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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1919

Page

5

Kinder garten Helps for Parents lesson on self reliance

In a school registration scene a four year old boy Jimmie and boy Joseph enter class with mothers present. The article argues children should learn independence at home via small tasks and duties rather than constant parental aid, citing Froebel and urging parents to assign simple chores and self care to foster self reliance.

Mary Iloces Jimmy Jimmie Althe Joseph Altho Froebel

Notable Women in Society and Reform Across Nations

A compilation noting Lady de Bathe’s shift to racing stable management, Miss G A Bacon directing National Thrift campaign participation, and global glimpses of women's roles. It cites wartime labor shifts in New York elevators, Japanese factory girls, English actors, archers, and social debates on girls’ education and media influence.

Ansas Anne of Austria Louis XIII Louis XIV France Europe Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania United States Christian Krysto Bureau of Immigrant Education of State Commission of Immigration and Housing California Camp Kearny Boston Pacific Coast Henry B. Harris New York City Caetea de Bathe Langtry G. A. Bacon Worchester Mass General Federation of Women's Clubs Tennessee Knoxville Japan England Randolph Berens Cincinnati Myrtle Kenneth Washington DD. C Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association L. K. Mayes Pensacola Journal New York Lizzie Wooster

War Orphans Aid Letter and Community Support

A letter from Emile Pastorelli a six year old orphan thanks benefactors for aid from Americans for French orphans totaling 45 francs. Mothers and family express gratitude and outline ongoing support from Mrs John Simpson Mrs A P Jeffrey Mrs Wilson Dougherty and Mrs W R Jeffrey. The article also describes a meal service with advance menus weekly orders and Thursday night and Sunday dinners plus sick care and breast feeding guidance from home demonstration agents.

Evaijle Partorelli John. Simpson A. P. Jeffrey Armsworth Wilson Dougherty W. OR. Jeffrey Emile Papa Soissons Emile Pastorelli Lucree Pastorelli

Buffalo Food Center Expands For Home Meals Service

Bridget can depart quickly and Buffalo households can order complete meals from a center run by the home demonstration agent of the USDA State College of Agriculture and Buffalo Home Bureau. The center, started small, expanded after June 17 to meet growing demand with redesigned equipment serving about two hundred people.

Bridget Buffalo Buffalo Food Center United States Department of Agriculture State College of Agriculture Buffalo Home Bureau

Hot Weather Tips for Infant Care During Summer

Advises keeping infants cool and well hydrated in heat. Use minimal clothing, avoid rubber diapers, bathe with tepid water, avoid overfeeding, provide shade and outdoor water, consider a small electric fan, and maintain scrupulous diaper hygiene to prevent irritation and infection.

Contentment echoes in Shinbone’s bold remark

A Bose ton Transcript records Shinbone describing Contentment as a mighty thing with a humorous warning about its hard to resist nature and laziness, noting the danger lies in merely tasting its ease.

Shinbone Jes

Albatross Toothpicks Bequest Sparks Curious Inheritance

A note on the will of Englishman Jabez Hollister mentions leaving a set of albatross toothpicks to his song. The bequest states they should never require a dentist chair, a curious motive attached to the gift.

Jabez Hollister

Relic of Noah Among Lakes in Desert de Carlitte

A historical note describes the Desert de Carlitte with about sixty ponds at 10 00 meters above sea level. Local tradition says they formed during the flood and that Noah and his family landed near the Puy de Prigue after the waters subsided.

Noah Desert de Carlitte Pyrenees Puy de Prigue

Birds Help Gardens Control Pests In Gardener's View

A gardener extols birds as allies in pest control noting even the English sparrow hunts moths and insects with evident zeal, while they seem less focused on collecting seeds. The observer recounts watching birds for hours as they chase moths.

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Washington County Department of the Interior Bureau of Education National Kindergarten Association By Helen Campbell Joseph Carlson Underwood wUmpirre Gee Vic Ulster County Alfred Smith Smith Ford J. F. Duffy Bird Friends of Gardener Monroe Wrigleys
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