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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
2
A column warns against overzealous pest control and over pruning. It cites tobacco as a remedy for pests, notes a poet’s apple cure, cautions about pruning excess, and recommends windbreaks of hardy shrubs like spruce pines or California privet to protect tender blooms from strong winds.
The writer laments that English garden writing often dulls with plain language, yet praises how vivid, living landscapes compensate for poor phrasing. The author notes that well-described gardens reveal beauty even when words fall short, acknowledging the gardener’s talent in conveying living scenes.
A southern farm journal advises orchard owners on correcting unproductive apple trees. It argues unskilled management causes poor yields and suggests grafting onto new stock as a smarter solution to produce better fruit and vigor.
A reader notes several beautiful flowers are deadly poisons including scillas foxglove wolfsbane and datura. Caution is urged for children not to chew leaves or blossoms of these plants and others such as jack in the pulpit and milkweeds.
A cucumber farm in Olathe Kansas operates entirely under glass. The 200 by 50 foot hothouse grows cucumbers year round for a steady market and possibly nationwide demand. The author notes cucumbers and onions in early spring appeal to appetite.
Grace Adele Pierce recounts a young eastern woman who raised flowers to sell for weddings funerals and social events. After her husband died leaving two sons and little ground she started a winter funeral flower venture on her plot. The piece reflects on flowers as man’s friends when appreciated.
R T Woodward of Roxbury Massachusetts claims the oldest landscape gardener title in America. He prescribes a planting hole six inches wider than the root, a dish shaped bottom in gravel or sand, clay or cement tamped, rotten manure packed, then rich loam. Roots spread naturally, top loam settled, water added to form a porridge-like mix, and no manure about tree butts.
An observer contrasts two gardeners from three months of work. One claimed vast experience and failed, poisoning trees and bungling tasks. The other, quiet and practical, solved problems, improved the garden, and earned a lasting place. A closing tale likens the ego of a learned lawyer to the same theme.
The Berkshire Gleaner confirms in Garden and Lawn Notes by J. A. Edgerton that Kentucky blue grass alone is deficient for lawns. E. J. Norman of Westinghouse place advocates a mix of Herds grass, Kentucky blue grass, red top, and white clover as the ideal lawn blend, praised for its color and rapid establishment.
A farmer’s guide compares post materials and orientations for fences and wells. White cedar poles and white oak posts last longest. inverted posts may resist water absorption. A simple post puller made from old iron or buggy axles speeds removal, while a homebuilt post driver aids rapid installation and well driving. Patching rotted ends extends post life.
The article recounts Hendrick Hudson’s voyage on the Dutch ship Half Moon in 1609, his discovery of the Hudson River, and mutiny that left him adrift with his son in icy waters. It notes his later service under British interests and the river’s enduring naming of the great waterway and Albany exploration.
A concise reflection on auto-suggestion and mind over body. It argues that repeated affirmations shape belief and reality, citing self-himself training like the eagle learning to fly. It urges recognizing inner divine power and developing godlike faculties through disciplined thought.
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