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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
3
Nort Corbin came back last evening from Crawfordsville where he had been engaged in business matters.
Miss Margaret White spent yesterday in the city and returned to her home last evening.
The weather forecast for Iowa today and tomorrow calls for continued warmth and generally fair conditions with the possibility of local thunderstorms tonight or Saturday.
Local notices list upcoming events and visits with many named residents traveling to Davenport Muscatine Havre and Cedar Rapids. Lifesize portraits at Foley’s gallery offered with negatives and copies free. A brisk wave of social travel and shop promotions fills the day.
The article describes two cherry species Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus with groups Montmorency Morello Brusseler Braune and Vladimir. It details each group’s fruit color flesh juice, tree form, and disease resistance including Bessarabian’s dark red fruit and July 1 season. It also notes lily planting, bed placement, and aesthetic balance with shrubs.
Mrs. Elias Handy and daughter Ruth leave for Boston for a brief visit and will sail to Liverpool on July 5. After arrival they will go to Dudley Worcestershire England to spend the summer. Rev and Mrs Handy were worried there before coming to this country.
The Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus presents a free street parade featuring elephants horses camels clowns and soldiers with a pageant style display. Forepaugh and Sells perform Saturday July 7 with matinee at 2 PM and evening at 8 PM and tickets sold downtown at set prices.
A letter from New York argues against cutting runners into August. It states first runners are strongest, later ones weaken in size yet increase in number, and that twelve month old plants at ripening yield the best fruit. To ripen early, plant as early as possible and root runners promptly.
The narrator recalls admiring nasturtiums and notes how seeds planted near a brush pile thrived on good soil. Young plants spread rapidly, creating a vivid splash of scarlet, gold, and maroon blossoms. The piece reflects on the plant’s bold color and enduring appeal.
Stray Stories notes grape leaves as a sovereign remedy for cuts and fresh wounds in Switzerland. Juice decoctions in poultices, an agreeable tea for nerve strength, and use as cattle, hog and sheep feed are mentioned.
Chas. Oswald of Rensselaersville reports arnica salve prevented blood poisoning and cured a neck sore for Seth Burch. The advert claims antiseptic and healing properties for wounds burns and sores and promotes Stewart's drug store in the sale copy.
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