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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1906
Page
6
Article discusses choosing baskets for apple picking including knock down barrels, Viking baskets, and swinging ball baskets. Recommends oak staves and bottoms costing 2.50 to 3 dollars per dozen, padded interiors for soft fruit, and hanging hooks shown in accompanying illustration from a commercial orchard.
In autumn, set fruit plants after leaves fall if ground is firm. Pack soil around roots, stake trees to resist winter load, and avoid cap raspberries in autumn. Rhubarb thrives autumn planting. peaches and plums are risky in Massachusetts due to winter injury.
Dutch hyacinths provide more satisfaction for cost in cash and labor than nearly any other house plant. Plant bulbs in five inch pots half buried with rich soil in good light, keep in cool dark place until shoots appear, then move to light but avoid full sun at first. Cover pots with ashes or tanbark to keep outdoors in a cold frame and bring in every week or ten days for successive blooms.
These old time flowers are popular in gardens and suited to partially shaded spots. They are bright colored and easy to grow among shrubs where other blooms may fail. Plant in clumps with bulbs 5 to 8 inches apart and 3 to 4 inches deep, per Bailey.
Lift carnations with a ball of earth and keep roots intact. Reduce the root ball to fit the pot with a pointed stick, then firm soil around. Water well, place in shade for a week, then gradually expose to more light and sun.
Hardy roses can be planted in autumn by those who understand transplanting. Use strong field grown plants. Plant just after the bush is leafless. Ensure rich soil for best establishment.
Garrett a negro and Minute Johnson a white woman from East Mount Carmel sought a minister for two weeks to wed. Elder John W. Lockett performed the ceremony, amid prejudice cited against interrace unions in Wabash County. They had obtained a license Sept 20 from the county clerk at Mount Carmel and finally married after failing to find a officiant in Mount Carmel or Wabash County.
Berlin reports the German emperor telegraphed Prince Alexander von Hohenlohe saying the publication of the chancellor’s diary extracts shows gross tactlessness. He argued that material about the sovereign should not be published without the emperor’s consent and noted Bismarck and the emperor’s differences that led to retirement.
Dr J Lewis Amster was struck by a trolley in New York October 9 and fatally injured. He told the ambulance surgeon his injuries and asked for morphine to ease his pain before rescue crews could free him.
Official forecast through eight oclock tonight covers Illinois Indiana lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Forecasters warn of variable conditions and cooler temperatures with a chance of showers in the early evening.
Chicago market quotations show wheat corn oats and hog cattle and sheep figures with bid ranges and sample prices. East Buffalo reports include cattle hogs and sheep with receipts and price ranges from Dunning Stevens for Oct 8.
The notice lists events for a winter course including a Hungarian orchestra on November 1, John T. McCutcheon on November 22, Lincoln Sseffaos on December 3, Kryl Concert Co on January 14, Reno B. Welbourn on February 14, and Lrgic Glee Club on March 19. It urges buying tickets to reach 400 attendees to avoid losses and notes Washington as a longtime lecture town.
An early 1900s product blurb touts King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Mrs G Walls of Forest City Maine says it ends illnesses and prevents pneumonia cures la grip asthma fever and strengthens the system. It is offered at 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle free.
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