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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
6
President Wilson urges compensation to railroads under government control based on three years of net railway operating revenue ending July 30 1917 and asks Congress to guarantee fair treatment for owners and creditors while maintaining service for the public as the nation mobilizes for war.
A new company has been formed in Portugal to develop hydroelectric power in the northern region. The venture aims to boost regional electricity output and support economic growth through turbine projects and river dam schemes.
The article provides cooking instructions for a coconut custard dish with layered bread and coconut, a sugared froth topping, and a quince jelly finish. It also outlines a Pittsburgh potatoes bake with cheese sauce and a pea pod puree with milk and fat enrichment.
A guide to economical, attractive fruit centerpieces for meals. It suggests using wicker trays, ferns, grapes, apples and oranges with green backgrounds and simple arrangements. Describes the epergne, silver baskets, birchbark boats and baskets to brighten fruit displays and transform ordinary dishes.
Dr John H Oliver recalls a London cabby and his horse giving way to a petrol bus. In a street collision the old driver used a string as a taunt while the rival swung into fury. The driver explains the gag was a joke about a brother hung last Friday.
A schoolmaster asks for an animal illustration of thrift. A pupil cites a dog who runs after a big tail to make both ends meet, and another recalls a bear who makes one coat last a lifetime.
Mayor Mitch el quotes President Wilson on war policies as virtuous despite fault. He uses a hen analogy to illustrate finding fault that remains a virtue, referencing a curious buyer seller exchange about a hen that lays on the Sabbath.
A prominent economist notes male excess in parts of America and jokes about women emigrating. A young woman leaves in indignation, and the speaker clarifies the remark was not meant to be carried out quickly.
The Exchange notes that people live to cohabit and must compromise. A philosophy should be practical and worn daily like comfortable clothes. Good humor acts as an everyday coat, making one feel at home with the person who wears it.
A nature student notes two donkey species the Persian and the African, linked to Caucasus mountaineers and European ancestry. The Caspian region marks a historic departure of sheep from the plains between Persia and the Caspian lands.
A brief exchange features a sharp remark about talk being cheap and a puzzling statement on why there are no speechless days. The fragment hints at a humorous or rhetorically charged conversation.
The Famous Cold Cure Laxative Bromo Quinine raises per box price due to higher costs of the six medicinal extracts and chemicals. The product has served for a quarter century and is popular nationwide.
Report claims the Kaiser hosted Chancellor von Hindenburg and von Ludendorff at a meal featuring vegetable soup, pork, and cheese, signaling a wartime diplomacy moment amid meals.
Advertisement advises rubbing spots of dans druff and itching with Cuticura Ointment then shampooing next morning with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Free samples available by writing Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
A brief exchange evokes archaic talk among knights and ladies. The lines reproduce a playful contrast on old fashioned dialogue with a mock chivalric flavor.
The weekly Berlin egg ration stands at 12 cents per storage egg. Papers note that most eggs come from home refrigerators and urge buyers to fetch them promptly and eat without delay.
The exchange shows Mrs Blunderby denying a quarrel with Mr Sharp while recounting a humorous miscommunication about her husband’s locomotive ailment and a young man’s rude question about whistling at crossings. It captures a witty domestic scene with era voice.
The Popular Science Monthly notes that monkey prices have risen due to wartime shortages. A closed Hamburg market and reduced shipping push costs for food, paper, shoes and lab specimens. Washington pathologists sought twelve South American monkeys but finally bought six at eighteen dollars each.
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