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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1906
Page
8
Mrs John Morrison of Cumbola is killed in her bed when three masked burglars raid the house. One man forces the husband to open a sideboard drawer for a few dollars while a third guard stays with the victim to stop an alarm. Police believe the killer feared discovery after she recognized him.
Ferdinand Hueser aged 25 was overtaken by a freight train while crossing a long railway trestle on his way to work. He ran to the center of the track and was struck as the engine could not stop. He was thrown sixty feet and his body was recovered from a steep icy bank.
A March 20 report from Bellingham notes that forest fires destroyed the Northwood village and mill leaving thirty families destitute and threatening Lynden. A large force fought the flames until the town was out of danger.
Six bakers from local bake shops in Jamesville Wisconsin were found unconscious from gas fumes. All men are expected to recover.
The forecast predicts fair conditions for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with brisk northwest winds. Lower Michigan may see snow in the west with brisk north east winds shifting to northwest. Iowa expected to be fair with rising temperatures.
Chicago prices show wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard and short ribs with mixed moves led by small gains in wheat and firm hogs. Cattle and sheep also rise modestly with prime steers at about 5.85 to 5.44 and lambs around 6.25 to 6.75 while East Buffalo dealers report higher cattle and hog prices and steady sheep markets for the day.
W J Spillman describes a stall stock manure handling system at the Detrich model dairy farm. Gutters under cows drain into a tilling trench and cart. liquid manure is promptly spread on fields, with summer and winter plans. The owner says having a place to put manure is the secret of large crops.
W F McSparran argues in Liome and Farm that keeping cows in good flesh with balanced roughage plus sensible use of commercial feeds boosts profitability. Do not fatten dairy cows without protein. preserve vitality by harvesting and feeding high quality silage hay clover and mix hay.
Advice from Dr. Michener on preventing udder trouble in cows during spring. Avoid heavy rations before milking, use wheat bran as main grain, keep bag rubbing with warm water, and add a small amount of camphor if needed. Vaseline helps. continue rubbing until swelling subsides.
The goat proves best for brush and timbered land clean up in orchards. Angora may be most profitable, but scrub goats efficiently eat brush and weeds, meeting the needs of landowners wanting woody growth removed.
The article urges clean dry well ventilated hog housing with bedded straw floors and clean feed and water. It notes hogs sleep away from filth and recommends disinfection and handling carcasses after death. It discusses inbreeding, diet variety, range, and portable small shelters to limit disease spread.
Instructions on onion transplanting including digging up to save roots, cutting tops, spacing drills, firming and watering, and later cultivation. Observations from Ohio and New York experiments warn against adulteration and weed-contaminated alfalfa seed, plus notes on plant food use by fruit trees.
Guidance on keeping bees for profit notes bees survival in cold climates without warmth. Dry conditions help resilience in winter and cellar storage reduces feed needs. Queen absence causes rapid colony decline in spring. Drones fade in winter. present May to November. Open hives only on warm sunny days to avoid brood chill.
Mrs Roosevelt has returned to Washington after visiting New York City and Groton Massachusetts. John Alexander Dowle has left Jamaica for Mexico seeking health from the climate there. A flood in California caused half a million dollars in farm damage along the Kings and San Joaquin rivers. A yellow fever scare leads to quarantine in New Orleans. The British Admiralty plans a 90 million dollar program for wartime and naval training. A storm at sea brought fatalities and injuries. A mine collapse near Mossailion, C killed two workers. Andrew Carnegie offered 25 thousand dollars for Baker University library completion at Baldwin Kansas.
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