Firemen Bring Parker Carnival Week to Washington
The volunteer fire department signs a contract with Parker Carnival Company No 1 for a week long July 4th engagement starting June 29. About twenty attractions plus four free acts will draw large crowds, with Dare-Devil Tilden among the free acts. Proceeds fund new fire equipment, including two hose wagons, and area officials grant use of the square for the carnival. Local residents Mr and Mrs J D Norton and daughter Mrs Frank Lidy return from Muscatine to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Carnival Company No. 1
Fire Boys
Parker Carnival Company
Parker Company
Washington
Parker
Dare-Devil Tilden
City Fire Department
Tire Company
Pruning Trees at Planting Time by Corbett
Nursery grown trees face crowding and altered growth. Planter should prune to fit root loss, reduce top growth, and ensure balance between roots and shoots for transplanted trees. Corbett notes large plants retain mainly main roots, small ones keep more fibrous roots, and long-distance shipping worsens root loss.
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L. C. Corbett
Lime distribution methods for soils and lime handling
The Ohio experiment station cites best practices for applying lime, recommending freshly burned lime piles spread over fields then mixed with soil, with water added and thorough mixing. It notes production of 1400 pounds per acre and 1750 pounds as hydrated lime, discusses spreader suitability, and praises specialized lime spreading machines over standard drills.
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C. EB. Tuorue
Ohio Experiment Station
Roosts Aligned For Easy Cleaning In Hen House
Oscar Erf advises reconfiguring hen house roosts to all be on one level and removable for cleaning. Do not overload the space, place roosts on one side, and separate roost floor from feeding area with a board or build a tight platform under porches so the entire floor serves as a scratching area.
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Oscar Erf
Ammonia Content In High Grade Fertilizers
Ammonia occurs in commercial fertilizers as sulphate of ammonia and furnishes nitrogen in one of its most active forms of combination. The commercial article of high grade contains about 20 percent of nitrogen, equivalent to 25 percent of ammonia.
Land For Tomatoes From Corn Land Yields
Mary land Experiment Station notes that land producing ten to twelve barrels of corn per acre could yield six to eight tons of tomatoes under average conditions if other factors are properly managed.
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Maryland Experiment Station
Simple home kidney remedy advertised for relief
A period style notice urges a vegetable compound for kidney and bladder issues. It promotes Compound Karyon with Dandelion extract and Sarsaparilla syrup, claiming it cleanses the blood, relieves backache and rheumatism, and neutralizes urine after meals and at night. The tone emphasizes safety and affordability for readers here.
Rebuttal Hearing Set for Meat Producers Case in Chicago
Attorney Clifford Thorne reports that his rebuttal in the Meat Producers association versus railroads will be heard in the U S Court House in Chicago on April 21. The rebuttal may take a couple of days to complete. Oral arguments before the full Commission are scheduled in Washington D C on June 3 at 10 a m.
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Atty. Clifford "Thorne
Meat Producers’ Association
U. S. Court House
Chicago
Thorne
Washington, D. C
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Merchants and Mothers
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised as agreeable and effective for coughs colds and croup. W B Pelham of Kirksville Iowa attests it has been a leading throat remedy for over twenty years and is especially good for croup. Children like it and customers prefer it. For sale by Cook Sherman. The Star advertises as the place for amusement. Mrs Carl Hedges and Mrs George McElroy with baby visited in town.
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W. 8. Pelham
Kirksville
Iowa
Cook & Sherman
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B. Leghorn
W. D. Shearer
Parker Carni
Val Company
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Ab Muscatine
Frank Lidy
California
G Stoup Co
Ali
Ity
Rheum
Carl Hedges
Winfield
George McElroy
Fred McElroy
Baby
Wyman
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co
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Edwin Griffith
North Side Furniture Store
Leak
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Klondike
Mason Tonsiet & Siomooe
Gome
Pauls Lumber
J. J. McKeone
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