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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1907
Page
8
Milwaukee news: Thomas Cogshill, a cashier at a Seymour bank in Wisconsin, pleaded guilty before Judge Quarles to embezzling funds. He was sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary after confessing to $5000 wheat speculation on the Chicago market.
Gallipolis Ohio October 22 The Pitts burg and Cincinnati Packet company has notified all crews that wages would be cut 20 percent Dull business is reported to be the cause Barge lines and railroads have decreased the Packet business.
Chicago News explains horn composition as phosphate of lime gelatin and albumen. The horn hardens with lime yet remains workable. the core is bone removed by soaking, ground for crucibles, outer horn forms handles, and the soft part splits for plates and translucent sheets.
A trio of promoters approached Richard Mansfield asking for caps to promote themselves as the greatest sensation since Colonel Sellers. Mansfield listened then asked a biblical riddle in a dry tone and, upon a negative reply, implied they could place first, second, and third only if they could.
A humorous exchange set in a London scene where a farmer questions a boy about his activity up in an apple tree and the boy responds with a humorous phrase about a stummiek ape.
Let us enter your order now. You might just as well say the difference between the present price for coal and what they will be as soon as the really cold weather strikes us. We can also give you prompt delivery and the very best of well screened, choice clean coal. Makion T. Anverson, Phone 176.
The Second United Presbyterian church hosts a week of nightly services led by Rev. Frederick Elliott from Waterloo. He preached on Thou art mine, outlining four reasons God owns us: creation, formation, redemption, and calling, inviting all to attend through the week.
The city council met and unanimously selected L. T. Hampsher to fill the vacant first ward council seat left by W. J. Reynolds who resigned and left the city. Hampsher was sworn in last evening and becomes a full fledged city official.
The Journal received word from Latter Day Saints representatives that missionaries will hold gospel meetings in the city on October 19 and 20. The dates have already passed this year, and readers with correct information are asked to provide the proper dates for publication.
Practical advice on keeping poultry healthy and productive. Use grit, keep quarters clean, avoid overfeeding with patent foods, favor walnuts, save egg shells for shelling avoidance, feed with milk and bran mix, beware milk souring, and monitor chicks. Warns against unsafe mite paint and risks of free range.
A businessman discards a 2 dollar charity gift and instead shares his change with a street girl. He then helps an elderly vendor, learns from a widow and discovers a couple’s forty-six year devotion, ending with him bowing to the woman’s husband.
Robert Klass, son of Mrs. M. Klass, formerly of this city, wed an Iowa girl and moved to a Colorado town where he works as a telegraph operator in the west.
Thursday October 17 the marriage of Miss Tacy Long to Mr. Bert Garrels of Mt Union was held before about eighty five guests. Rev Fraker of Mt Pleasant performed the ceremony under an arch with a large bell while Lohengrin played. The bride wore blue silk voile and white carnations. the groom in black. A two course dinner followed with green and white decor. The couple will reside on a farm near New London after housekeeping. Attending relics included relatives from Burlington Oskaloosa Thayer and Middletown.
Mr and Mrs I Rothschild entertained last evening at West Washington street home with five hundred. Honored guests were Mr and Mrs Johnie Kling of Chicago. Mrs Dr C W Stewart won first honors. Autumn leaves decorated. A two course luncheon followed for sixteen guests. Mrs Rothschild to host ladies tomorrow afternoon for sister Mrs Jonnie Kling.
Crowds of ladies attended an afternoon chrysanthemum show at the Keck greenhouse. Tonight hosts expect a strong turnout of men to view the flower display in the garden event.
The regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o clock in the hall.
Fresh fruit strips at the Vienna and French bread at Johnson's bakery draw crowds. Johnson's bakery promotes a wide line of bakery supplies. A marriage license was issued to W G Robertson and Nellie E Hull yesterday. Warren Moore, visiting with Aunt Mrs W A Moore, heads to join his show in Monticello tonight.
Ladies of the Baptist church host a Dutch market Friday from 5 to 9 p m with stalls selling sauerkraut cake and other Dutch dishes. Proceeds fund the church project and meals are served on a pay as you go cafeteria plan. Kommen Sie und essen ajlis Sie vunchen.
An angry patron tells a restaurant man the coffee is the weakest he has tasted and mocks the sign claiming it refers to a specific mother. The waiter responds that the sign is generic and promises an inquiry while inviting the patron to return.
A display in show windows features large pictures of the Cubs and White Sox from the collection of John Kling, brother in law of I Rothschild who is visiting. The set includes two portraits labeled the best catcher in the world and a silver plated horseshoe gifted by a Rockford blacksmith.
Members of the Poultry Association met at the U S Express office last evening and decided to hold the poultry show January 13 14 and 15 They secured Judge W G Warnock of Geneseo Illinois and plan a profitable event Committees were appointed to solicit membership and arrange other details for the big affair.
W A Cook notes the death of Rev Chauncey Murch United Presbyterian missionary in Egypt on the 16th instant. Murch served in Egypt since 1883 and previously lived at Scotchridge Ohio. His death was caused by heart trouble and his wife was with him.
Mr and Mrs S B Barden depart for Oklahoma to spend the winter at the home of their daughter Mrs M B Worthington in Stillwater.
A Crawford Indiana subscriber asks what grains and proportions make good poultry feed and the Poultry Success editor replies that commercially prepared chick and poultry seeds are scientifically formulated for best results. They offer a greater variety of grains and cost only slightly more than home-mixed blends.
Advice stresses thorough dressing of sulphur or insecticide to kill vermin before placing fowls in fattening pens. Dust baths are recommended for laying hens, but confinement hinders this. Emphasis on cleanliness, preventing filthy pens, and avoiding extreme temperatures in summer and winter.
The article contrasts fanciers who inbreed to keep pure strains with careful feeding to maintain vitality against farmers who lack such care. It notes that inbred stock under farm conditions often disappoints, while a fancier may keep four or five hens per cock. Free range with no inbreeding allows one cock for fifteen to twenty hens, improving fertility odds.
The piece argues one third of egg sales revenue goes to handlers as profit. It urges producers to apply care to hens nests packing and shipping. It claims improving practices could add over 50 million dollars in income to hens owners.
Advice on selective use of fresh meat and bone for chicks. Do not feed tainted or green turning meat. Avoid giving cut fresh bone to very young chicks and start with small trims of raw beef, increasing as they age.
Do not douse a sitting hen to break broodiness. Place her in a quiet pen with hard feed fresh water and a dust bath to restore vigor for the egg business.
Comic dialogue framed as a marital quarrel where a husband vainly claims lasting devotion and a wife retorts she was fooled, insisting he is neither better nor worse. The snippet reflects a humorous exchange from a Chicago Tribune cartoon or column.
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