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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1909

Page

4

Handling Hogs How to raise swine profitably for beginners

A guide from Colorado Agricultural College adviser H M Cottrell on selecting hog breeds and breeding plans. Start with one mature sow, aim for two litters yearly, and gradually expand to ten sows. Emphasizes cheap shelter, careful observation, and learning through small-scale losses.

H. M. Cottrell Colorado Agricultural College Poland China Berkshire Duree-Jersey Tamworth Zehevitner

City Bus Line Call Up Phone Me

Call up the city bus line by phone and leave orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to requests at his street and number.

Frank Rogers

Unique honor for Burns birthday by Iowa legislature

Des Moines Iowa January 25 the Iowa legislature will enact a program celebrating poet Robert Burns birthday anniversary no man of letters was ever similarly honored by a state legislature in history

Iowa Des Moines Robert Burns Atate

National skating championships come to Cleveland crowd

This week Cleveland hosts the national skating championships bringing the fastest amateur skaters on steel runners to compete. The event marks one of the greatest gatherings of skaters in American history with top speeds and national honors in contention.

Cleveland America

Weather forecast for Indiana Michigan and Iowa

Followag reports cloudy cooler conditions across Indiana and Michigan while Iowa experiences fair skies today and cooler conditions tomorrow. A mock dialogue from Philadelphia Inquirer comments on a soldier and colonel, ending with a leave stoppage for four days.

Followag

The Mule as Steady Farm Helper in Farm World

A Farm World feature extols the mule as tireless and practical for farming. It notes the animal eats little yet labors hard, endures rough roads, and is intelligent and gentle when well trained. Males and females tame easily. age matters little in sale value, with a full grown mule fetching 150 to 250 dollars.

Ile Hiis

Wooden bar to curb horse kicking in Ohio stable

An Ohio breeder describes a wooden bar hung behind a habitual kicker in a stable to deter kicking. Wires run from joists above to the bar, with two long hooks joining them. When the horse is removed, the bar is unhooked and falls to the opposite side of the stall.

Ohio

Right Results in Pharmacy Compounding

Right Results are insured if your medicines are right and they will be exactly right if you bring your prescriptions to us. Right meaning correct ingredients in correct proportions and the highest quality of every drug used in compounding. We employ competent pharmacists and a double checking system to minimize errors.

Horse Stall Hooks Adjust For Lush Weight Hunt Placement

A horse stalls arrangement discusses securing a horse with leg over bar. If the horse kicks toward one side, install a lush weight hunt on that side to reduce strain. The text notes hooks yield to strain and advise side-specific reinforcement.

Tobacco For Live Stock Feeding Claim

Joseph EB Wing asserts future livestock diets will include tobacco for sheep. He claims a daily chew per sheep and that damaged leaves or stems can be bought cheaply at about four cents per pound. Feed in troughs with a little salt. a few mouthfuls weekly will keep animals healthy.

Joseph EB. Wing Tie

Notable Women in Public Life and Arts

Mrs. Margaret Zane Wicher serves as county clerk in Salt Lake City. Actress Mrs. Langtry sells her horses and plans an ocean romance novel. Mrs. E. R. Carsley of Blaine Maine teaches her fifty fifth term, totaling 3 756 school days. Miss Mary C. Dickinson of Stanford accepts a post at the American Museum of Natural History. Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robinson elected president of the Woman's Home Missionary society succeeding Clinton B. Fisk of New York.

Margaret Zane Wicher Sult Lake City Langtry E. R. Carsley Blaine Mary C. Dickinson Leland Stanford University California American Museum of Natural History New York Jane Bancroft Robinson Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Clinton B. Fisk

Mrs Fisk Celebrates Long Service and Mission in France

Mrs Fisk is seventy six and has served as president for fifteen years traveling over many miles. Miss Marie MacNaughton of Washington receives the diploma and insignia of officers academy from the department of public instruction in France for fostering French language and literature and aiding the Paris treaty promotion between the United States and Spain.

Fisk Marie MacNaughton Washington Officers'academy Department of Public Instruction France United States Spain

Thought Microbes In a Drop of Ink

A playful meditation on how newspaper advertising ink shapes a reader’s perception of a town. It suggests that abundant ads imply vitality and reliable goods, influencing outsiders to view the town as lively and well supplied.

Cooking tips from an old cookbook

The excerpt reviews pan prep to prevent soggy crusts and suggests mixing pastry hours ahead for easier handling. It also gives a currant roll recipe with eggs milk butter baking powder flour and currants and notes salting poaching water to whiten eggs. A French cook adds vinegar to poaching water.

Masonic Lodge 26 Meeting For Second Degree Work

Washington lodge No 26 A F and A M calls a meeting Monday evening January 25 190% at 730 for second degree work with two candidates Emmet T Wickham W M notes Foley's Urinary Laxative and Orino Laxative advertised urges regular bowels and relief from constipation W Cherryholmes leaves for Yarmouth this morning

Washington Lodge No A. F A. M Emmet T. Wickham W. M Foley Lemmon

Peck Brothers Farm Sale Sets Thursday Date

Local notice announces Peck Brothers general farm sale on Thursday January 28 with invitation to attend. Mrs A L Patterson returns home to Ainsworth arriving Saturday. Mr Southwell of George H Paul Co departs for St Paul for brief business. Ed Hulse of Keota changes cars in town en route to Burlington to assist evangelistic meetings.

Peck Brothers Southwell The George H. Paul Co St. Paul, Minn Ed Hulse Keota Burlington

Kidney Complaints and DeBell's Kidney Pills Claims

The piece explains kidney disease causes including impure blood and weak nerves, lists symptoms such as backache, changes in urine, and outlines a promotion for DeBell's Kidney Pills as the cure. It urges readers to try the remedy to regain energy and health.

S. S Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA Theody Bright DeBell

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