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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
3
Chicago and South Omaha market notes show Wheat July and Sept posting declines amid renewed selling by leaning holders, while Corn for July advances to a new season high. Oats and provisions stay firm with mixed cash prices for No 2 hard wheat, corn, and oats. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts at South Omaha reflect steady to higher movement with price ranges for each class.
Cattle receipts 1 000 head with steers to 5 50 7 20, cows 4 00 5 25, heifers 3 50 6 01, bulls 3 75 5 25, calves 3 00 7 60, stockers 3 30 5 50. Hogs receipts 15 000, 5 15e higher, heavy 7 75 7 80, light 7 30 7 60, packing 7 60 7 70, pigs 5 25 7 15, bulk 7 59 7 75. Sheep receipts 6 00 steady, wooled sheep 3 7 hap 6 60, lambs 6 27 85.
Wireless cables report revolutionary trouble in Ceiba Honduras. The gunboat Paducah at Porto Cortez was ordered to Ceiba to protect foreign life and property after consuls said Ceiba and Tegucigalpa appear cut off.
Public notice touts Parisian Sage as a guaranteed remedy for hair loss dandruff and scalp itching. It cites a testimonial from Chas S Baker of Rochester New York claiming heavy new growth after years of baldness and notes the product sells for 50 cents per bottle from Lemmon's Pharmacy or by prepaid express from Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo New York.
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Practical notes on goose nest management, incubation hints, and care. It covers goose egg production, nest guarding by hens, shell game to mislead geese, sheltering routines, and incubation guidance with temperatures, turning, testing, and brooder setup for goslings. It emphasizes keeping nests covered and using straw lining.
Instructions on rearing geese from goslings to market age. Includes feeding schedule from first week through first month, transitioning to pasture, fattening strategies two weeks before market, and cautions on gosling growth and water access. Names no specific people or places.
A poem denounces a drunken abusive man calling him a goose and mocking his behavior. It imagines punishment by animals, ending with the speaker declaring him a goose and urging exile. The verse satirizes rowdy drinking and public misbehavior through crude animal imagery.
An entertaining survey traces geese from Homer to Henry VIII, noting their rising status over turkeys. It lists popular breeds including Toulouse Embden African Chinese and Canadian, compares egg output and weights, and praises the Embden as king of geese while Russia leads in varieties.
A rural advisory style list offering cautions and practical guidance for managing ducks chickens and hogs. It warns against overspending on gear overfeeding with stale water and naive judgments about poultry value while urging humane handling and timely processing to avoid waste.
The piece urges careful diagnosis of sick birds noting lice do not suck blood but eat skin and feathers. It warns against borrowing birds for exhibitions and stresses exhibitors must own their birds. It notes a New York thief jailed five years for stealing 18 360 eggs at three cents each and ends with a jab at shopkeepers selling “strictly fresh” eggs.
Miss Martina Swift returns from Brighton and Miss Helen Hagist visits in town while neighbors such as Al Fields and Floyd McClellan arrive from Iowa City. Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Seaton enjoy city sights, and Rodney Crail visits friends. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promises beauty and health.
The Journal notes upcoming bids for Chautauqua concessions with a single operator for stands and eating house. Bids close June 12 at 6 p.m. 95-31.
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