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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1905
Page
7
The article extols outdoor living with climbing vines on piazzas and verandas. It highlights the large leaved Dutchman’s pipe Aristolochia macrophylla as a striking, shade giving option, its pipe shaped flowers, and its suitability for exterior decor. It also notes Italian florists dyeing stems of white flowers red for artistic effect.
R G Dun weekly review notes stronger spring trade as warm weather spurs shipments and outdoor work. Railcar shortages and river navigation delays strain transport while floods idle mills. iron and steel and textiles bustle with rising production. Railway earnings up 7 percent. 255 US and 16 Canada failures versus year ago.
A garden essay promotes outdoor water gardens with hardy water lilies and lotus. The author describes two pools, one with water lilies flowering from spring to autumn in white, yellow and pink, and the other with lotus blooming about two months, praising its beauty and enjoyment for family and visitors.
The article notes schizanthus pow as the poor man's orchid and lists wallespaliers, trained fruit trees, and ornamental species like Oriental planes, red and pin oaks, Lombardy poplar, and weeping willows. It mentions hardy seashore trees Tamarix gallica and T. chinensis, praises the Julius Roehrs azalea, and suggests water lilies for lazy gardeners, with Bordeaux mixture available ready for dilution.
Danville Illinois March 25 suit filed by Rollo Johnson and William A Scease over possession of a $50 000 estate left by Mrs Johnson Sease who died recently. Johnson claims divorce from Sease and remarriage to Mrs Sease. Roosevelt accepts honorary vice presidency of New York Legal Aid Society.
In Ellsworth, robbers unlocked the post office safe and carried it away leaving the town open. Only eight dollars were found inside the vault.
Official forecast up to tonight shows fair to moderate temperatures across Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan and Wisconsin with fresh southwest winds. Iowa shows fair skies and warmer conditions in the northwest with brisk southerly winds.
Chicago and East Buffalo livestock prices and receipts summarized. Cattle hogs sheep and lambs listed with range quotations from March market days, including varying grades and weights for steers cows bulls veal calves and yearlings.
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