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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1905
Page
3
Generally fair tonight and Thursday in Iowa with rising temperatures. Special forecast from Washington to The Evening Journal notes warm conditions across the state.
A compilation of brief notices: J J Wilson travels to Des Moines to see Marbourg and Helwick for feed. W S Ayres to Peoria on business. several passengers arrive or depart by Firefly and Rock Island trains. births, visits, and trips noted for multiple residents. a Mendota race postponed by rain. a Muscatine game result at the fairgrounds. Rev Dr George L Cady speaks in Iowa City. updates on local real estate advertising and a Washington oil and gas stance by W L Strader.
Minnesota experimental station issues a bulletin on dipping flocks after shearing to control ticks. Lambs harbor many ticks, dipping once and again twelve days apart plus pen spraying reduces parasites and aids growth, with emphasis on feeding and timely care for growing lambs.
Ruth, daughter of E N Dewey of Agnewville Virginia, suffered cholera infantum last summer and was near death within hours. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, her condition quickly improved and she recovered within a bottle's course. The remedy is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
The Dorset breed reportedly reached Virginia in 1813 but is now hard to trace. West Virginia flocks in Maxwelton and nearby mountains still show Dorset traits with horned rams and ewes. The Dorset ram Old Thunderbolt, weighing about 200 pounds when fat, headlines Edgewood flock.
Western ranchers once chased solid red Shorthorns but midwestern farmers and feeders increasingly favor roan bulls. White bulls now appear in prominent herds, while roan cattle are valued as good feeders. Red cattle vary. dark red with black points or coarse hair feed poorly, whereas golden red animals show quality and strong performance.
Farm and Live Stock Journal notes the Red Polls and Shorthorns excel in dual purpose roles. It attributes their suitability to specific family herd development and asserts their inherent beef merit coupled with potential dairy quality when bred for it.
The text states that when a horse stands with legs spread or straddles with hind legs it signals weakness in the loins and a disorder of the kidneys.
A commentary notes that many flocks contain nonproductive sheep that do not return value for their feed and argues such animals should be culled as a matter of course.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by medicine that relieves pain and discomfort. Dr King's New Life Pills cure head ache dizziness and constipation. 25 cents at J. H. Stewart's drug store.
The Iowa Central Railroad Co will sell round trip tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis on July 15 with return by July 18. Fares include a tourist sleeping car attached to the train. Reservations may be made in advance through agents. The Winfield train departs 8:33 p m and Brighton at 9:19 p m. 26-36 Rude Warfel noted as a business visitor.
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