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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
8
A desert ostrich named Plumetail guards his tail feathers from a sunburnt Arab hunter. The Arab reaches for the plumes, but Plumetail uses a swift counterattack, tossing sand and delivering two powerful kicks. The ostrich warns that there are two ends to him.
A summary of Moore and Robinson findings on nodule bacteria in legumes. Inoculation aids poor soils and lands without prior legumes, or where previous crops showed weak nodulation. It helps when different legume groups are grown or when existing crops show stunted growth or declining yields despite nodules.
L . Reynolds highlights spring shearing timing for health and coat management. He warns against too early shearing and stresses post shear checks, disinfectant use, shelter during cold spells, and regular dipping as essential to flock wellbeing in both small and large flocks.
Telegram from Rev. T K Ty gon of Alva reports a tornado hit Quinlan in Woodward county along the Santa Fe line destroying the home of his daughter Mrs W Coxx and killing her two sons. No further details available.
New York May 11 Miss Clara Clemena daughter of Mark Twain has been operated on for appendicitis by Dr Frank Hartley. The operation was pronounced successful.
Heavy wet snow blankets southwestern Wyoming disrupting travel and daily life. A tornado in Lawrence Kansas damages several main business establishments as cleanup begins. County officials investigate the weather’s impact on transportation and services.
In Limoges France the shoe factory proprietor and his family of four children were held by strikers for days. Gendarmes moved in and arrested several strikers while rescuing the family and escorting them out of town. The robbers had barred doors and limited supplies, threatening to burn the plant unless demands were met.
At a St Louis meeting the board of managers selected Las Vegas New Mexico as the site for a national sanatorium for tuberculosis. The facility named Fraternity will be six miles from Las Vegas and open October first with more than 1 million dollars in land and cash donated to fund the project.
John Thorpe highlights a new sheep manure fertilizer sold by stockyard firms as a valuable outdoor gardening aid. It comes in ten pound packs and can be spread thinly or steeped overnight for use on crops and vegetables. A German introduction named Thomas ammoniak phosphatkalk combines slag or super phosphate with ammonia salts and beet sugar factory refuse.
A Fort Qu? Appelle farmer finally succeeds after two failed tries and a third attempt yields a thriving alfalfa stand. Officials say alfalfa could solve fertility issues and boost regional prospects. Nearby Chinook ranchers plan to plant hundreds of acres for seed with last year yields of ten to twenty bushels per acre and gross returns of 75 to 120 dollars per acre.
A Southern Cultivator correspondent recounts observations from travels noting that locals in south and central Australia use turkey hens to hatch eggs. He claims hens sit on thirty eggs, hatch the chicks, and continue setting for nine months each year, challenging modern incubators.
To prevent bean spot use clean healthy seed. Begin spraying with bordeaux mixture when plants are small and repeat every ten to fourteen days until buds form.
The article notes sows with nursing trouble after pregnancy may have congested udders and pain. It suggests applying kerosene to the udder, worked in with the hand until relief, with a second application after five to six hours if needed.
Experienced shepherds and breeders know cheaper sheep cost more in the long run, so they buy a better ram to pursue profit, a principle stated by Shepherd's Criterion.
The royal tea is grown in a walled garden away from people and animals. Harvesters must refrain from eating fish to protect aroma. Workers bathe three times daily and wear gloves while picking for the Chinese court.
A house hunter asks about local death rates and the caretaker, after reflection, replies that the rate is about one per person in the area. The exchange captures a grim humor about mortality in a historical setting.
Sheriff Chambers shot and killed a man during a confrontation in Owatonna Minnesota on May 13. A companion resisted arrest as another thug was arrested. The incident involved the use of a gun and occurred in Miam.
A farmer from Lund was robbed near Havana while walking to Owatonna. Two men escaped with nearly $400. Sheriff pursued, found the pair at Havana station as they planned to board a train. They fought. the sheriff killed one and the other was captured and jailed.
Vice President Fairbanks remained in Washington to confer with President Roosevelt before Roosevelt’s return. He then departed for Indianapolis to visit his home. Fairbanks will speak June 7 at Flint Michigan for the federal building ceremony and June 15 at the Iowa University commencement in Iowa City.
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