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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes REN GAW headache remedy saying it cures headaches in minutes with no side effects. It markets two sizes 10c and 25c and directs purchase at local drug stores or direct from Fort Madison Iowa.
A collection of quirky notes from the era notes punctuation use beginning in 34. It recalls New York thieves irate over 25 cents prompting a safe theft and furniture smashing, a Milwaukee license stand against married women, fashion from Aroostook Maine, long subs in Belleville Kansas, arrears at Troy Chief, and rope use in lifts and fishing schooners.
Practical home tips on stain removal using kerosene for petroleum marks, converting an old marble table into a modern pie board, making corn starch and alcohol powder for tender skin, and window washing with torch pieces dissolved in water. Advises adding a glass pane in half of a hinged door to prevent pantry collisions.
Julia Marione vacations in Italy while Eugene Cowles is re engaged at Marie Cahill company. Eugene Moulan, brother of Frank Moulan, belongs to Knight of a Day. Mrs T P O Connor wife of English editor has staged San Francisco melodrama. Sales of Franz Lears Ballskrenen exceed 40000 copies after London debut in three weeks. Paris reports Salome producers incur a loss with receipts 191000 francs and expenses 196000 francs a 5000 franc deficit.
A man at a dinner party spins a tale about a gun and nervously waits for a chance to tell it. He manipulates a waiter to slam the door and pretends a gunshot, only to be told it was the door and the host pivots to another anecdote.
Wet a cupful of flour with cold water and mix to a smooth paste. Add a pint of water, then three cupfuls of boiling water gradually, stirring to a smooth batter. Simmer three minutes, pour off, and cool before adding oil of cloves or cinnamon. Store in wide mouth bottles with tight corks.
A physician ad suggests applying a cloth wrung in hot water for severe headache and a very cold wet towel to the spine for insomnia. The text notes that cold applications can quickly soothe pain and aid sleep, recommending multiple towels at fifteen minute intervals if needed.
Begin by sweeping the matting vigorously with a stiff broom following the grain of the straw. Heat a soft broom in warm water and brush across the grain, then rinse with warm salted water. Add borax to brighten and preserve the shade if the color is light.
A columnist suggests removing tired lines by dipping fingers into skin food and stroking gently. For age lines almond oil provides moisture, while premature lines respond to a food that also acts as a stimulant.
A compact device with pivoted blades and angled handles designed to cut thread without scissors. One handle end carries a slot while the opposite end bears a lug to limit blade movement, enabling efficient snipping of thread in a compact form.
A hand held sewing cutter sits in the palm held by a loop over the little finger. It claims to allow perfect finger freedom during use. A slight finger twist activates the cutter to break the thread.
Cut two eighteen inch circles, remove centers to leave a six inch band, sew the inner circle. Roll cotton batting until a hand width, insert padding into the cloth ring, sew the outer seam. The result is as good or better than an air cushion.
A small bottle of iodine and a camel's hair brush may be added to the summer outfit of medicaments with prospective advantage. A bruise painted with iodine loses its soreness in very short order. One painting is usually sufficient, but if soreness remains the second day apply a second coat.
The article advises soaking garments overnight in blue water to achieve bluish whiteness. The following day wash without bluing and rinse in clear water to remove yellowing and improve appearance.
The guide instructs brushing the straw hat then applying a small amount of sweet oil with a soft brush. Next rub in the oil and polish the straw with black cloth to restore a nearly new appearance.
A tip says adding a half cup of milk during lard rendering yields a sweeter aroma and whiter fat. This simple step is claimed to improve odor and appearance in the finished product.
Andrew Carnegie receives the Order of Orange Nassau from Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. J J Connor of Dorado Kansas began his Plymouth New Hampshire printer’s rule business fifty five years ago. Colonel Greene offers 1 5 million for Palmar ejo mines in Chihuahua Mexico. John Longley of Bath Maine completes forty years as an iron and brass molder. De Yang Deo Yuen earns a German medical degree as the first Chinese graduate. George Rolfe of Concord New Hampshire shows a sixty year old sak velvet waistcoat back in fashion. Dr Curtis of the Hohen Johe memoirs retires as president of Alsace Lorraine Protestant consistory. Reverend J H Roberts of Fairfield Maine grows three large gardens. Marie Henry Watterson’s Paris study of piano revealed in youth. Sixty thousand sailors rely on H A Hanbury for guidance as shipping commissioner for New York port.
Miss Shellmeg a fast trotting mare has gone lame and will not be raced this year. Inspector B a famed thoroughbred sire was sold at public auction for 15 dollars. Iroc Adkins of Baltimore is the first Eastern league pitcher to win two games in one day for the Orioles against Toronto. Secretary Hanaway of the St Louis Baseball league and United Baseball association will seek a national semiprofessional baseball governing body. The amateur billiard tournament for the Class A United States championship will be held in February or March with entries due October 1 to J P Poggenburg chairman at 119 East Fifty eighth street New York.
The coming season will feature long skirts often on train with velvet as a defining factor. Plaited and circular designs prevail, including two and three piece circular silhouettes. Japanese effects will persist in coats and dressy costumes, though oriental styling will be more moderated.
A summary of London life shows 300000 one room dwellers, 6000 motor cars in Britain, beef dominating meat consumption, and 747000 London school children with 30800 half time workers. UK libraries serve 20 million readers yearly. MP Haldane notes a walking stick of explosive in Parliament cloakroom.
An Alabama bulletin reports hairy vetch yields 202 pounds of nitrogen per acre from vines roots and seed making it a strong soil fertilizer. It fixes nitrogen from the air and suits fall or spring sowing. It can be plowed under in spring and is favored for orchards as a cover crop.
In drought conditions pasture shortens grazing time and heat as sheep feed. provide shade and cool water. Trees with undergrowth offer best shade and fly relief. sheep will rest in dark, cool sheds to avoid flies and heat.
A Rural New Yorker contributor shares a never failing method for a crop bound fowl. Feed four teaspoonfuls of water after swelling a pea sized toilet soap in the chick's mouth. Knead the crop, then apply oil and water. Keep from food a day, then reintroduce soft feed with grease as the crop empties. Use half amounts for young chicks.
The piece argues for culling older sheep and replacing overdue flocks to boost mutton and wool yields. It promotes dipping to improve flocks and compares protecting sheep from thieves to handling hydrophobia in dogs, emphasizing practical pest and disease controls.
Farmers should keep the earliest hatched, best developed birds for egg producers and breeders. Largest and earliest hatched birds sell well, while remaining pullets and cockerels must reach maturity to ensure early winter layers. Breeding from underdeveloped birds degrades flock quality over time.
A hog grower says hogs on grazing crops need one to three pounds of grain daily by age and size. One or two ears of corn may suffice. Grazing crops extend corn use, improve pork quality, and lower cost per pound while keeping hogs in very good sanitary conditions. The plan can support twenty five to fifty hogs depending on land and crop season.
The mare suckling a young colt should receive a bit of grain beyond pasture. Bran and oats help increase milk and supply minerals for the colt’s bone and muscle development.
Farm manures are the most valuable in improving soil physical condition. Commercial fertilizers tend to make soil heavy while barnyard manure lightens and activates other soil factors.
The article advises hog raisers to grow abundant green forage rather than rely solely on grain. It cites a field of rye sown in early fall that emerges in spring, providing inexpensive feed for swine.
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