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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
7
A historic account describes Saint Patrick and a guiding angel establishing Armagh and its famed cathedral in early Christian Irelands. The piece emphasizes miraculous guidance and the city’s sacred origins, noting Armagh’s later prominence in church history.
The article extols Armagh as Ireland’s ecclesiastical capital, noting St. Patrick’s role in founding its cathedral, details the new cathedral completed in 1873 with Gothic design, and describes Armagh’s historic bounds and status within the Irish church.
The piece recounts Armagh Cathedral’s height of 110 feet to the spires and 210 feet foundation stone ceremony by Rev. William Croly. It notes inscriptions praising the Trinity under St Patrick and chronicles fires by Danes and O Neill, plus a Book of Armagh extract on St Patrick’s founding miracles and a 1% mention of sermons before Shane O Neill’s troops.
A short verse by Patrick Dunn about Nora charming with delicate harp playing. The speaker recalls memories of music and love as Nora’s melodies linger like light on a sunset shore.
In Washington General Sherwood of Ohio urged passage of a bill to pension every Civil War veteran who served eighteen months at one dollar a day. He argued savings from army cuts would fund the program, while critics warned of risks to farmers and markets from taxing exchange dealings.
The article discusses the shift away from large sheep feeding stations as farmers adopt mutton finishing. It notes soil depletion, the need for manure, and the rise of corn fed lambs. It warns against overfeeding, crowding, and neglecting shelter, with Colorado feeders cited as leaders in the practice. Lamb gains drive farmer profits and market success.
Professor H. H. Dean of Ontario notes that cows fed poorly in winter stay underweight into spring and that poor winter feeding seriously harms progeny, making many cows unprofitable. Proper winter nutrition is emphasized to improve herd productivity.
R W Clark of the Utah station reports that sixteen to twenty pounds of well fermented solid sugar beet pulp fed to horses for six to eight weeks caused no health irregularities attributed to the pulp.
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