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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1905

Page

7

Model Cement Block Residence by J J McKeone

J J McKeone constructs a new story and a half cement block residence described as a model home with estimated cost of 1650 dollars.

McKeone and Shields Cement Contractors Promote Block Homes

McKeone and Shields, cement contractors, run a factory making cement blocks and tout a new cement block residence in Washington Iowa. They cite a successful eight room block home built by J J McKeone for 1650, plus other cement works across town and a track record of over 200000 square feet of cement walks with lasting durability and bargain pricing. They offer to discuss work and training for interested applicants, asserting cement blocks and solid cement work are replacing other materials.

Washington County Heights Washington Columbian Iowa Cities United States J. J. McKeone McKeone & Shields W. M. Weiss Dublin Mesers Charles Keck W .M. Keeley St. Louis Chicago Missouri River Rock Island Road Rock Island and Milwaukee Railroad Bedford Ind Iowa Waterloo Fort Dodge Des Moines Oskaloosa Keokuk Burlington Centerville Mason City Davenport Messrs. McKeone & Shields

Five Ways of Using Eggs in Easter Dishes

A brief guide to transforming eggs into edible treats for Easter. Includes Baked Pigg with buttered dish, bread crumbs, pepper salt and cream baked twenty minutes, and Egg Salad. The text mixes recipe steps and timing with informal notation and incomplete phrasing.

Cement block houses praised by Iowa builders

The article extols cement block construction as durable and dry with double air spaces and dry cellars. It highlights McKeone & Shields blocks and cement walks, lists Iowa cities with cement block homes, and notes several foundations for upcoming buildings in Washington. It also includes several recipes for egg dishes.

Why We Color Easter Eggs From the Syrian Bulbul Legend

The Syrian bulbul, famed for its song and sorrow, nests near the Jordan. A legend ties its vigil to Jesus’s tomb the night before the resurrection. On Easter morning the eggs in the bird’s nest glowed gold, blue, orange and crimson, inspiring the custom to color eggs as a memorial to the lone singer at the holy sepulcher.

Jordan Joseph Arimathea Lew Wallace

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