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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
6
A guide to dahlia cultivation noting showy double and single varieties, water and soil needs, and seasonal care. The decorative, show, cactus, and pompon dahlias are described along with bedding types and color varieties.
Plant freesias now for next winter and spring. Buy bulbs in August and plant in pots with open soil and sand. Ten bulbs fit a five inch pot. Water thoroughly at planting but allow the soil to dry before watering again. The Tivegia thrives in low temperatures and has minimal fragrance in its season.
The article advises using air slaked lime as a safer alternative to salt to kill slugs. Slugs feed at night, so dust the lower foliage lightly after sundown and the next morning the slug remains will be visible.
The article advises annual cutting back of new shoots on Japanese plum trees to prevent poor form and energy waste. It also praises Moneywort as a carpet forming aquarium plant with bright yellow flowers, noting its suitability for shade and preference for moisture.
A Texas grower says pecans thrive with minimal care. Planting in hollows, ravines, and fence corners works well when no tillable land is set aside. For the first year or two cut grass and weeds around young trees to prevent smothering.
A fragment notes P.AS indicating presence at an exposition with repeated emphasis. The readable text suggests encouragement or confirmation of attendance goals at the event venue.
Norfolk July 14 reports a major showcase by Southern Railway occupying 7 000 square feet at the Jamestown exposition. The exhibit features country products along the line and aims to attract millions of visitors. The Jamestown Magazine debuts as official exposition publication with monthly issues featuring photographs and descriptive articles.
The article notes modest claims often prove accurate as Maxim’s gun example shows judges were surprised by actual results. It compares Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, noting manufacturers avoid boasting and rely on user statements, claiming it cures diarrhoea dysentery and stomach pains with a perfect success record.
Eifrold S. Deming recounts a hawk’s dramatic hunting scene in a forest clearing. A mink grips the prey, rival birds swarm, and the hawk fights back with talons and beak, ending bloodied yet rising to escape toward the woods.
A traveler notes Persian stage practices described in Harper's Weekly. He describes a miracle play where the prophet is drawn upward by a block and tackle, an effect seen as solemn yet comic to Western observers. Observers may weep openly from the imagined miracles.
The New York Press reports a tense exchange where a husband asserts he is her spouse while others express pity. The dialogue frames marital strain amid social judgment and public perception.
The article explains the vast distances in the solar system. It notes the moon at about 240000 miles from Earth and places Venus, Mars, and the sun at 90000000 to 93000000 miles away. It also lists Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune as planets orbiting the sun. It emphasizes Earth’s distance to the sun at 92 million miles and Neptune about thirty times farther.
The kiwi native to New Zealand shows wingless plumage, nostril placement at the bill tip, and a disproportionately large egg. It hunts earthworms with a sniffing motion, has a compact brown-gray plumage, no tail, and powerful back-set legs used for defense, making it a swift ground-dweller.
A curious girl recalls observing a doctor set a neighbor’s broken arm and vows to apply the method to a chicken’s broken leg. She applies a plaster cast, waits the allotted time, then races to the henhouse to see the outcome, prompting a scream from the family as the chicken reacts.
A narrative describes a hen leaping awkwardly to the ground with a crooked leg, the crooked bend noted as the core detail of the scene. The tone suggests rural or colloquial storytelling.
Report from 1567 notes a surge of foreigners in London. The queen ordered the lord mayor to list each stranger by name, status, and occupation. Scots numbered 40, French 428, Spaniards and Portuguese 45, Italians 140, Dutch 2030, Burgundians 44, Danes 2, Liegeois 1.
The article traces illumination from early papyrus riches in ancient cities to its decline with printing. It notes the Louvre papyrus as the sole surviving tangible example and recalls how books evolved from art objects to carriers of science and learning, ending by the sixteenth century.
The Chone tree, named by Kanakas, grows to about forty feet in New Caledonia and bears white jasmine scented flowers. It yields a milky latex like the India rubber tree, forming a black gum upon evaporation that softens in boiling water. The gum is water resistant, waterproofs wood, and can impart waterproof varnish to boats when dissolved in turpentine essence.
J. M. Bratton and his son Phil spent the day at Rubio, enjoying the outing together.
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