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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
3
Patient letters describe relief from female ills after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonial mentions recovered health, improved strength, and gratitude toward the mass mail order remedy.
Fragmentary report describes an ambush and train-related injuries including an engineer and women wounded. Mentions locations Tiruman Zapata Huichila and a long time timeline with years and numbers, but many details are unclear.
The article describes the Plimsoll load line, etched on British ships as O E like marks near the waterline. It explains Samuel Plimsoll's push for a legal standard and notes the five depth marks indicating safe loading for different seas and seasons.
The winter routes are most perilous for cargo ships with the north Atlantic noted as the safest part of the year and the southern seas exposed to higher danger. The discussion outlines how summer and winter seasons affect voyage risk across major ocean lanes.
A simple illusion teaches you to balance a paper tube against your right eye and view a coin three feet away through your left hand. With both eyes open the palm appears to have a hole, revealing the coin behind it.
A boy on a rail fence jokes a city passer by about corn yield saying the landlord gets the other half. The stranger asks if the boy is near a foolish fellow, and the boy quips they are only ten feet apart before moving on.
The article explains that color is a brain perception of light waves and that without light no colors exist. It notes humans see seven rainbow colors but scientists say more exist beyond human vision. It cites ants perceiving beyond violet and animals hearing ultra-fine sounds beyond human ears.
Three boys seize apples from a servant maid. The first takes half then ten back, the second takes one third then two back, and the third takes half of the remainder then one back. After these actions she has twelve apples left. The initial amount is forty.
The London Daily Globe notes fewer storks yearly in Alsace with only one of four Strassburg chimneys nests occupied. Causes include marsh drainage, rising wires, factory smoke, and possible local poisoning. German efforts register storks as citizens to study migration. a Port Elizabeth doctor cites arsenic insecticide as a factor.
A small boy may use a roller pole consisting of a long pole with a roller at one end a seat near center a hands crosspiece at the far end and a second crosspiece between the seat and the first crosspiece to brace knees when he sits after a start.
The piece clarifies that cork legs come from Cork street in London, not the city of Cork in Ireland. It notes that artificials legs derive their name from location, not material, and describes Cork street as historic headquarters for the artificial limb trade.
An Irish builder new to towering skyscrapers cannot find his way down. The boss calls for Pat to descend, but Pat refuses, saying he came up head first and does not know the way back down.
A child asks Grandma if she likes candy. Grandma replies I Hetext it and refuses candy. Effie asks to hold hers until she gets a dolly.
Detailed crochet guide for a wool scarf 16 inches by about 22 yards, using a No 8 bone hook and peacock dow ble knitting wool. Includes row by row instructions for stitches, loop handling, fringe construction, and knotting plan for both ends, plus edging with double crochet and four chain pivots.
Dean Curtiss of Iowa State College cites Newton County Indiana as a prime example of good roads transforming rural life. He notes 250 miles of rock surfaced highways built with local taxes and some state aid, spurring school consolidation, lower transport costs, richer social life, and a revival of rural residents moving back.
Small and flat hats display hair with wisps of feathers flowers and velvet bows. A belt of black patent leather with white kid edges and mother of pearl buckle stands out. White linen broad hats for warm days feature bright flowers or cut birds. Dressy shoes are lace embroidery brocade and satin. varnished leather slippers largely taboo. Lace remains in fashion with imported varieties and Breton and heavy shadow laces seen in lingerie frocks.
A fragmented comment notes Newton County Indiana road efforts and the impact on travel. It argues better highways will curb rush of Americans visiting foreign countries and spur domestic beautification before outward travel.
A collection of vintage comic vignettes featuring Senator Bristol of Kansas and Senator Bristol’s golf tale ends with a humorous twist about an auctioneer. The pieces recount exaggerated dialogue and social scenes from Washington and a concert encounter, highlighting political caricatures and social foibles.
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