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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
8
An American Cultivator writer advises using a saw rather than an axe to cut and split firewood. Start sawing at the stump, trim limbs, and form a central pile behind you to keep work tidy. Move sticks toward the chosen central pile and work methodically to save time and effort.
Practical guidance on preparing wood for sale by split size and customer needs. It advises loading on wagons, using large blocks to reduce handling, and describes a forked hickory limb used as a splitting block with a wooden plank cap. It warns against using nails and explains the block’s triangular guard and sturdy base for efficient work.
The article praises improved large English Berkshire hogs as ideal for farmers and feeders. It notes large sows up to 800 pounds and medium hogs 500 to 600, with pigs reaching 400 to 500 pounds in ten to twelve months, saying well fed animals top the market.
Mississippi station report notes hydrorganic acid found in a cow’s stomach after a sudden death. The acid traces appeared in a sparsely sampled sorghum patch that had the most luxuriant growth, suggesting a possible link to the grazing area.
In Colorado the present situation includes strong sugar beet profits and soil improvement. The cotton red spider threatens crops while open poultry houses gain support and dairy confinement protests fear tuberculosis. The era praises the fresh air cow and planting trees.
The article describes Benjamin Franklin’s reception in France as an envoy from the American colonies. It praises his role in promoting liberty, science, and republican ideals, noting universal acclaim, numerous engravings, songs, and public honors as symbolic proof of France’s progressive spirit and shared aspirations for liberty.
The passage recalls Kingsley’s longing for battle during the Crimea war and his plan to write to inspire others. It notes his health break in Devonshire after a period of feverish excitement, leading to the creation of Westward Ho at age thirty five after visiting Berry Bead and witnessing the Armada pageant in 1588.
A Philadelphia Record item reports a man with odd theories claiming piano playing drives away flies. He argues music repels insects by vibrations, citing a buzzing glass and echoing effects from loud piano performances as intolerable to insects.
A survey of common tasks reveals astonishing speeds and forces. Piano passages push hands to rapid rates in seconds while reading and writing traverse vast distances over a lifetime. Even routine actions like chewing and handshakes involve measurable energy and motion.
A Newcastle on Tyne anecdote recounts Professor Huxley struggling to cut diagrams for a lecture on fossil distribution. Alexander the porter improvises with old shears, prompting a sharp exchange and a witty finish as Huxley rewards the porter with a sovereign.
In France Henry the last bearded monarch inspired courtiers to shave beards and later mustaches. A succession of minor rulers reinforced the custom. Spaniards followed, then French prince Philip V shaved chin, causing a chain reaction. The era ends with a proverb: since losing our beards we have lost our souls.
The passage notes babies naturally suck thumbs to stimulate mood and brain blood flow. It describes initial danger as a infant shoves the head toward the mouth, then settles on the thumb as safest, claiming sucking lifts spirits and reduces fretfulness in low mood children.
Two women shop for a wedding gift at an east side store and linger over a rainbow hued oil painting in a gilt frame priced at $1.69. They question the piece’s authorship and authentication while the saleswoman confirms it is hand painted. The painting is destined to hang in one bride’s home.
A. V. Meertech in Western Poultry Journal asserts green cut bone provides essential juices and nitrogen for eggs and shell, better than ground bone. He notes bones from ordinary table scraps can supply part of a hen’s ration, offering economical egg production versus grain.
The article explains geese as grazing stock that thrive on grasses by ponds and roadsides with little grain. It advises incubation after about ten days of laying, warns against overincubation, notes goslings are hardy, and outlines first foods and housing needs including dry warm coops and ample water for drinking and bathing when possible.
A Wisconsin poultryman writes in American Agriculturist that White Indian Games rival Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes in size and development. He praises their strong legs and breasts, hardiness, rapid maturity, and strong egg-laying with good performance for crossing purposes.
Guidance on cooling dressed poultry before shipment. Lay in clean straw with breast down, wings and legs tucked. Check skin for discoloration and ensure product remains entirely cold prior to packing for transport.
Local notice invites readers to The Folks up Willow Creek to view items next Tuesday with prices listed as 25 35 and 60e. The teaser notes bargains and daily viewing times.
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