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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
4
Ainsworth Social Notes Round Up Visitors and Departures
Mrs Hell Carringer returned to Shields after visiting her father Stephen Hayden. Mrs G M Welch left to stay with sister Miss Ora Henderson. Jess Marr and Lewis Evans came back from a Canada trip. Miss Claribe Carson of Illinois visits Stephen Hayden. J T Matthews of Washington visited Samuel Matthews. Rev A S Halley left for relatives in Chicago and McDonald PA. G A Carson, Milwaukee Woodmen delegate, traveled there. Gretchen and Trixen Kiotz of Columbus Junction arrived to visit at A B Spalding home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell Carringer
Stephen Hayden
Shields
Rno
G. M. Welch
Ora Henderson
Jess Marr
Lewis Evans
Canada
Claribe Carson
Illinois
J. T. Matthews
Washington
Samuel Matthews
Wee girlie joy for George Stump family
The George Stump family celebrates the arrival of a wee girlie on Thursday June 15. Papa and mama with six brothers share ecstasy over the new member. Henry Page works on a cellar drain for Jos Liots. Horeshowsky and Chapek finish a granary for David Kens on. John Shalin hosts a houseful Sunday. Visitors to Wes Reiner include D J Brennan and family Charlie Casper Gertrude Mr and Mrs Joseph Lintz and Misses Margaret and Anna Reiner. Mr Harry Mellinger and wife attend early mass. Father Weir attends commencement at St James in Washington and praises the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Mama
George Stump
Harry Page
Jos
Anna Reiner
Wes Reiner
Harry Mellinger
Father Weir
St. James
Washington
Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Marion Twinam of Fairfield visits uncle A Twinam. J Clarke family hosts relatives in Washington. Mrs Ed McFarland and M C DeLong spend day with friends in Winfield. Presbyterian church ice cream social with band. Rev J S Cotton visits Columbus Junction. Fred Shaffer and John Holmes travel to Cedar Falls. H Manners and Mrs W P Davidson return from Hubberd. J G Maxwell travels to Washington. Master Cle Mire of West Branch visits Hull and Fletcher homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Twinam
Fairfield
A.twinam
J. S. Cotton
Columbus Junction
Fred Shaffer
John Holmes
Cedar Falls
H. Manners
W. P. Davidson
Hubberd
Iowa
J. G. Maxwell
Washington
Cle Mire
West Branch
Hull and
Birthday Club Honor Guests Describe Character From Photo
Mrs John Fahey hosted the birthday club gathering last evening. Guests described a person from his photo with Mrs Fish, Mrs McCarty and Mrs Erdice as finalists. Mrs Erdice won the prize. A luncheon followed. Mr and Mrs Switzer of Muscatine visited. Miss Joy Schreckengast returned to Washington after visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fahey
Birthday Club
Mmes. Fish
McCarty
Erdice
Switzer
Muscatine
Joy Schreckengast
Washington
J. C. Clarke
Death of Frank Champlin in Boone Garden
Frank Champlin 74 president of the City Bank Boone Iowa fell dead of apoplexy in his garden this morning. He was a well known member of the Order of Railway Conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Iowa
Frank Champlin
City Bank
Order of Railway Conductors
Champlin
Meth odist Church Hosts Ice Cream and Cake Evening
A church program at the Methodist church features a 10c charge for admission this evening with a good program and dessert of ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Making the Most of Life at the Normal Institute
At Washington County Normal Institute Supt Riddell and Miss Fannie Ross led chapel. Dr Hipworth of Chicago University spoke on making the most of life urging balance of work and study with moral aims. An evening discussion centered on teachers’ ethical problems and a shocking line about blowing brains out of the world appeared in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Howerth
Chicago University
Washington County
Normal Institute
Riddell
Des Moines
Fannie Ross
Hipworth
Education and the Public Health lecture by Dr Howett
Dr Howett spoke on education for disease prevention. He argued many illnesses are caused by identifiable agents and spread through vectors such as mosquitos and flies. He highlighted tuberculosis as the greatest national foe, noting 160000 annual deaths and the economic loss of about fourteen billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Howett
Columbus
Ohio
Noted Social and Academic Events At Local Normal
The morning roll adds Mrs Jennie Weimer to the advanced division while A N Pemer from Cedar Rapids delays arrival to tomorrow. A social event hosted by Mires Conner and Meacham pleased instructors and students. An eight o clock program features Institute quartet violin solo by Lena Maxwell vocal solo by LeCompte and a talk by Prof Riddell from Des Moines who toured Europe and collected views. No admission charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Weimer
A. N. Pemer
Cedar Rapids
Mires Conner and
Meacham
Riddell
Des Moines
Europe
Mar
Institute Quartet
Lena Maxwell
Miss LeCompte
Ture
Ridde
Cooling Moth Control in Ohio Orchards
Ohio experiment station notes from Green and Houser show June to December presence of codling moth larvae in orchards. Sprayed plots yielded 9 percent wormy fruit vs 45 percent in unsprayed, with 57 percent worm-free, guiding spray timing from petal fall. Begin with Bordeaux and poison early, then switch to arsenate of lead two weeks apart, arsenate superior to arsenite for sticking power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Green and Houser
Ohio
Horn Fly Control With Kerosene Emulsion
The Virginia Experiment Station describes kerosene emulsion as a highly effective remedy against horn flies and other livestock parasites such as lice and fleas. It recommends a sheltered spraying building near clean water, with doors that control drafts and allow drying sun and wind after spraying. Initial spraying may face resistance from cattle passing through the spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Experiment Station
Marine Outing Club Plans Royal Yacht Cruise
The New York Marine Outing Club forms a star bachelor cruise series with Newport Lake George Atlantic Highlands and Shrewsbury. Twenty members bought the Hildegarde yacht for 10000. the craft once belonged to King Edward and George Gould and now lies at Harris Heights. The vessel 120 feet by 28 feet with a 250 horsepower engine may sail July 1 at an estimated 600 dollars monthly operating cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
New York
Newport
Lake George
Atlantic Highlands
Shrewsbury
William A. Hayes
Hildegarde
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Gosport
George Gould
Blakeley Hall
General Whitlock
Hayes
Patience and selective spraying curb cattle fly hordes
Experiments at a Virginia station show daily spraying over two weeks greatly reduce horse flies. The spray kills flies as cattle pass through a five minute treatment. Fifteen gallons of solution, made from yellow soap and kerosene oil, treats about one hundred cattle once they are accustomed to the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Iowa State college bulletin compares beef and dairy steer feeding
The experiment station in Ames Iowa releases Bulletin No 81 from the animal husbandry department presenting twelve month results from four beef type steers and four dairy type steers. It includes breed data Angas Hereford for beef and Jersey Holstein for dairy with gain tables and slaughter test figures. John Gosting Kansas City provides carcass notes and the bulletin is available from C P Curtiss director Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Animal Husbandry Department
Jersey
Holstein
John Gosting
Kansas City
C. PF. Curtiss
Ames
In the Garden June Planting Tips From Garden Magazine
Garden Magazine advises sowing vines such as cucumber pumpkin squash muskmelon and watermelon in June. It suggests continuous succession of beets carrots cucumbers and endive until frost and notes endive as a lettuce substitute with New Zealand spinach and summer radishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Garden Magazine
Queer Ways of the Toad
A science note describes the Surinam toad paternal care as he carries eggs on the female back. The eggs cause irritation forming hexagonal honeycomb-like cells where the young hatch and briefly roam the back before seeking safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surinam
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