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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1908

Page

8

Horticultural Society Meeting Highlights Rural Education Debate

The Horticultural Society heard Cedar Rapids supt McConnell urge better rural schools and higher teacher salaries to attract stable, qualified staff. Dr. A. B. Dennis forecast Iowa peach expansion, while sessions discussed planting fruit trees along roadsides and orchard management. A large fruit display and visitor list complemented the program with talks, papers, and demonstrations. Tonight’s program at 7:30 features music, talks, and horticulture topics, with Friday’s closing events including nursery care and peach history.

McConnell Iowa A. B. Dennis Cedar Rapids Dennis Persia The Horticulturalsociety Lamson Ss. A. Beech Ames F. C. Harrington Williamsburg F. C Millard Harrington George Eden Lone Tree E. C. Keck A. J. Baumhoefner F. O Hugh Williams C. J. Blodgett John Powers Sigourney Abner Branson Oskaloosa W. S. Fultz Muscatine John Frye New London Wesley Green Des Moines W. F. Richie Albia W. Snyder Center Point J. 5. Wilson Centerville R. W. Lamson David C. Snyder John Forster Roland Sherburne A. Branson

Poultry Show Progress With Washington Exhibition Spotlight

The poultry show scoring continues and may finish tomorrow. Judge Russell praises the exhibit quality as weather remains favorable and notes strong local interest. John Jay wins the sweepstakes with Partridge Wyan dottes as the county farm markets Rhode Island Reds. many exhibitors gain high scores across multiple breeds.

Russell Washington United States

The Awards. Birds Scoring Begun forenoon Yesterday

The scoring of the birds began yesterday forenoon and up to now the paper has compiled the awards as far as obtained. The process continues with data on prize birds and judged performances. Further details will follow when available.

Farm Manager Beatty Shines at Poultry Show

Mr Beatty the farm manager dedicates effort to fowl breeding and stock and his birds are praised at the poultry show reflecting credit on the institution he represents. Show attendees are urged to inspect the display.

Why America Has Not Produced More Great Singers

Mme Gadski argues American customs push haste over patience hindering vocal training. She notes young women abroad study long, often seven years with one teacher, while Americans seek quick results. She believes Americans do value grand opera when given serious exposure.

Mme. Gadski America Detroit Stetting

Lenox Hall to Teach Maternity at Fashionable School

In St Louis the Lenox Hall girls school installs a trained nurse on the faculty to teach first aid and maternity topics. The program aims to prepare students to be good mothers and capable wives with practical home skills and companionship.

Lenox Hall West End St. Louis

All In de Gray er de Mornin

A humorous dialect poem about Thanksgiving morning habits and hospitality at a Southern home. It describes a big oak fire and a welcoming living place where guests are asked to hang hats, comb hair, wash faces, and join in grace at breakfast. The piece is attributed to A L Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution.

A L. Stanton Atlanta Constitution

Brighton Lands Case Results in Keintz Victory

Annulment action by the Brighton city council regarding land added to town bounds is defeated. The ruling subtracts 520 acres, leaving 8480 acres within Brighton. Landowners Keintz Day Davis Werner Wood et al. win. Also listed are jurors Wilber Beenblossom Geo Brown Elmer Carmicheal J M Lord Al Cocklin H Shrader Jno Shackner Daniel Steiner G L Duke G W Grecian Edw Knupp E J Kallous.

Brighton Messrs. Keintz Day Davis Werner Wood State of Iowa Wilber Beenblossom Geo. Brown Elmer Carmicheal J. M. Lord al Cocklin H. Shrader Jno Shackner Daniel Steiner G. L. Duke G. W. Grecian Knupp E. J. Kallous

Keintz et al Prevail in Brighton Town Case Verdict

A jury returned a verdict in favor of Keintz and co plaintiffs against the Town of Brighton after a short deliberation. The decision upheld the claims presented by the plaintiffs in the outlying litigation.

Keintz Brighton Messrs. Keintz

Vinci the Great Tonic Promises Strength and Recovery

Mr John Kinney of Indianapolis testifies Vinc as a genuine tonic with peptonate of iron and cod liver oil elements without oil. It claims to build strength, create appetite, and aid digestion to produce rich blood and muscle. Money back if it fails to benefit. Cook and Sherman Washington.

John Kinney Indianapolis Ind Vinci Cook & Sherman Washington

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women

Letters from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs. Sperling of Chicago report recovery from female troubles without surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims thirty years of use and urges sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.

Lydia E. Pinkham 8. A. Williams Gardiner Maine Alvina Sperling Claybourne Ave Chicago Ill

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