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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
8
A 1909 copyright notice from the American Press Association states that articles and illustrations must not be reprinted without special permission. The notice appears on syndicated material and signals limited reuse rights for publishers and clients.
William D. Crawford of Laketopatcong New Jersey raises a band of four trained rats. Scipio leads the group through mock battles and performances while the boy’s broader tale of a college graduate finding steady work unfolds in the background.
A group of legiate boys, after completing their studies, earned degrees and commendations from the faculty and prepared letters to a large shipbuilding firm seeking work. They were ushered into the firm head’s office where one man asked what they could do, and the applicant replied he would provide his name and address for future correspondence.
A method to alter a red rose to a pale pink white and back again using sulphur fumes. Heat sulphur in a chafing dish, hold a long stemmed rose in the rising smoke, ventilate the room, and observe the color shift. Immersion in clear water may show the color returning to the petals.
Willie watches his mother play piano and asks if the musicians who created all music knew their basics beyond G. The line suggests curiosity about musical foundations and the origins of notes.
An Atchison Globe quips about not running a furniture store and warns against passersby using a display chair to spit tobacco juice, calling the act improper and maddening. The brief reflects local wit on storefront decor and social manners.
A concise aphorism attributed to Cato notes that what is not necessary becomes evident when valued at a penny. The remark suggests minimalism in cost or effort and hints at discernment between essential and trivial concerns.
A brief verse mocks the repetitive coffee shop pleasantry Hot today as a universal irritant. The speaker vents at social greetings that amplify discomfort from heat and noise, ending with a wish to avoid the dreaded phrase.
The article describes hopper plan benefits for young chickens with mixed feeds and the need for grit greens and charcoal. It reviews several hopper designs, including the Boston model, night-locked variants, and swinging troughs that deter waste and keep feed safe from pests.
A playful, fragmented text features flavors of proverb like lines about fruit, roosters, geese, and shade. It reads as a whimsical snippet possibly from a regional column or folk saying collection, with quirky quotes and odd anthropomorphic imagery.
A reader warns of scams selling guaranteed mated antiques and poultry eggs with promises of success. Purchases include 221 oysters, a 200 egg incubator and brooder, 150 White Orpington eggs, and twelve birds claimed to win shows. The moral cautions against buying cheap junk and chasing flashy bargains.
Readers submit questions on flock health and management. Causes include vent filth and inflammation from maggots. remedy involves cleaning feathers, washing with warm soap water, and applying carboline. Other Q&A cover molting lay cycles, chick feeding after hatch, and timing for mate selection.
Riddle describes a word built from a head and tail syllable puzzle. The clues hint at form changes: once presented once on stage, twice when head restored, then curtailed to imply an impulse or impression resisting force, then combined again to reveal the name.
A series of brief observations and lines presents playful, rhyming quips about people and events. Each item mentions a person or character, with a mix of humor and curiosity, in a light historical style.
Puzzle item listing crosswords with nine clues covering names for mother joyous song plates worm nymph tree tables exhibits and a sequence linking months animals birds and spring flowers. St Nichobas appears in the note.
An item on alfalfa flour for bread and poultry feed cites salt toxicity, March hatched chicks, and feed costs. It notes alfalfa’s claimed nutrition, advice on care and illness, and mentions geese driving to London, barley pricing, and rye effects on hens and humans. The piece blends agricultural tips with curious anecdotes and regional price references.
A playful pun about a cat found in a library catalogue. The line riffs on a catalogued library cat as a joke setup and punchline.
A list of puzzle items includes Garden Paradox, Hidden Name, Charades, Chick Puzzle, Hidden Countries, A Diamond, Words Within Words and split word puzzles with examples and decorative names Bowker Phendx and others.
P K Herrington of Mount Aerial Kentucky endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best and most reliable treatment he has used for his family. The remedy is said to provide prompt cures and widespread favorable recommendations. For sale by FF L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A blithe exchange in the standstill setting recalls a Puck quip about marriage age and compatibility. The dialogue hints at a strained relationship with pointed jokes about the partners’ ages and harmony.
Ira Parks age eleven dies in Fairfield Iowa from tetanus after a revolver accident during a Fourth of July celebration. Authorities report the incident occurred during the holiday festivities and the boy succumbed to complications from the injury.
An ad from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co promotes Foley's Orino Laxative for stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. It claims to sweeten the stomach and breath, gently stimulate the liver, regulate the bowels, and surpass pills and ordinary laxatives.
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