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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1943

Page

4

The Weirs Camp Robbery Mystery At Abner Bascom Camp

Abner Bascom and an assistant investigate a staged robbery at Elton’s deckham shore camp near Laconia. Elton, a retired sawyer, claims two masked men stole family silver worth a fortune after breaking in. Ainsworth questions the setup noting no dental imprint on a pencil used to dial.

Abner Lake Winnipesaukee Dana Atwater Boone Ael Elton Deckham Shore Alton Bay Bascom Newton Boston Laconia Ainsworth Abner’s

A Modern Home Switch Controls All but the Children

A reflection on a modern home where technology governs daily life while children remain outside the control system. The piece contemplates power balance within family dynamics and the reach of modern automation.

First-Aid for the Ailing House by Roger B Whitman

Home repair tips cover paint, weatherproofing, and soundproofing for a multi family brick house. Advice includes removing old paint to bare metal before repainting porches, heat resistant finishes for oil burners, deadening door noise with insulating board, varnish removal from linoleum, drainage fixes with concrete or backflow valve, worm holes from powderpost beetles, and repointing cracked mortar with waterproof coatings.

Ice Crystal Pressure Reaches 199 PSI

Readable text notes ice crystals forming under pressure with measurements showing pressures as high as 199 pounds per square inch. The item highlights the scale of pressure and the formation process in icy conditions.

Modernism vs medievalism in brief by Rev Sockman

The quote by Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Sockman counters modernism’s limits, likening it to medievalism’s shortsightedness. It frames a critique of contemporary thought through a historical lens.

Ralph W. Sockman

Wood Split and Seasoned Faster Than Round Wood

Wood that has been split seasons twice as fast as round wood and measures more than six inches in diameter.

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