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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1907

Page

6

Pierce's Medicines Endorsed for Purity and Safety

The article promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and other preparations as alcohol free and chemically pure. It cites sworn bottle wrappers and medical endorsements, claiming the formulas are safe, non-habit forming, and effective for catarrhal head and throat issues, weak stomach, and bronchial troubles. It warns against miracles and urges patient use.

Dr. Pierce Pierce Pr. Pierce

Weather forecast for Iowa today and tomorrow

Special to The Evening Journal reports fair conditions in eastern Iowa with showers and cooler weather tonight. Tomorrow Sunday forecast calls for showers and cooler temperatures.

Washington, D. C The Evening Journal Iowa Fair East

Former Daily Iowan Publisher To Teach At New Mexico College

J E McClenahan a former Daily Iowan and Cedar Falls Globe publisher visits Iowa City and announces retirement from newspapers to become instructor at New Mexico Agricultural College Santa Fe south of Las Vegas He will lead the normal department at the growing institution which already has high demand for rooms and faculty.

Iowa City Iowa J. E. McClenahan Daily Iowan Cedar Falls Globe MccClenahan New Mexico Agricultural College Santa Fe Las Vegas McClenahan New Mexico College

Iowa to Exhibit Binder Twine Making at State Fair

Des Moines reports that Iowa farmers will see a full plant converting sisal and hemp into binder twine at the state fair. The International Harvester Company will showcase spinning twisting and balling of imported fiber, plus a new farmers automobile and other modern equipment across ~20 acres of machinery and vehicle exhibits.

Des Moines Iowa Philippines Mexico International Harvester Company of America Far Northwest Great Prairies

Outing Haylift Method Adapts Harpoon Fork for Mid Size Barns

A Rural New Yorker sketch describes a compact hay unloading outfit using a harpoon fork instead of slings. It requires 125 ft of rope, four pulleys, a floor hook, and barn hooks to lift hay from mow with a forked lift, noting timing and weed control for best crop condition.

New Yorker

Sioux City Engineer Seeks 1.6 Million for Missouri River Upgrades

Captain E. H. Schulz, in charge of the Missouri river project, urges a 1.6 million dollar appropriation to improve the waterway, reduce freight rates, and ease midwest congestion. The annual report to Brigadier General A. McKenzie notes a 100 thousand dollar federal appropriation made last year after a lengthy struggle. The report covers operations through June 30.

Sioux City Iowa Missouri River Middle West E. H. Schulz A. McKenzie United States Army Engineers Congress

Keokuk Tomato Field Claims World’s Largest Patch

Keokuk Iowa hosts the nation’s largest tomato field owned by the Keokuk Canning company. The 170 acre patch contains 350000 plants at 1750 per acre. If laid in rows the plants would stretch about 100 miles long.

Keokuk Iowa United States Keokuk Canning Company

Eckerman Returns Home After City Business Trip

Jerry Eckerman came back to his Ilavre residence last evening following a short business visit in the city.

Jerry Eckerman Ilavre

Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cure for Coughs

An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as preventing consumption the so called white plague. It claims the product cures coughs and colds perfectly and warns against unknown preparations. The genuine article supposedly comes in a yellow package and is sold everywhere.

Foley Arnaegiata

Quality over size in garden vegetables urges restraint

Gardening notes warn that large cabbage and beets can taste coarse and insipid while smaller, tender specimens offer superior flavor. The piece promotes balanced farming with careful soil, arguing size is acceptable only when flavor and quality remain high.

Aarden

Good Hogs In Colorado Explain Pork from Irrigated Alfalfa

The piece argues Colorado to raise hogs on tillable land with irrigated alfalfa pasture producing 500 to 1000 pounds of pork per acre annually. Barley grain feed yielded over 4000 pounds per acre in Fort Collins in 1906, enough to produce about 500 pounds of pork. Barley and alfalfa together improve pork flavor, per Kimball's Dairy Farmer.

Colorado Fort Collins Kimball

This Work of Cultivation Becomes a Rural Saying

The fragment prompts a farming routine note advising ongoing cultivation until corn or potatoes mature, suggesting patient care and timely harvest in a rural setting.

Nitrate Advice for Vegetables From Gardening Expert

An authority in American Cultivator suggests nitrate of soda for onions spinach beets lettuce cabbage and celery with 250 to 500 pounds per acre in several small broadcasts. He avoids peas and beans and rarely uses nitrate for other vegetables.

Marshall Field A Model of Integrity and Perseverance

A tribute to Marshall Field describing him as the era’s greatest merchant with global factories and a vast retail network. It highlights his wealth, low public profile, high tax contributions, strict discipline, and the three traits he valued: integrity, judgment, and perseverance.

Arshall Field Europe China Japan Australia America Mr. Field Marshall Field Iau Field New England Young Field Calico Chicago

Distrust and Self-Reliance Advised in Civil Skeptic Tale

A reflective column contrasts how opponents frame disputes with how supporters see them. It argues distrust stems from personal faults and that individual accountability shapes reactions to public strife.

Changed His Motto and a Confederate Soldier Joke

A southern congressman known for winning favors for constituents jokes about his day with a newspaper man. He says nothing today, recalling a Tennessee Confederate veteran who fought with motto veni vidi vici and ended with vice versa.

Congress Statesman Tennessee St. Louis Republic

Taking No Chances Penny Promise

A Browning's Magazine excerpt quotes a mother urging her child to accept a penny now rather than risk loss, exuding wary caution about the future. The line frames themes of trust and prudence in a domestic moment.

Browning

Funeral Services for Mrs Horsey Held in South Washington

The funeral of Mrs Harvey Horsey was conducted yesterday afternoon from the family residence in south Washington by Rev W O Fisher with the Second U P church choir. Pallbearers included Henry George Albert Lee Lovelett Alvin Horsey and Mike Ruplinger. Interment followed in the city cemetery.

Harvey Horsey South Washington W. O. Fisher U. P Henry George Albert Lee Lovelett Alvin Horsey Mike Ruplinger City

Rev Fred Mesch Preaches Daily at Keota Holiness Park

In Keota Iowa a park program runs July 11 with Rev Fred Mesch of Central Holiness University Oskaloosa preaching at 3 pm and 8 pm each day. Henry Wilkie leads singing and the public is invited. Keokuk and Washington County Holiness Association Washington Iowa and Mrs E E Neal Keota Iowa organize. Also promo for Dr Shoops Catarrh Remedy offering free trial size and sales through J H Stewart.

Keota Fred Mesch Central Holiness University Oskaloosa Iowa Henry Wilkie God W. S. Runyon Keokuk and Washington County Dr. Shoop

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