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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1907
Page
4
The young women of the McCall millinery store held a refined gathering last evening in their shop. Reports indicate the culinary display met high standards with a varied repast served in an up to date fashion. Guests included Miss Margaret Duff and Miss Mollie Cherry.
Last Sunday at J. P. Jackson home near Kalona four Jackson brothers met for a reunion with relatives from Missouri South Bend and Kalona. The gathering included a noon dinner and an afternoon of socializing. Last evening the Home Guards celebrated their third anniversary with a basket supper for over 150, featuring tables of food, chrysanthemums, and a coordinated program.
Mr and Mrs R T McCall hosted a six o clock dinner in their home to honor Mr and Mrs Thomas Fisher of Richmond Kansas who have stayed with relatives in the city the past days They left this morning for a visit at Albia Guests included Mr and Mrs James McCulley John Maxwell Mrs Mary Fisher and son Join Fisher and Miss Lina Fisher
An Epworth League social is planned for next Friday evening at Knapp Hall above Hobson and Gove’s store. Attendees are urged to come in disguise and bring change and a jackknife for a good time.
Mrs. Ab Anderson entertained at her East Washington street home with a dinner party in honor of Mrs. E. R. Bonney of Des Moines Mrs. J. Watt of Moline and Miss Bertha Barber of Greenwich New York.
The fragment notes a girl is born with a political dig at a Democrat awaiting timing. The line hints at a playful local page item about a birth with a political joke. Names or places are not provided. The text is incomplete and scattered.
Mr Miller hosted a late night reception committee event. A ten pound girl was born and aims to spend childhood days at the executive mansion in Des Moines. Mrs Fulton of the Heights suffered burns from a boiler spill yesterday noon while washing. facial and arm burns are treated as not serious but require recovery time.
An old black man sues a railroad for damages claiming no warning at a crossing led him to drive onto the tracks. A shunted box car hit his wagon, killing the horse and injuring him, with testimony focusing on daylight and a Stop Look Listen sign at the crossing.
Vere Davis of West Chester visited the city while Kate Benz returned from Chicago with purchases. The narrative recalls a roundup incident where a horse rolled on a rider, then recovered, leaving the rider with a twisted back but later back in the saddle.
Local residents and visitors fill the city during the period. L B Dovldson from north of the city called in. W W Grimes and H S Taylor from Wellman were in the city on business yesterday. Capt J J Wellogg is ill with grip and has stayed home for a week. Edward Wellman and Collett Sittlar of Wellman also visited yesterday. Mrs Luke James of Columbus Junction spent the night and left this morning on the Fire Fly. John M Work of Des Moines, son of John H Work, is abroad on a lecture tour delivering sociological talks in New York and Massachusetts towns including Boston.
Doctors praise D. D. D. Prescription the oil of wintergreen remedy for eczema and itching skin diseases. Dr C B Holmes of Silver City Mississippi declares four years of use with gratifying results and compares it to quinine for malaria. Cook & Sherman of Washington Town endorse and invite consultations at their store.
The article outlines a layered feeding plan for chicks from hatch to six weeks, combining dry chick feed with vegetables and quality scraps. It stresses weather-aware housing, sand litter, continuous water, and a hopper system with separate dry mash and cracked corn, plus the role of segregating by sex and size for safety and growth.
Fannie Wood urges gradual introduction of new corn to laying stock and warns that loose feathers in poultry houses shelter lice. She recommends turpentine as a simple remedy for roup, applying to head and neck and swabbing the throat. Early care on roup saves future losses and boosts next spring’s egg yield.
A cross mating of a wild Canada gander with an African Toulouse or Embden goose yields fine roasting geese but unsuitable for future breeders. Kill and use first season, avoid Canada gander with other geese, as once mated they should not be separated and kept only for mongrel geese production.
Frank W. DeLancey in Poultry Success warns against excessive loft cleaning as harming pigeons. He says droppings aren’t health hazards and recommends ample air slaked lime on floors, tobacco stems for nesting, and occasional tobacco dust in nest boxes to calm birds.
There is no strict law on yard direction for poultry houses and yards. Most yards face south for convenience, but yards may be placed on any side of the house where conditions suit.
The passage promotes the idea that vigorous males are necessary to beget vigorous offspring and lay eggs. It then suggests disposing of an indifferent male by cooking him into a potpie or fricassee, framing him as solely useful for that purpose.
The Australian Hen notes high American demand for Columbian Wyandottes with many of the new breed being imported from the United States and England as popularity rises.
In tough cases where leg bands are hard to place on pigeons a small amount of soap applied to the leg may ease the operation. The tip suggests a simple preparatory step to facilitate banding.
Brief daily travel updates feature residents leaving for Letts Brighton Burlington Keota Missouri and Ainsworth on business and visits. Names include Wabnitz Brock Matthews Hughes Miller Freeland Stewart Dawson DeMarco Dodder Brown Bandy Allen and others with multiple trips and social occasions noted.
Mrs James H Titus of 107 Clinton St Warren Pa found relief after twelve years of nervous dyspepsia with Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills. She reports slow digestion dizziness and weakness vanished and urges others to use the medicine. 60c a box from Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Authentic pills bear signature and portrait.
Mrs 8S E Anderson and Grace of Tingley Iowa, visiting Vienna for two to three weeks, depart this morning for Havre to spend time with relatives. An ad promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative claiming to strengthen stomach and heart nerves, with free mail samples from Racine Wisconsin and sold by J H Stewart.
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