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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
8
The writer cites protests from major papers on garden design favoring natural, abundant plantings over formal, mechanical effects. Examples praise massed foxglove and larkspur use, hidden fences, and rock gardens crafted by amateurs, arguing beauty comes from nature and simple effort. It urges readers to cultivate nature loving taste and transform homes with practical care.
In the height of June the gardener’s forethought yields visible results as flowers bloom and vegetables like onions potatoes and cabbages reach the table. The text celebrates the season's pleasures the garden’s beauty and the sensory appeal of fresh produce hot from the yard.
Practical gardening tips on nitrate coverage for beets, ant control with bisulphide of carbon, mole deterrence by hardening the lawn with a roller, and proper watering technique by hollows and soaking soil, plus advice to prioritize children's playgrounds alongside gardens.
The canna thrives under the fiercest sun never loses its rich green and flowers more as sunlight increases. Water freely in dry seasons.
In Central Park New York the flora suffer as soil is depleted making rotation of plant beds and application of manure unfeasible. The only remedy is to bring soil from outside Manhattan Island to restore growth and health.
The favorite vine for city use is the Japan ivy. It grows rapidly, is inexpensive, requires little care, and has brilliant foliage. It is not subject to insect ravages but should not be trained on wood because it can cause rotting.
Learn to prune shrubs yourself and avoid tree services that damage trees. Spend a few minutes daily to care for shrubs, trimming after flowering ends and removing old wood to promote healthier growth.
A thinker suggests tying ropes to a lawn mower to haul it up a sloped terrace. The note claims simplicity and cites laziness and necessity as mothers of invention, reflecting on clever but straightforward approaches.
Wilbur D Nesbit writes a humorous column titled The Amateur Gardener filled with garden variety jokes. He might gain legitimacy by attempting real gardening, though he may miss the point while neighbors would enjoy it.
Beautiful corners of garden and lawn may be made by transplanting wild flowers. Go into the woods with a trowel and you can find plenty of these to make a pretty effect. Be careful to keep roots moist and to transplant as soon as possible. May is usually the best time for transplanting wild flowers.
Green plums drop because a small humpbacked pest, the plum curculio, has stung them. Kill or drive away the insect after blossoms fall by catching falling insects in sheets for a week, and avoid shotguns. A Bordeaux arsenical spray helps control the pest.
The author extols sun worship among gardeners, praising how sunlight fuels growth in leaves and flowers and energizes life. The piece likens foliage to the sun’s offspring, arguing that people would be healthier if they enjoyed more sun exposure.
The passage critiques a fad of arranging gardens to prioritize strong perfumes over visual appeal. It notes the fragrance as a charm of gardens and warns that making odor the main goal is as odd as tilting the nose to place scent above sight, suggesting balance matters in aesthetics.
A writer observes a Chinese gardener in California using unconventional techniques to grow oversized produce. He trims lettuce roots and transplants long rows, waters and cultivates bare stalks for new heads, saves seed inside fruits, wraps muskmelon seed in a tow sack to germinate, and clips roots on onions and beets to yield immense sizes.
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A verse persona named Red Mite describes nighttime thefts by a spider legged burglar on Bughouse street. The narrator, Dermanyssus Gallinae, uses vivid animal imagery to recount stealing from plump pullets and snoreful fowl, ending with a jab at Standard Oil.
A speaker warns against fowl scab caused by Sarcoptes, detailing how infected birds suffer from crusted legs and crippled feet. He urges humane treatment, condemns careless breeders, and prescribes disinfection with carbolated lime wash and oil-based ointment. Refuse scabby birds at market and stop supporting unscrupulous scales.
Thunderstorms chill chicks and poults, so keep them sheltered. Take a poultry course to avoid losses, as low prices come with high culture. A single gas plant in town suffices for home stock. Advertise to grow profits. Charity covers sins, and silence is golden if you cannot say something good. Don’t chase every new notion. keep homers close for their first try to prevent straying.
Washington reports the white diarrhean microbe stems from germs in hens intestines on eggshells. Officials advise washing off germs before hatching with strong alcohol, carbolic acid, or ereolin. The piece satirizes poultry industry blame and contrasts with faulty equipment as the real culprits.
The correspondence shows Mme Paderewski paid $7,500 for five chickens, via Mr. Kellerstrass, including a $5,000 U S gold certificate and two $1,000 bills. Previous U S records included a $800 White Plymouth Rock and $700 Orpington, with England’s top price at $1,000 for a Brown Red. The birds named Crystal King Jr Lady Helen Olga Cristina and Victoria, arrived in Lausanne and swept poultry prizes.
A column of quirky poultry tips and anecdotes from New York readers. It covers a student funding college with 32 hens selling 123.75 in three winter months, August hatched chickens as best layers, and cheeky observations on roosters, ducks, pigeons, and duck feather fans. It ends with a call for fair poultry deals and a humorous reader letter about hatch rates.
Puzzle items list three clues per line with wordplay on shared letters. Chatterbor signs off the column as the puzzlemaster.
The riddle list presents seven entries: a gem found in emerald but not pearl, the Spanish hero Ruy Diaz, a pretty girl’s name, a stone more valued than topaz, dying beneath the ocean’s rage, a lady of uncertain age, and a letter in an old adage. Each item hints at wordplay or definitions in a puzzle-style sequence.
The puzzle presents twin acrostics with equal-length words. Clues include Pertaining to medicine, The quality of being able, A feminine name, Blots out, To be subjected to, and Believes from difficulty. The downward initials spell the orator’s first name, with another row giving the common appellation.
A seasonal greeting to spring follows a description of its effects on mood, activity, and nature. The riddle-like text references the end of winter, longer days, and machinery whirring upon release, while noting the farmer and flowers rely on its return. It ends with a cue about trimming the flag so the star sits center.
A playful item lists clues about composing two or three names from hints like a man and Bert, a root and a letter, a body part and a letter, and a boy in a field plus a drawing class. It invites solving to join the sagie into famous composer names.
A ten letter name, with clues: letters 5,1, and 10 form a word meaning to glide smoothly as water. Letters 38,6,7,8 spell the common abbreviation for Helen. Letters 4 and 2 yield a word meaning went. The solution is a prominent American.
A short puzzle item proposes four common axioms by filling vowels into printed blanks. It lists four strings that become recognizable sayings once vowels are restored.
A young man proposes to Millie and asks if she told her mother. Millie reveals her mother knew of the engagement six months earlier, according to the Den ver News-Times.
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes parrots prefer music to other animals. A speaker regrets that his parrot makes terrible noise when he starts singing, prompting a witty exchange.
A brief Chicago News quip about a gambler friend who claims you could make a fortune at the race track if given ten dollars for a week. The exchange frames the listener as a skilled guesser, with humor rooted in betting lore.
A compact note lists puzzle numbers 174 to 180 with sample wordplay. It includes Hidden Town, Beheadings, Postman's Bag, Numerical Enigma, Diagonal, and Suffix puzzles, showing paired word contrasts and solutions like March arch, Averse verse, and Saturday as diagonal. It serves as a puzzle index from a periodical.
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