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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1918
Page
4
The piece contrasts wealth in money with wealth in heart. It states love, like the stock market, has its millionaires but notes the heart’s richest are those who give most. Spiritual wealth comes from giving.
To remove discolorations from brass or gilt ornaments and picture frames dissolve a piece of soft soap the size of an egg in a pint of boiling water add a tablespoonful of ammonia. Wring a cloth in the solution and wipe the article then sponge with cold water and dry with a soft cloth.
An ironic note mocks the idea of inoculating the milkman's voice with a new anesthetic named nikalgia. The lines imply sleep and fatigue while referencing a knitting metaphor and the phrase the raveled sleeve of care.
Cavalrymen cling to a superstition claiming a rider is safe in the deadliest charge if he carries the tooth of a war horse that has survived a prior charge unharmed. The belief rests on the horse having once endured combat without injury.
The text argues slowing down improves present efficiency by avoiding both regret over past mistakes and foreboding about the future. It emphasizes living in the moment to maximize productivity and well being.
Poem reflects on Tamwell T criticising others while neighbors Reed and others quietly aid the sick. The speaker notes acts of charity toward the needy and the frail, contrasting genuine kindness with cynicism and petty sneers. Bertha Clay stories and shared remedies anchor the verse.
After 102 years of arguing only women should vote Sally Gold, now over a century old, registers for voting for the first time. She remains active in women’s activities and shows vigor as she signs the books, never wearing glasses due to keen eyes.
C H Dunlap declares candidacy for state senator in the Washington Henry county district. He seeks Republican support at the June primary, stating the race will be decided by GOP voters.
A candidate from Washington County announces intent to seek the Republican nomination for state representative at the June primary. The statement emphasizes party support and the role of GOP voters in determining the nominee.
Hugh H. McCleery declares candidacy for representative on the Republican ticket in the June primaries, subject to voters in the twenty third district.
Political notice states James 8. Stevenson will seek the county sheriff's office subject to the will of election officials.
J. H. Squire declares candidacy on the Republican ticket for county treasurer in Washington County. He states the race is subject to Republican voters at the June primary.
W C Hotle announces his bid for the unexpired term on the Washington County Board of Supervisors as a Republican candidate subject to the will of county voters.
In China lanterns blaze across city streets ports and rivers as night falls. They hang at doors, crown pagodas and shopfronts, light homes of rich and poor, and adorn travelers vessels and carriages with their fiery glow.
The excerpt advises parents to avoid dwelling on children’s faults in front of others and to praise their good deeds instead. It emphasizes highlighting positive schoolwork and responsible acts to ease daily weariness and maintain happiness in the home.
A nine year old Sophie suffers pains she calls growing pins the doctor dismisses as growing pains and a family friend asks about her health. She replies she is better but still growing.
Fragmentary line suggests a philosophical reflection on perception and awareness. The speaker muses that having eyes behind would permit seeing only backward, hinting at caution about future actions and memory. The text reads as a concise aphorism or meditation rather than a narrative.
Arthur Guy Empey recounts his WWI experiences from Jersey to England to the trenches in France. He describes training, frontline danger, hospital care, blood transfusions, and the brothershood of Tommies, ending with discharge as physically unfit for further service and reflections on anticipation versus reality.
Instructions explain that filling the bottle with hot water causes the metal socket to expand. Screwing in the cold stopper immediately after filling allows it to fit more tightly as both parts cool and expand, preventing leaks.
Franklin argues that experience teaches, but wise counsel fails with the stubborn. Advice can be given, but conduct must be learned by the learner themselves, for those who refuse reason will face consequences and limited help.
Fragmentary lines claim a surgery was a marvelous success and the doctor could have the speaker’s shirt, followed by notes that more than once some poor soldier was mentioned.
Frances uses a yard stick with the small numbers at the top and mistakenly declares that Duster is 3 percent stuches not to the end, a humorous misread during a measuring moment.
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