arranging for their appearance. Dr and Mrs Robt Gardener left on the Southwest Limit for Madison Kan after weeks with friends.
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