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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1905
Page
3
The weather forecast for Iowa calls for light snow tonight and probably Tuesday. The report is filed from Washington, D. C. and notes a special weather service update for today and tomorrow.
A busy local page lists seeds at Keck's Burlington with onion sets, farm and livestock trade notes, arrivals and visits from Ottumwa Lexington and Winfield, real estate and auction notices, a grand concert at the Graham opera house, and ads for eye glasses and horse sales with details on weights and locations.
A promotion for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe children's cough medicine. Claims no danger and reliable relief for colds, croup, and whooping cough. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.
The article explains horse skin as a network of pores and glands, stressing that clogged pores cause dry rough skin and disease. Regular grooming keeps pores open, prevents impure sweat buildup, and promotes a healthier thriftier horse. It warns that thick skin tolerates harsher currying than thin skin and urges thorough brushing after currycomb use.
The article warns that feeding young pigs excess corn right after weaning causes rapid but short lived fattening. Growth later diminishes compared with higher protein diets, and the diet weakens constitution by reducing bone size and ash content, increasing disease susceptibility.
The lamb’s growth largely depends on milk supply. Choose ewes with strong milking ability and feed them well with bran oats clover and similar feeds to maximize offspring gain.
A collection of old veterinary tips from Wallace's Farmer and other sources on horse colic treatments with spirits of water whisky bicarbonate of soda and later remedies. Pig breakdown treatment with castor oil glycerin nux vomica gaultherin cod liver oil is described. Also a worm powder recipe for horses and coat polishing advice from Breeder's Gazette and Farm and Ranch.
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