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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1907
Page
7
A Kansas City man who moved off a streetcar corridor found sleep elusive. He slept poorly until returning to the trolley line, realizing noise aids his rest despite prior complaints. The anecdote appears in the Kansas City Star.
A reflective verse contrasts dreaming of wealth and pleasure with limited real money. It muses on fantasy ships and castles versus simple happiness, noting that imagination can satisfy even when funds are absent. The poem ends with a gentle reminder that hope remains even as the pipe goes out.
Dialog shows Weary and Dusty musing on the meaning of food. They discuss labor behind meals and the idea of consuming what others produce, with a sense of fatigue and discomfort about the food chain.
A fragment depicts a maid asking where she is going and a reply about meeting a dunce. She states she is not afraid and that her task is done, implying a folk storytelling exchange with a playful, cryptic tone.
An enthusiastic young woman extols the simple charms of rural living describing spring flowers and nature while a practical man questions experiences like milking cows on frosty mornings before sunrise.
A poem fragment notes April’s rude behavior and frost’s biting effect on violets. The speaker laments the cruel April who robs flowers of their bloom, promising the violet’s retreat until April’s temper cools. The verse contrasts frost’s harm with fragile springtime growth.
Dolly Wisegirl questions a man’s character while defending companionship as a “good thing.” The exchange hints at social judgments and personal values in a minor scene.
A compact verse notes a sensitive figure, despite disguise, becoming sad when the whistle blows, turning blue at the start.
A brief exchange features two men trading lines about wisdom and perception. One remarks on the other’s appearance as wise, while the reply notes there is more in it than looks. The lighthearted quip captures a moment of playful wordplay.
One hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Toledo druggists, claim reliability of F J Cheney & Co. Internal remedy marketed at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials. Also notes on Hall's Family Pills and various anecdotes about revival benches and rheumatism relief from Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
John Selden notes money as a lure that makes people laugh at folly. A blind fiddler’s poor playing draws mockery until a stern father plans to keep their money to laugh later. Euclid is beaten for teaching a figure that shows lives converge on taking money from others.
The Sudan holds an important yet undeveloped asset in its antiquities while Egypt’s pyramids draw growing numbers of visitors. Windsor Magazine notes tourists spend about £100,000 annually along the Nile.
G W Cloyd of Plunk Missouri recounts a near amputation from a jimson bar accident four years ago. He refused amputation and treated the wound with Bucklen's Amica Salve bought at Stewart's pharmacy for 25 cents, which he says cured it.
A Nationa Stockman and Farmer correspondent explains how to feed hens for maximum digestibility and assimilation. The piece discusses free access to ear corn, feeding in stages, and the economics of liberal, self serve methods under shade and in scratching rooms.
A rustic set of rural maxims on poultry care and feeding. Observations favor practical farming over showy breeding and warn against relying on scrub stock. Practical advice covers diet, egg value, and seasonal feeding for hens.
Fannie Woods urges readers in the April Farm Journal to grade and ditch the poultry yard to remove puddles, allow brooder chicks to access ground on sunny afternoons, and provide occasional outings for April hatched chicks to keep them thrifty and lively despite bad weather.
Shipping eggs for hatching should use well packed baskets with excelsior and arrive in good condition. Use strong wooden egg cases with pasteboard fillers and fill around edges with cork or hay, add chaff to bottom and top layers, and wrap eggs in soft paper as added protection.
Eye diseases have been very common this season. Avoid moldy litter and keep poultry houses clean and dust free. Use disinfectants freely. For affected birds bathe eyes with 2 percent formaldehyde solution. After cleansing, dry thoroughly and apply ointment of one part powdered iodoform to twenty parts vaseline.
J. H. Hildebrand of Kansas has established a major poultry operation in South Africa with his own refrigerator car. He supplies Cape Town and other large centers, incubating about 5,000 chicks weekly.
The piece argues against keeping March hatched pullets for next year’s laying and warns they molt in fall delaying first laying until January. It suggests April as a better time to hatch for future stock.
The wild young hen tends to flee when the owner approaches. Do not trust her with eggs until she tolerates handling. Regular gentle visits and petting help her become accustomed and tame.
A Henrietta family records a five year eczema battle in their boy with lung involvement. After doctors offered little hope, Electric Bitters were tried and the child supposedly fully recovered after several bottles. Sold with guarantee at Stewart's pharmacy for 50 cents.
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