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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1907
Page
7
A simple illusion explains how to keep a hand dry while retrieving a ring from a water bowl. Sprinkle water with lycopodium powder, which repels water and forms a glove around the hand, preventing moisture from sticking.
The article explains how plants useProtective spines sticky liquids and volatile scents to deter pests while attracting pollinators. It notes cactus spines, sticky exudates, and evening fragrance for moths, plus dandelion relatives employing ants as bodyguards rewarded with nectar.
The fragment notes a late return to a hotel at 2 a m with the speaker Mistaking his room and remarking I must be in bed already Feet are mentioned in a humorous aside attributed to Pele Mele.
A Colombian rhopala tree in Bolima district survives the annual dry season fires that burn all other vegetation. The tree’s bark forms an incombustible outer layer to a depth of about half an inch, protecting its living inner tissues and resisting flames.
A collection of famed maxims attributed to Gladstone Beaconsfield Emerson Rothschild Kingsley. It cites one thing at a time and that done well, what has been done can be done again, hitch your wagon to a star, be cautious but hold, and work as if nothing else matters.
A light column of humorous questions and wordplay appears. The piece lists classic riddles with punny answers and ends with a note on the term pup used toward schoolchildren, defending its harmless origin and meaning.
A Chicago News snippet explains that pupil derives from Latin pupilus meaning a small child and that pup for a dog likely arises from it being a pet. The brief etymology links the terms to their diminutive sense and everyday usage.
A historical note dated 1998 B C credits Ching Noung as Foht's successor with teaching Chinese people to bake bread from wheat flour. The claim reads as a valuable piece of ancient knowledge attributed to early wheat baking practices.
A riddle speaks of air traveling day and night, unseen beside people daily. It hints at a ubiquitous presence that works in darkness and with the left side, while everyone knows but no one sees its face, as it moves everywhere with the night.
Lave Cross tops southern league hitting after joining New Orleans. Jimmy Burke proves capable as Kansas City manager in the American Association. Cincinnati critics question Ned Hanlon's results. Tommy McCarthy moves from Newark to New York Nationals, will finish season in Newark and join the Giants later. Tommy Corcoran is released by the New York club, likely ending his big league career.
France reports denatured alcohol use of 14,400,547 gallons last year. A Paris foot race featured nineteen wooden legged contestants with a winner completing a mile in twelve minutes. Partridge hunting uses a mirror trap to lure birds. Despite universal literacy theory, 13,000 of 20,000 French soldiers are illiterate. Education is obligatory in theory, not in practice.
A humorous German-language joke exchange from Heitere Welt about marriage meaning happiness only after marriage, with the husband declaring it too late. The witty bit contrasts the wife’s discovery with the husband’s late realization.
The Ritual of the Order rejects narrow theology and aims to ground members in universal theology ethics and altruistic teachings. Great Sun reports Indiana membership will exceed 60 000, Oregon adds 354, California growth continues, twenty tribes formed since the last sturgeon moon, Arizona gains sixteen, and Rhode Island reports 184.
The executive committee of entertainment for the Sovereign Grand Lodge in St. Paul Sept 16 21 issues a circular with 7500 cash prizes for degree work 8000 for Patriarchs Militant 1500 for subordinate lodges 1500 for encampment and 1000 for Rebekah lodge work. It lists committee members and preparations for the event. The report notes Indiana grand encampment membership 17529 admitted 2047 net gain 789. subordinate funds 176049. Bellevue lodge 316 Niagara Falls NY shows 624 members Jan 1 with 83 net gain in 1906. The Independent Odd Fellow criticizes slow ritual when receiving candidates. The grand lodge leader urges an efficient degree staff captain.
A historical report notes the order began with 1 428 members and 3000 29 in funds after an 1878 death. It records over 109 million paid to beneficiaries, 2 064 active councils, and relief efforts during San Francisco’s catastrophe, including 25000 for city members. Allegheny and Minnesota chapters are highlighted for memorials and growth.
The supreme lodge adopts measures to call two extra assessments if needed on all members initiated before July 1, 1905. Power to the executive committee to levy additional assessments to cover W. and C. B. fund shortfalls. Step rate increases for ages seventy to eighty with optional 5 percent annual certificate reductions, and options for eighty or older to reduce to half with $5 per $1,000 per month. Expense assessment rises from 20 to 30 cents per capita monthly. Additional minor legislation noted.
Detroit is home to 9000 members of the order. The article urges women to show interest by recruiting new members and using their efforts to grow the organization.
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