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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1907
Page
7
Four young housekeepers formed a club to explore carrot dishes as beauty aids. They host weekly luncheons and dinners with prize for the best recipe, reporting success with baked peppers stuffed with creamed carrots and other shapes like croquettes.
A reflective prompt urges self examination on positivity, self respect, and daily life standards. It contrasts practical life with sensational interests like crime and bargains, prompting growth toward patient wisdom and broader engaged living.
The guide advises a new mother to go slowly with infant care. For the first week or two the child requires little handling beyond bathing, dressing, feeding, and keeping warm. Avoid over-wrapping or extreme room heat. dress lightly yet warmly and warm hands before handling the baby.
At a charity bazaar a utility table display is ignored until Miss M buys a pair of white crocheted hushers for 50 cents. She explains they slip over dish edges to deaden noise and humorously notes they will finish her colonic bedroom with an old timey charm.
A period advertisement from the D D D Company offers a trial bottle of external remedy for eczema and skin diseases. It promises relief from itching and invites readers to send 10 cents to obtain a trial bottle and later purchase a full bottle at the Chicago address.
The article recalls John Milton's cottage in Chalfont St. Giles as one of England's best preserved historic houses. Milton fled there during the 1665 plague after finishing Paradise Lost and receiving a five pound note with a promise of more. The cottage remains near unchanged and hosted distinguished guests in Milton's later years.
The passage traces the origin of words like zero, fortress, and cipher to Arnite sifr meaning nothing. It links medieval Latin forms elysea and zenhyrum with lighter air concepts and follows via Italian sefiro to the modern term zero and its doublet with cinher.
A discussion notes that two generations of long hours by adults and child labor pressed families for sustenance. It cites that machinery and belt growth increased efficiency, making prolonged adult hours unnecessary and allowing elimination of child labor under fourteen.
In Philadelphia The Tribune notes a shopkeeper laments advertising expenses exceeding two thousand dollars yearly. He claims department stores leverage ads while his wife stays frugal, sparking debate on local commerce and budgeting.
The Louis ville Courier Journal quotes a wintering millionaire who complains about Cannes milk and quips about shipping from Cowes. The remark is delivered with a hoarse laugh and a humorous tone.
The remark suggests that true taciturnity is learned among people with none and that loquacity grows from such tacitureness. It presents a paradoxical view on speech and silence attributed to Richter.
The article discusses the historical focus on powerful blows to the jaw and temple in boxing, noting stomach punches were used to wear fighters down. It cites Dr. Pierce claiming the stomach is highly vulnerable both before and after ring battles and promotes his Golden Medical Discovery for digestive and catarrhal diseases. It mentions free literature and product details from Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y.
An Ohio breeder offers Lamb care guidance including creep design, clean troughs, and gradual feeding from ground grain to alfalfa. It warns of parasites after weaning and advocates preventive medicated salt and sheltering lambs in barns during hot days. The piece also notes breeding from twins in Devon Longwood ewes and reports current lambing records with multiple birth rates and ram-to-ewe ratios.
A Dallas goat show speaker explains breeding aims toward March kids and shows how to prepare goats for competition. He notes shearing timing, pest control, and that excess grain can hinder fleece growth, while overfeeding affects performance. Foot care is emphasized to prevent poor thriving.
A column advertises Cooper's New Discovery tonic as a spring and fall renewal aid. It urges regular meals, ample water, fresh air, and moderation, with patient testimonials from Sallie Middleton of Cincinnati praising improved appetite sleep and strength after using the remedy.
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