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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
8
A 1909 copyright notice from the American Press Association restricts reprinting of articles and illustrations without special permission. The notice underscores ownership and rights, signaling protected content and the requirement for authorization for republication.
A reader warns against low quality incubators and fire hatchers sold through dubious catalogs. The message urges caution, emphasizing safety and success and warns buyers against bargain brokering that may lead to failure or damage.
A reflective piece on the fancy pigeon and blue owl breed showing the beauty of plumage and form. It argues breeding for beauty mirrors human creativity and divinity, comparing pigeons to roses and noting the owl’s striking features from beak to eye color.
A Farmers advisory warns against neglecting poultry conditions and budgets. It stresses clean pens dry litter and proper housing to prevent disease and loss. The message links hygiene to productivity and cautions against overburdening spouses with farm duties.
A short verse contrasts animal archetypes with human traits. It lists frog, snake, fox, wolf, bear, dove as symbols of behavior and asks the reader to consider which kind they resemble. The piece ends with a reflective question about personal character.
The Korrespondent column notes six Standard Red cocks all died in zero weather after mating with hens, suggesting climate-matched breeders. It also covers poults with cramps, sick Barred Rocks, duck color standards, and worm problems with turpentine remedies.
A witty agricultural column critiques poultry farming myths while noting new poultry courses at Iowa State and Connecticut. It highlights egg crop scale, branding eggs by weight, and advice on rations and market timing amid industry optimism and skepticism.
Five peas in one shell mistake a green world, until a boy’s pea shooter frees them. A sick girl later sees a green sprout in a window crack, promising life as the plant climbs to bloom and a fragile hope grows for recovery.
A moral tale follows five peas from a shell to diverse fates. One seeks the sun, two others drift, two venture outward and meet ruin, while the sick girl gains health through a pea blossom cared for by a loving mother. The sunward pea survives as a hopeful emblem.
In Oskaloosa Iowa on January 21 Judge Clements condemned the indeterminate sentence law as nonsensical and unconstitutional in a ruling over Otis Wright who was to serve a term for stealing a valuable handbag on July 4. He ordered Wright to Fort Madison penitentiary for up to ten years while noting he would not overstep the act.
D W Moore of Indianola asserts he has the longest Iowa residence, dating back to 1842, surpassing Dr G W Baker of Leon. He has never left the state for more than ten days at a time, came as a child with a white and a mixed group, crossed the Mississippi on October 1, and lived in Louisa County with numerous Native American neighbors for forty years.
The Turner Art Exhibit will be open Friday afternoon January 22 and Saturday January 23. It features copies of masterpieces arranged alphabetically by artist, linked to a catalogue with picture numbers and descriptions. Admission is 10 cents at the Academy chapel.
The literary department program tonight is postponed until further notice. A business meeting will be held at 7 o clock this evening in the Academy chapel.
Frank Brock visiting his brother Oscar Brock for three weeks plans to depart this evening for Kansas City before returning to Garden City Kansas. The Methodist church Aid Society served a large crowd at a chicken dinner with full amenities on six dining tables in the church basement. Supper will be served this evening from 5 o'clock.
Mrs Emma Wheaton of Vienna West Virginia testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved years of pain after medical care failed. The ad touts the remedy as made from native roots and berries with no narcotics and asserts widespread cures of female ailments with free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Grand Pacific kitchen team finished a giant six foot high wedding cake five feet wide for a January 27 wedding in Hamilton Ontario. The confection weighs about a quarter ton and will serve 600 guests for the marriage of Charles P. McCoim of Muscatine Iowa to Miss Allen Davis daughter of William R. Davis the Hamilton port customs collector.
An advertisement promises Foley's Orino Laxative will regulate bowels and cure chronic constipation and sluggish liver without constant purgatives. Pleasant to take according to Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Call up City bus line to leave orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to requests. Please provide street and number for delivery location.
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