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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
8
In a Detroit Journal tale Mr. Tom Cat seeks greater fame by swallowing sawdust after a rival cat spitefully advises it. The stunt backfires causing days of pain and no voice gain, teaching two lessons: be content with what you have and never rely on sawdust as a meal.
A small brown caterpillar folds strawberry leaflets and uses silken cords. Known as the strawberry leaf roller, it damages leaves and is highly destructive with three to four broods yearly in the south. Control favors waiting until harvest, then mowing, sun-drying, and burning leaves rather than early insecticide application.
The article notes a rising trend in using window boxes balconies and porch tubs for greenery especially in New York City with palms bay trees and decorative plant schemes appearing on roof gardens hotels and similar venues. It surveys the variety of box styles from elaborate inlaid and carved wood to simple pine green designs reflecting owner taste and manufacturer ingenuity.
The article notes decorative garden works using vines and moss to conceal pots and enhance home fronts. It praises zinc pans, wire mesh planters, and bamboo handles as attractive options. It calls florists to supply suitable fillings and care advice to curb imitators shaping blocks into leafy parterres.
The text notes the range of tree coloring and advises considering it in planting. It highlights beech as particularly beautiful in spring budding and mentions the golden willow warming the landscape during winter and early spring.
Young trees with delicate trunks gain from sun protection through bound mats around trunks and mulch over roots, helping them endure heat for several years.
Early morning harvest tips warn that curenlio larvae are dormant at dawn. Pick ripened fruit before pests awaken and let chickens forage to reduce wormy fruit.
The notice requires staking for tall growing plants including dahlias gladiolus hollyhocks and similar varieties as needed to support growth and prevent damage.
An occidental master of magic recounts a Lucknow club performance by a Hindu wizard. A boy on a board atop four goblets receives water which turns to green jelly, forms a snake, vanishes back to liquid, and is drunk by the performer. The effect mystified the observer and remains puzzling.
The article describes James Abbott Whistler adopting a butterfly monogram in the 1860s and later changing his name to James MacNeill Whistler. It notes the monogram as a J W mark and cites Chelsea Wharf (1863) among early works bearing the butterfly, with many later pieces signed Whistler.
The text notes Hieronymus Cock using two fighting cocks as a mark and lists artists such as Mariotto Albertinelli with a cross and interlaced rings, Martin Rota with a wheel, Pieter de Ryng with a diamond ring, and others like Jacopo de Barber with the caduceus, Hendrik de Biles with an owl, Lucas Cranach with a crowned serpent, and Hans Holbein with a aduli Collector emblem.
The article recalls Jedediah Buxton the English mathematical prodigy son of a schoolmaster who remained a farm laborer, driven by mental calculations. It also mentions Zerab Colburn, an American prodigy, who gave the square root of 106 020 and the cube root of 268 856 125 before figures were written.
The article explains the twenty one gun salute used by presidents and explores theories for the number. One suggests the Revolution left the nation able to govern itself, another ties the sum to 1776, and a third notes England’s salute history from seven guns.
A gossip admits overheard remarks and justifies mild criticism while another woman reveals harsher thoughts she keeps to herself. The exchange hints at hidden judgments and social tension between the two parties.
Berlin June 28 Herr Kunert a Social Democratic member of the Reichstag has been sentenced to Halle three months imprisonment for insulting members of the German expedition to China in 1900 by charging that soldiers in that desolated land plundered and abused women. Several former expedition soldiers testified in detail.
Mrs. James Kirwin, age 55, died in the ball room at Ulmer Park pavilion during a church society barbecue. Surrounded by frightened groups, she suffered an apoplexy attack as dance music echoed, bringing the event to a sudden halt.
Munele Indiana June 28. While mourners prepared for death benefits relatives of Teleny Eech learned he was not dead but minus one foot after being struck by a train. Local Sythian lodge had planned pipers for death benefits.
LaCrosse Wis June 28 Postmaster General Cortelyou has notified Postmaster Tscharner that he will attend the postmasters state convention to be held here in August.
A brief cartoonish clash on a crowded streetcar reports a man accusing another of jabbing an umbrella into his eye. The other replies that the umbrella has been returned, prompting a terse exchange cited by the Cleveland Leader.
A London Tatler item notes a humorous scene during a wedding tour with a hotel clerk and a husband praising his wife as perfectly lovely. The vignette highlights the social spectacle of romantic declarations in public rooms.
A Great Treth, Prestige is a fickle thing, hard to gain and hard to maintain. The merchant or manufacturer must continue his leadership as an advertiser or he will surely drop from the public mind.
Advertises $14.00 to Chautauqua Lake New York and return from Chicago via Nickel Plate Road with July 7 departure and strict return limits. Notes excess fare charges on any Nickel Plate train with three daily trains and vestibuled sleeping cars. Table meals priced 35 to 1.00 in dining cars and a la carte service. Write John Y. Calahan Chicago for particulars. ticket offices listed in Chicago.
On Tuesdays until December the Iowa Central Railway will sell round trip home seekers tickets to Iowa Minnesota South and North Dakota and the Canadian Northwest at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets valid twenty one days with stop overs allowed. For rates and details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn. 83 July
An old advertisement promises a cure for bowel and stomach woes including headache biliousness and costiveness. It assures safety with a general scare about appendicitis and claims guarantee at J H Stewart's drug store.
A reader from Hope Texas lauds Bucklen’s Amica Salve as highly effective for cuts, burns, fever sores, sore eyes, and boils. The advertisement claims quick relief and recommends Stewart’s drug store where the 25 cent salve is sold.
Nickel Plate Road offers $12.25 round trip from Chicago to Buffalo with July 8 9 10 dates and August 4 return limit. Stopovers at Chautauqua Lake points, low fares to Fortayne Cleveland Erie and eastern points. Three daily trains with first class cars. Dining service in nickel plate dining cars and American Club plan 35¢ to 81.00, 4 la carte. No excess fare. Chicago depot at Van Buren and LaSalle. Itw July3.
Railroads announce low round trip fares for 1905 to resorts and the Pacific coast from Brighton. Fares include 12 to St Paul, 35.75 to Salt Lake City, 49 to Portland for the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and a 21.35 Asbury Park educational association tour. Sale dates span June to early July with various return limits and extensions.
Beginning April 10 the Rock Island line runs excursions to Los Angeles San Francisco and California points at 55.65 round trip. Travel via any regular route and return by a different or same route. You may board at Washington and keep the car until arrival.
Reduced round trip fares to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and other western destinations with multiple start dates June through September 1905. Special summer service offers, side trips, and optional return extensions. Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver trips from May 23 to Sept 30 priced at 49 to 60 dollars. Descriptive literature available from agent J. E. Kunath 80-2tw-Im.
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