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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
6
Sweden was the chief source of India’s pulp imports with the United States as the second largest supplier. India’s paper mills are estimated to consume about 60 000 tons of pulp annually.
An item titled Confessional Chair features an oversized wire chair with extra wide wings designed for privacy. The description emphasizes enclosure and concealment aspects of the chair’s form.
A Raleigh building firm pledges to include a deluxe dog house with each standardized home. The dog house will feature hardwood floors fireproof shingles and running water as part of the inducement to attract buyers.
An old roof can be insulated and reshingled at the same time. Asphalt shingles laid over a worn-out roof greatly increase insulation and help resist sparks from chimneys, reducing roof fire risk.
A new type of glass bead coated with gold or other metals has been developed for use in fashion necklaces. The invention aims to create affordable, decorative beads with a metallic sheen without solid gold content.
The term cork is linked to the Spanish form of Arabic phrase ab corque meaning cork and possibly derived from Latin quercus signifying oak and the cork tree’s scientific name.
City government names include the mayor city clerk the treasurer and the solicitor along with the superintendent of water services.
French contractor-general Jean Pierre Ouvrard accepts imprisonment rather than settle a creditor’s claim. He finances a new prison room by covering the debt of the confined man, allowing himself a princely life within custody.
Do not salt meat before grilling as it hardens fibers and drains juices. Salt only on the platter just before serving to preserve tenderness and moisture.
Washington Lodge No 24 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Lee Holland W M and A W Yard secretary are listed contacts for the lodge.
Timetables list Westbound No. 3 Davenport to Kansas City local dep 9 58 a m and No. 25 Southwest Limited dep 1 45 a m plus Eastbound No. 8 Kansas City Davenport local 6 14 p m and No. 26 Southwest Limited 24 b 43589. Burlington Trailways local buses from Washington depart 6 00 a m 8 02 p m 3 45 p m, 12 10 a m, and 11 28 a m with tickets available at the Bus Depot and North Side Square.
Garfield Nichols, a famed Boston Express war correspondent, fabricates vivid dispatches from Mexico. His editor, Old Man Upton, finally exposes the ruse after Nichols sustains a dishonest string of reports. Nichols is dismissed and, awaiting punishment, writes a final fiction before his firing.
The piece Thanatopsis is attributed to William Cullen Bryant and noted as his early verse written when he was seventeen, cited as a landmark in American poetry.
Reports from the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations show wood moving from experimentation to practical use as livestock feed in Europe. Wood provides feed cellulose a carbohydrate fodder and feed yeast from wood sugar and nitrogenous materials. Feed cellulose is produced on a large scale in Sweden Norway and Finland with Norway posting over 100000 metric tons fed this year and Finland about 700 metric tons daily. Demand exceeds supply despite these totals.
A spring steel coil clips onto the edge of any cooking utensil to hold a plate for the stirring spoon. This handy kitchen device keeps a spoon accessible while cooking and helps prevent messes.
McEvoy and Strieber discuss why October is named for eight. Sleeping Cot in Iowan unveils a truck relief cot extending from seat under the hood to increase cargo space. Elmer E. Boyer of St Clen Pa reports a 50 year stamp collection valued at over 1.5 million dollars with about 14,000 varieties.
Jane Rider faces social fallout after the Rumble Seat Murder inquiry. David is fired from Slagan's while Breanu seeks to entangle Jane with a dinner invitation. Ed Blagden returns Jane’s car as the mystery lingers and Jane contemplates a quiet library career amid a strained community backdrop.
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