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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1907
Page
6
A writer reflects on Greece, tracing its historical decline and cultural shifts. The piece surveys political, social, and economic threads shaping modern Greek life and national memory.
Wake Neal reports a July visit to the Alps and Greece recounting Athens Marathon Salamis Demosthenes and Paul on Mars Hill. The narrative mixes travel observations with local social notes and upcoming community events at the M E church and bakers and barbers games.
The article describes common intestinal worms in hogs, their impact on growth, and practical treatments and prevention. It cites L. L. Lewis from the Oklahoma Agricultural Station and notes the spread through feed lot dirt and drinking water. It also discusses Poland China hog prolificness with examples of a sow farrowing eleven, eleven, fifteen, and twelve pig litters across nineteen months, stressing proper age, diet, and care, and features a Poland China boar of 17 months and large measurements.
The narrator travels across the Alps into Italy along a road that follows the Wisp river through a gorge described as romantic. They discuss yesterday’s route along the Rhone and plan to climb a mountain after breakfast. The Matterhorn is avoided due to lack of heavy clothing and a three day ascent.
A vintage health ad claims weak kidneys stem from controlling nerves not the organs. It promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative to strengthen nerves, addressing back ache, scalding urine, dark urine, Brights disease symptoms. Available in tablet or liquid form via druggists.
An experienced horseman notes decaying teeth cause fetid discharge and breath. diseased teeth must be extracted when found. Wolf teeth are harmless unless large or mispositioned but should be removed as they have no function. Proper dental work costs less than bungled attempts.
Advice from Swine by E. J. Waterstripe emphasizes pure water and clean food as the best practice. It argues only healthy animals are profitable and stresses that hogs should not be given improper feed.
The old man started his son Percy in business but says he was forced by lack of buyers. He could not induce anyone to pay him a salary, prompting the arrangement.
In the American Agriculturist Rankin outlines a six month program for chicks bred to be persistent layers. He details incubation, brooder setup with sand and alfalfa litter, grit and water timing, and a progressive diet from four days old to five months and beyond.
The author describes a detailed feeding regimen using corn wheat barley oats and charcoal, plus green forage and steamed alfalfa in winter. Emphasizing continuous growth and cleanliness, the account claims superior laying hens. Breeders are selected for at least 150 eggs from November to July and weighed on breeding and laying traits.
A quip from the New York Evening Journal mocks a political or social moment with a playful line about taking a bite of the apple and a lady. The exchange highlights satirical tone and urban chatter of the period.
A western state farmer owns two dogs, Alice a large greedy dog and Billy a small one. Alice cannot reach a hidden egg under a fruit shed, but Billy crawls under, retrieves the egg, and brings it to Alice who eats it, then they both trot off.
Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance lists adjusted losses from storms. Alfred Koch in Washington reports house damage by lightning. J H McCreedy in Ainsworth, heifer. Mrs Ellen Tobin in Ainsworth, cow. Fred Krebs in Riverside, barn and livestock. Fred Cannon in Brighton, calf. J Nicholson in Pan colt. Damages include specific amounts for each animal and structure.
The record lists lightning damage to a house, and losses for several individuals: R. L. Duncan of Ainsworth with half interest in a colt valued at 25.00. C. L. Romine with barn damage at 10.00. Albert Thoma of Riverside with a cow at 40.00. Ewald Simon of Riverside with a heifer at 20.00. Charles Krebs of Riverside with a colt at 50.00. It also mentions a broad health claim about catarrh being a constitutional disease and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. with dosage details and a money-back promise.
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