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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
8
A collage of wry quips about marriage opposites art wealth gambling and social life. Stories reference Wiener Looze who won his wife by a card game and Rockefeller's money limits. The tone is satirical, with excerpts from cartoons and banter about modern, urban figures.
A quirky dialogue scene in which Mr Gayboy and Professor Borem spar over a social invitation. Mrs Turkies comments on social climbing while Mrs Jones questions travel to the Falls. A humor column note on elections and a sly jab about proof-readers closes the snippet.
He-No. Not until afterward.
A woman explains she placed a button in the contribution box and the pastor urges her to tell everything. He reacts kindly and asks if her conscience troubles her as she speaks.
A collage of quotes and jumbled lines appears, including a misdialed button, a tower scene, stage warnings, a shoe store clerk interaction, and a Hoboken arrest mention, with insinuations of family blame and local papers' quips.
An article advocates Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for menstrual pain irregularities and uterine troubles. It touts health gains improving love and admiration in marriage with testimonials from Mrs. Chas F Brown of Hot Springs Arkansas praising restored vigor and husband’s renewed affection.
A summer romance at a farmhouse ends when the man reveals a mother and sister will soon join, shifting the balance of walks and attentions. Jealousies emerge as a second woman arrives and the pair finally speak plainly. Harriet Cawley reports.
A year long feeding trial at the Iowa station compares beef and dairy type steers. Dairy types show higher offal and fat, while beef types yield heavier cuts, better marbling, and a clearer fat color. Dairy steers are deemed unprofitable for beef production due to low grade carcasses and poor consumer desirability.
The Orange Judd Farmer argues farm tenancy rises as rural population lags urban growth. Despite rising rents, farm ownership keeps pace with farm population, and many renters become proprietors in a few years, signaling prosperity in agriculture.
The article describes hay transport from field to stack using hay sweeps or go devils drawn by horses, with wheeled versions lifting from the ground. It notes stacks are built with stackers and derricks allowing large bales to be moved by horsepower to any part of the stack and deposited as needed.
The sugar beet season begins well west of the Missouri with young plants thriving in Colorado. The Longmont factory holds contracts for 7 500 acres, enough to run next autumn, while eastern Nebraska's Standard Beet Sugar company foresees 16 000 acres and resists extra land despite factory capacity growth. Advices from other beet regions are encouraging.
Spray tomatoes with Bordeaux mix to fight blight and thin foliage. Remove old strawberry beds after two crops and plant cabbage or other late crops. Use mosquito netting or tobacco dust to protect melon vines, and plant celery now for the main crop. Keep Lima vines well watered and transplant celery leeks and cabbages. Sow late cabbage and cauliflower.
Fare from Chicago to Buffalo and return 12.25 with July 8 9 10 travel and August 4 return limit. Stopovers at Chautauqua Lake points and low rates to Fort Wayne Cleveland Erie and other eastern points. Three daily trains with first class equipment meals in dining cars and an Amer ican Club plan 35c to 1.00 a la carte. No excess fare. For details write John Y. Calahan Chicago Ill. Depot at Van Buren LaSalle St. corner.
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