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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
2
In Dubuque Iowa on October 11 three Wattsburg seminary students wandered in a local lead mine after fleeing a party. Their candles burned low and they could not find an exit until midnight when a rescue party located them unharmed but frightened.
The agriculture department reports October 1 corn at 78 percent, down from 80.2 last month and 80.1 in 1906. Spring wheat yields average 13.1 bushels per acre, vs 13.7 in 1906 and 14.7 in 1905. Combined spring and winter wheat production is about 625,567,000 bushels, vs 735,260,770 a year ago. Oats yield averages 23.5 bushels per acre, down from 31.2 in 1906.
Charles and John Gobble report their father, an Iowa pioneer, attended a Fairfield celebration for his return to the state. At eighty eight, he remains among the oldest settlers, owning roughly seven hundred acres surrounding his original farm, all cultivated, and still possessing the Polk land patent.
Des Moines reports Judge C. C. Cole and Hon. E. B. Ebersole releasing a two volume work on Iowa courts and legal profession. Editor Ebersole and historian Cole recount Iowa jurisprudence from territorial days, with portraits of about 200 figures and over 1 700 lawyers named across counties. Also notes Dr Shoop catarrh remedy mailing offers and local sale by J H Stewart.
Mrs L Kerr went back to her Crawfordsville residence last evening after a brief stay with relatives in the city.
An advertisement touts Pazo Ointment promising to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or provides a full money refund. The 60s price is noted.
An Iowa druggist ad promotes Vincl cod liver preparation as a strengthener and body builder for the aged in Washington Iowa. It claims Vincl is a real cod liver product with peptonate iron that builds red blood and nerves and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Mr A J Barker of Evansville Indiana endorses it.
G. W. Wilson, about 70, is on trial in Monroe County for attempted murder after he fired into a crowd serenading his daughter at her wedding last April. The trial began Monday with state evidence completed Tuesday. The Sevilla man is among the oldest tried for the offense in the county.
Notification received that Congressman Dawson will speak at the Muscatine Iowa poultry show on November 13. He gained fame among poultry fanciers for his skilled treatment of the poultry subject in congress and has been asked to address the event.
The rural drama Quincy Adams Sawyer returns to Graham Tuesday October 15 with new mechanical effects and an almost new scenery set. The New York crowd approved its run at the Academy of Music and the play is expected to draw large crowds again due to its bucolic setting and wholesome humor with familiar New York favorites in the cast.
The Queen Esther Junior girls will hold a sale of homemade eatables at the north side furniture store on Saturday the 12th. A fine line of goods will be on display and for sale.
Mr. W. C. Bott of Star City Indiana extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a ten year trusted cure for croup and whooping cough. He reports speedy cures for his children and safe nights with a bottle in the home. Sold by Cook and Sherman.
A column discusses pig management including pen setup and diet, noting risks of overcrowding and the value of pasture access. It cites a study by George M. Rommel on litters showing boars slightly outnumber sows and highlights hogs' physical traits and the Iowa Homestead observation on bone and stance.
A farm note cites H. Pr. Miller on treating internal parasites and hoof ailments in sheep. He suggests a box setup with air slaked lime and dry tobacco leaves kept moist with salt as the exclusive salt source, covered to protect from rain, allowing sheep to self-treat over summer.
Texas Farm and Ranch notes ponies moved north for polo and other uses. Eight to ten year old ranch horses fed on northern oats and timothy hay gain weight height and improve appearance. William Anson suggests keeping a horse from birth until sale yields top price.
The report notes malaria in horses in South Africa, believed spread by ticks. It says the disease is potentially curable with prompt treatment using epsom salts niter and quinine.
G. D. notes his neighbor says the cattle are breachy meaning hungry and eager to return to their old pasture, enduring little fence resistance when in the grass field. The observer reports frequent movement back to the previous grazing area.
After harvest is a good time to buy sheep and put them in fine shape for wintering.
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