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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
6
The Motor News reports a new Indiana highway law creating two township taxes for road repair and improvement, both up to 50 cents per 100 valuation. It replaces paid labor with money taxes and introduces a highway commissioner and a new township overseer of highways.
The Kansas road Yaw requires all road work to finish by July 15 each year. Enforcement may be slow, as districts adapt from fall routines. Focus should be on fixing the worst segments first and drainage to improve heavy-haul routes, with longer stretches graded later.
The Interstate Good Roads association has been formed in Pennsylvania to enforce current road laws, push officials to perform duties, and ensure roads are kept safe from loose stones holes and ruts with proper drainage and prompt defect repair. Branches are forming in several eastern states.
The Southwest Magazine reports Sebastian County Arkansas leads in good roads, with twenty miles of macadamized streets in use and plans to add ten more miles annually as other areas debate highway improvements.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana says ten years bedridden with kidney disease improved after Foley's Kidney Cure. He sought top medical care but found relief only after the remedy was recommended. He calls it a God send and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Rural carriers from Dover report daily mosquito swarms attacking riders and horses along the Delaware shore. Local relief demands salt water treatment to ease suffering as insects disrupt mail and transport.
In the Somerville Journal Hawkins notes Breaks is not a bad fellow after all. He explains Breaks declined to lend ten dollars but offered no exploitative or harmful advice.
The advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar eases hay fever and summer cold symptoms by stopping difficult breathing and soothing inflamed air passages. It claims quick relief and markets the genuine product in a yellow package sold by all druggists.
Rear Admiral F B Chadwick retired reports he will write a history of the Spanish American War and the factors leading to it. He recently returned from a trip to Spain to collect material and once commanded the cruiser New York with Admiral Sampson’s flag during the war.
Fire started late at night and not under control until morning destroyed the east section of the International Flax Twine company warehouse. Loss estimated at 30000, fully insured. The plant valued at about 1000000 was threatened during the blaze.
A short exchange shows a private pressed by the sergeant major about littering in front of officers quarters. The private names the colonel as the instigator. The dialogue style echoes Cassell's Journal tone.
A patent remedy claims to cure headache stomach or intestinal trouble with a money back guarantee if it fails. Manufacturers offer refunds through all druggists under the stated promise.
Lemon juice enhances oysters sauces and vegetables. Creamed oysters lose fishy notes with lemon in the sauce. Fried sweet potatoes gain brightness when lemon is added before sugar. Cauliflower and green flageolets benefit from lemon in dressings and soups. Carrot fritters gain taste from a few lemon drops. Cold cauliflower salad combines oil and lemon with lettuce.
A concise home guide explains preparing Saratoga chips from medium potatoes. Peel wash slice soak boil drain dry and fry until delicately browned then drain on brown paper and salt. For best results keep potatoes moving during frying and serve as a picnic luncheon accompaniment.
The article promotes lemon juice for stain removal and whitening, mentions neck marks from high collars, and advises letting crying children cry. It also offers two skin care recipes: a lemon and water lotion with glycerin and borax, and a borax glycerin camphor solution for oily skin promising a clear, dry complexion in three months with regular use.
An umbrella shopkeeper explains a simple method to roll an umbrella compactly. Instead of twisting by the handle, grip just above the cover ribs where they sit evenly around the shaft. Press ribs tightly against the stick and roll the cover for an even, neat fold.
Lace should not be ironed when wet. For fast pressing place the lace right side down on a flannel pad and cover with muslin to prevent shine and sticking. This protects the lace from tearing and avoids direct contact with the iron.
Step by step guide for youths to construct a small cedar kite with four cross sticks and a Manila paper sail. It covers frame assembly three knotting patterns a tail from muslin and paper bolts plus tips on string routing and flying in light to moderate winds.
A light explainer outlines how houseflies walk on ceilings and glass. Scientists debunk suction and oil theories, showing 1200 tiny hairs on each foot release a nonsticky fluid that creates capillary attraction, letting the fly cling and move head down on smooth surfaces.
A Sonoma California tale claims the full moon rises and sets seven times in one night. Indigenous speakers say Sonoma means valley of many moons. The explanation refers to an eastward sightline and a peculiar mountain shape causing repeated lunar appearances and disappearances.
A humorous poem about a duckling thought to be a chick by Celia's hen. The brood ignores warnings as the orphaned duckling wanders toward a brook while the mother laments not recognizing its true nature. An amused observer notes the scene.
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