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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1905
Page
7
A 76 year old woman described fifteen years of extreme agony from eczema and malignant erysipelas. Her face swelled and she lost sight while the entire body suffered burns and paralysis left her helpless. Doctors attempted various remedies without relief and she prayed for death.
The Tamworth breed is praised for thick well marbled middling and lean sides suited for breakfast bacon. It is noted for vigor, prolificacy, and easy farrowing with high pig survival. Crosses with lard breeds yield hybrids. the breed is pure Sus scrofa with long legs and early maturity.
Dr. C. D. Smead argues in American Sheep Breeder that proactive shepherds using tar pots and constant vigilance could prevent parasite problems in flocks. He contrasts idle grumbling with the old method of immediate tar treatment to curb lung worms and pests at the first sign.
A roomy yard or large box stall is preferred for rest of lame horses over a grass herd. Rest may be aided by surgical shoeing. Avoid turning horses out all day. night turnout is usually better unless day night temperature swings are extreme. The horse is nocturnal and benefits from light grazing and night dews with minimal disturbance.
Farm Visitor notes that fodder quality hinges on curing. Bright green fodder cut fine outranks poorly cured hay, while good hay surpasses poorly cut fodder. Tender juicy stalks tempt animals due to sugar in stalks, but harvest stage matters.
New Zealand correspondent recalls a Maori feast with a welcoming dance and speeches at the meeting house. Guests saw mats and carvings, then sat to lunch featuring roast duck and beef. The duck arrived first but potatoes were not yet cooked, leaving the author with duck bread and oranges.
A London Spectator reflection questions human knowledge of unseen natural laws. It cites bee navigation, moth antennae responses, and plant tendrils to argue that what is unseen may be far more mysterious than understood, highlighting the limits of science.
A cento is a poem made entirely from patches of other authors verses arranged to yield a new meaning. Historic examples include Ausonius Evudoxia Virgil Homer and modern echoes from Lowell Hood Wordsworth Coleridge Longfellow Stoddard and Tennyson.
The text reports Tibetan peddlers claiming the existence of superior mystics near Lasea who heal by feeding crushed rice and perform feats. A Bengali traveler in 1882 testified that near Manasarowara lake a master could ignite fire by blowing and could cure rheumatic fever with grains of rice.
A bishop touring Maine’s diocese encounters a woodman’s cottage. When asked about locals, the woman replies that Episcopalians are scarce, noting her husband’s claim that the “wild thing” in the woods was a woodchuck.
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