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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
8
Robert asks about the history behind Jack and the Candlestick. His mother recounts a June journey of a poor, spirited boy who leaves cruel cousins, reaches an ivory castle, faces a terrifying giant, and bravely leaps over a candle to win safety, while onlookers react with astonishment.
A sentry allows honest seekers into a noble castle where a candlestick test rewards courage. Jack enters, proves himself, and earns the deed to the castle and surrounding lands. His ragged return exposes his cousins to his new status as they visit, where he treats them kindly.
The Consolidated Stock Exchange moved into its new building at Broad and Beaver streets in New York, purchased for 870000 dollars. The lime stone structure with a granite base features a dome and Ionic columns. An electric clock in the board room marks opening, 2:15 pm delivery limit, and 8 pm gong with a 15 second bell.
Mrs Arabel la Dolley 65 and a party from Whittier California died at Rio Grande hospital Saladin district after injuries from the Denver and Rio Grande wreck at Fernleaf on the line west of Saladin. The travelers included N W Dolley L F Dolley his wife and three children.
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights will gain a crossing funded by $100,000 from J. Pierpont Morgan and $75,000 by George S. Bowdoin. The crossing will create seating for about 6,000 people, though the cathedral itself may take up to seventy five years to complete.
The official forecast covers Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa through 8 PM. Areas from Illinois to Michigan show varying conditions with showers in Indiana and thunderstorms in Michigan. Temperatures trend cooler in western zones and overall clearing and cooler conditions in Wisconsin and Iowa.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes cover wheat oats and liveried futures with mixed highs and lows. Cash and futures show bids for hogs cattle sheep and hay with regional notes from East Buffalo and Dunning Stevens commission merchants.
The piece notes rising wage earning for women and children, with President Roosevelt sending Ellen Foster of Iowa to study conditions in mills. It cites past political figures, speculates on new protections, and frames labor issues as a national concern prompting possible congressional action.
Cheesecloth should be used more for household chores as it cleans easily and resists grease. An unbleached 5 cent yard is adequate, doubled for dishcloths, and used in three sets for oiling, rubbing, and polishing furniture and tables. It keeps windows free of lint and can strain soups. tissue paper aids polishing and packing, preserving laces and ribbons by ironing between layers.
A reflective piece explains blues as a pervasive, shadowy force that settles over individuals rather than stemming from concrete grief. It notes the mysterious source of the blues and its intermittent return, affecting daily life and temperaments without clear origin or exit.
An 19th or early 20th century style column promotes lemon based cures. It cites elot lemonade for incipient colds and biliousness, a Roman cure for malaria using lemon rind and pulp boiled in water, lemon syrup for hoarseness, and night lemon applications on corns with protective skin care and vaseline.
Tiny silk sachets sewn into the lining of evening dresses preserve a delicate fragrance and deter moths. Use one inch squares of silk with soft white wadding and sachet powder, sewn to skirt and bodice for lasting scent.
Old beliefs warn that a groom with a miniature horseshoe pockets luck, a bride dreaming of fairies brings thrice blessings, and sending telegrams to couples en route to church invites misfortune. Ship weddings are unlucky, spider on the gown signals happiness to come.
Sunken cheeks indicate malnutrition. Follow simple hygiene rules: eat nourishing foods, drink hot milk at night, bathe face with cold water each morning, apply skin foods to hollow areas each night, salt rub daily, and join a gym class.
In washing chamois gloves avoid rubbing soap directly on them. Create a strong lather and work over the gloves by squeezing and rubbing as you would with hands. Rinse in cold water, then wipe dry with a soft linen cloth while still on the hands. Dry and shape with a glove stretcher.
Use five eggs beaten with a quart of milk then stir in a pint of apple sauce. Sweeten and flavor to taste, bake carefully. Set the custard in a pan of water in the oven to prevent burning.
Fresh lettuce or parsley stays crisp for several days when washed, rolled in a towel, and placed directly on the ice. This simple home technique keeps greens firm and ready for use.
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