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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
5
Reports from county correspondents cover accidents deaths births and marriages in their communities. News gathers promptly record notable events, delivering concise local updates for residents.
Miss Grace Pratt arrived from Washington for a morning visit with Frank Stewart, Dick Fisher, and George Lewis Reed in West Chester. Dillon remains on the sick list. Dayton was in town yesterday on business from fashionable Washington.
Notes show Warner shipping a car of hogs on Monday and Wagner delivering hogs in Ington. Caspers plan to move to a new home today while Elmer Brimhall visits her parent’s home on Thursday. Booth to work for Mr. this summer.
The item lists visiting relatives from Mississippi and southern states, travelers to Washington and Muscatine, illness of Flora Harrison with fever, embroidery instruction by Mable Dunham, and postal exchanges with the railroad. It mentions J W Stickley’s illness, Marsden’s return to Wash, and a Keota funeral procession for J C. Patterson moves.
The article warns of adulterated alfalfa and clover seed containing dodder which endangers alfalfa in eastern states. It describes dodder seeds as tiny greenish specks that infest plants, how they germinate, and recommends thorough seed screening and removal of larger field dodder seeds to protect stands.
The Democrat's piano contest closed last evening with Alma Lodders winning the grand prize piano by 28560 votes. Violet Jones won the gold watch with 28374 votes and Mrs. Oscar Jugenheimer took the sewing machine with 28289 votes. Jennie Ralston earned the phonograph with 15320 votes and Bessie Jones won the dictionary with 11768 votes. Miss Allie Jay returned from Wayland to visit John Wenger and friends.
Instructions on building a hotbed with snug sash, heating with manure layers, soil preparation, and timing for sowing seeds. Also advice on soil enrichment with fertilizer or manure, soil inoculation for sweet peas, establishing an asparagus bed, rich soil for radishes and lettuce, hoeing cabbage, and Damson plum trees for the home garden.
H. W. Mumford from Illinois notes that securing a satisfactory market finish without excessive fat is crucial. Overripe fat raises dressed beef averages but worsens waste for retailers, burdens consumers with fat, and signals high cost gains for feeders.
A man from Arkansas extols the blue racer as the swiftest snake he has known. He explains the name comes from its rapid dash across dusty roads, noting the blue streak glimpsed briefly. He compares it to the rattlesnake, insisting the blue racer outpaces all others in the reptile family.
Informal borders favor perennials that reseed themselves and resist pests. Wild flowers boost beauty in beds. The peony stands out as a durable year round feature, hardy with minimal insect or disease issues and long blooming, with attractive foliage from spring to frost.
The article reviews early silk origins attributed to Empress Si-ling-Chi around 2650 B C and notes silk’s ancient value, global demand, and the exotic terms Seres and Serica. It highlights silk’s paradox: raw material produced by cheap labor yet finished products fetch high prices.
In the corn belt and beyond, top yields depend on seed improvement and local adaptation. Good plowing, thorough pulverization, soil compaction, and a uniform seed bed boost 100 bushels per acre, while two years of corn on sod remains rare. N F McSparran in Farm and Fireside.
Sister Sue laments Gertrude will not speak with her over hair sensitivities. Loveboy defends his praise of Gertrude's auburn shade and recalls an awkward meeting on the steps when he went to pick her up in his car.
The article argues that emmer is rarely as productive as the best wheats when adjusted for husk in emmer. It cites Canadian station data showing emmer lagging behind top wheats except Brandon where emmer surpasses Red Fife and Preston but remains below Goose and Roumanian.
E L Bolles of Vineland New Jersey reports first cutting on May 25 1904 yielding two to three tons from one acre after seeding August 25 1903. He notes many inoculated trials in the area succeeded while non inoculated ones failed and that alfalfa wintered well through a severe winter.
Regular meeting of Washington Lodges No 26 A F and A M announced for Friday evening March 3 1905. Petitions to be acted upon and other important business discussed. Members urged to attend promptly at seven due to a Graham school exhibition. A N Alberson W M.
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