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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
8
Professor Skylight and a group of twenty boys hear a moonbeams tale about the man in the moon and his wife the moon princess their distant history their longing for a prince and a later eclipse ending with a note on making birdhouses from cans and a wooden box for birds in the garden
Wrens in city and country will inhabit tin can homes with simple care. Sheltered spots under a roof suit them best. To deter sparrows, make the entrance about the size of a quarter. A bunch of tin cans wired together forms a rustic nest shelter proposal.
A poem from Youths Companion imagines pussy willows as gray kittens too soft to resist. Snow falls make them meow and huddle, but sunshine returns and the kittens stretch and dry their fur. Children rush to the trees and all pussies join a merry spring race in the fields.
A description of a social word game where players act as merchants from their countries and name articles for sale starting with a given letter. Each entrant must name items produced in their own land such as England's goods, with penalties for wrong answers. The game proceeds rapidly with successive players revealing their country and letter of sale.
The passage argues misuse of lie and lay by showing examples in present and past tenses. It contrasts transitive and intransitive forms with sentences about telling someone to lay or lie, and describes common errors and correct usage with concrete instances.
A playful dialogue from the Chicago Record-Herald features a caterpillar asking where it will go and opting to return to the rhubarb bed once the corn grows. The exchange frames a light insect moment with rustic field imagery.
The article recalls fear as a common prelude to combat among historic figures. Frederick the Great panicked at Molwitz and fled to an old mill before learning his army won. Grant admits fear before his first Civil War battle, later noting the enemy felt similar. Washington once rebuked Light Horse Harry Lee for prudence, yet Lee proved his bravery.
Chicago July 31 standings and daily scores across leagues show St Louis and New York split in New York with 11 runs for New York and 0 for St Louis in one game, plus Brooklyn and Pittsburgh tied 2 to 0 as Brooklyn won eight hits to six for Pittsburgh. Substantial scores also appear for Philadelphia Cincinnati and Chicago Boston, with Cincinnati prevailing 5 to 0 in one game and a 18 to 4 shellacking of Boston in another. Also listed are Detroit Boston, Cleveland New York, St Louis Philadelphia, and Louisville Milwaukee results, plus western and association matchups and doubleheaders across multiple cities.
A puzzling note urges a child to study early and work hard, turning eight six four seven in that direction to learn faster than peers and avoid slothful habits. It frames a playful arithmetic riddle as motivation for diligent school life.
The puzzle description explains numbered objects in a cut are to be guessed and written in order. When placed one under another, the diagonal from upper left to lower right will spell a word commonly used today.
A historical puzzle lists ten clues for a double acrostic where primals and finals downward spell two well known state capitals. Clues include sudden violent effort, quick witty reply, admit and agree to, relate to raw sugar, short pointed poem, novice, weak and feeble, and the bone system section.
A dated puzzle explains a method to determine a specific day by using a sequence of simple arithmetic steps with the digits of the date. The procedure shows how subtracting the first digit from itself yields the second, then combining operations yields the third and fourth digits to form the date. The result points to a date of broad interest to readers.
A reflective verse notes the difficulty of counting people in a growing population. The speaker contrasts two to one counting with the idea of a single collective, arguing time and change render static census figures obsolete as births deaths and migrations alter totals. The poem likens people to stars, unruly in precise enumeration.
A list of crossword style items with titled puzzles and clues. Entries include Triple Aérostic Santa Claus Holly Across search and several named authors and places such as Paris Sandalwood Island Java and Christmas presents with a range of items like express drum gun candy bicycle books nuts oranges popcorn trumpet knife.
The article outlines mule breeding needs focusing on a large jack 15.2 to 16 hands and up to 1700 pounds. It explains how mares from standard bred, saddle, or Thoroughbred sires affect mule quality and weight, noting draft mares yield heavier mules while small poor mares produce inferior cotton or pit mules. It argues for strong farm brood mares to meet southern demand.
The fresh cow needs gentle handling and proper feeding after calving. Harshness reduces milk while mild care supports recovery. start with light foods like clover or alfalfa and bran mash, then gradually increase grain to ten to twelve pounds daily over three weeks, with ample hay.
Farmers advised to spray cows before pasture turn out with coal oil and fish oil mix. A gill covers neck, shoulders and legs per animal. Wisconsin experiment station recommends a resin soap and fish oil solution mixed with three gallons water. dissolve resin in boiling water, add soap powder and fish oil, then water. Apply with syringe or brush for effective repellent.
A veterinary note advises adjusting hog diets to restore mobility. Feed less corn and more bran and oats, chop hay, and if symptoms worsen, add eight to ten drops of war vomica to the feed twice daily. Include plentiful green feed to support recovery.
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