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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
6
The ad warns that cough season heightens diphtheria and scarlet fever risks and urges quick cure. It cites Mrs. Starcher of Ripley West Virginia praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy as reliable for children and adults, noting it contains no opium and is safe for kids. Available from F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs J TI Moore were entertained for Havre Saturday evening and remained as Sunday visitors.
Public auction at my residence one mile southeast of Kalona begins 10 oclock a m Wednesday March 10 1909 featuring ten horses including bay mares and a sorrel draft mare, twenty five cattle with milch cows and calves, thirty hogs from Poland China lines, twenty three fall sheep, hens chickens turkeys and seed stock, farm machinery and equipment plus hay potatoes corn and more. Terms announced sale day. Lunch by Ladies Aid. O H Dunlap Chas Brown Aud Palmer Eglin clerks.
Auction announces a comprehensive farm sale in southeast Washington listing horses cattle hogs sheep and farm machinery. Items include two milch cows a variety of calves pallets and implements plus household goods and a cream separator. Terms offer cash or bankable notes with 7 percent interest after due dates.
A public sale will be held at the Chas Rupp farm two miles south of Washington on the Washington Coppock road Thursday March 11 starting at 10 o’clock a.m. The sale lists nine head of horses including three year old geldings two yearling colts and a mule along with eleven head of cattle and other livestock.
A testimonial from Lena V. Henry of Adrian Georgia praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing a female weakness and disease without surgery. The ad claims the remedy has helped thousands with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
West Chester residents W A Stewart J E Erwin and others visited the city Saturday. Keota Sigourney Titus and Crawfordsville travelers spent the day here returning home Saturday evening after brief visits. Mrs J N Sands and Misses Teresa Chihak Ruth Easter joined S L Berry home for visits.
A detailed guide explains a low cost hot house framework with brick front, brick end, and stone or cement trench foundations. It describes brick smoke flue with damper, airtight furnace, temperature control, and sash arrangement using regular hotbed and storm sash for sides and roof.
The guide describes trimming sash edges by three eighths of an inch to trap water under battens and extend to the lower sash. It stresses a solid foundation and regular paint upkeep. Curtains should be arranged under the glass to block sun and prevent tender vegetables from burning.
Directions describe making kerosene emulsion by boiling one half pound soap in one gallon water, then adding two gallons kerosene and boiling ten minutes. Cool and add ten to fifteen gallons water. For large scale use ten gallons water per batch. Winter spraying notes trees tolerate stronger spray. lime sulfur mix used as scalecide.
The article explains using a farm wagon to tighten long lengths of wire. A rear wheel is raised, wire passes around the hub and to a spoke, then braced to exert heavy tension. A hundred pounds on the tire can translate to 400 or 500 pounds on the wire.
Miss Carrie Miksch of Mexico City Mo visits friends in this city. H T Buerker of Fairfield returns home after a city visit. Mr and Mrs JD N Hays and two children leave for Kansas City after weeks at the Davidson home. Mrs Thos McClean departs for Rutledge due to daughter Mrs George Shaw’s illness.
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