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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
7
Washington Ave 30. The War Department says field bread now equals hardtack in food value and is easier to digest. It would cut army costs by reducing commissary needs and transportation, with large plants necessary for hardtack no longer required.
Loss of time and wages from kidney and bladder trouble affects many workers. M Balent of Streator Illinois recovered after a short course of Foley Kidney Pills, returning to work healthier than before. The pills act as a tonic with quick results and are sold by all druggists.
Timberless fertile lands near Janeau and Monroe counties Wisconsin offer 80 acre minimum purchases with timothy ready soil. Prices 3.00 to 5.00 above 1910 levels, 75 to 80 percent of land can be broken for 3.00 per acre using steam plow. Initial payment builds soil for timothy crop. market-ready land in last few years. Write P O Box 325 Davenport Iowa 58112 for details.
Reading Missouri supplied more three year volunteers for the north than any place its size. Casualties at Wilson's Creek Missouri were reported as high as 1 235. An East Coast earthquake rattled the United States with Charleston bearing a 5 000 000 loss and sixty one deaths. Aftershocks continued for two months, keeping residents in fear.
A detailed aged guide explains cleaning leather furniture using cheesecloth warm water and vinegar with a mixture of egg whites turpentine and a splash of alcohol. It describes cleaning large sections then drying and polishing with cheesecloth or chamois, and suggests seat cushions and pockets can be renovated similarly for a shinier finish.
The guide recommends choosing a four canary hybrid with a goldfinch or bullfinch strain for hardiness and song. Feed with canary seed and rape seed, add fresh greens April to September, provide sugar between cage wires, bathe daily, and use gravel and sand on the cage bottom. Avoid drafts and keep the cage covered at night to protect the birds.
Directions describe making starch with boil ing water cold water and a starch mix. The recipe uses half a cup starch one cup cold water and boiling water, then simmering and optional additives or fats. It notes changing stiffening by adjusting boiling water amounts for shirts and dresses.
Lay the coat with the inside facing down and sleeves spread flat. Fold the sleeves back to the elbow until even with the collar, fold the revers back, and double the front over along the center seam. Smooth and place in the drawer.
A collage of whimsy and social quips blending Mother Goose lines with modern jabs. Jokes reference political suffrage, fame, and domestic life, including a droll take on a pirate wife and a weary businessman finding relief at the desk.
A Chicago Tribune snippet notes Brother Hardesty missed last Sunday due to a cold that spread to his feet. The delay affected the church’s missionary collection that day.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote recalls a woman driven to a fashionable sanitarium after a breakdown. The tale lauds recovery and newfound fame as she plays a brighter stage, contrasted with domestic banter about youth and appeal.
The text presents a clipped dialogue about a colonel who cannot admit when he has had enough. It conveys a tense exchange highlighting restraint and reluctance in a military or hierarchical setting. The speaker named Luck appears in the marginal dialogue, implying a moment of challenge or doubt.
Two brief quips from Chicago Post and New York Journal humor pieces. A stern sage tells a lazy man to study ants while a childishly proud writer is urged to send poetry to magazines to curb conceit.
The text credits Hamlin-Chopsier as a good judge of human nature and notes Liamilton as another capable evaluator. It mentions a plan to open a butcher shop in a vegetarian settlement and references Judge's Li brary.
A brief dialogue excerpt features Scott and Tran discussing seasonal blooms and spring imagery. The mood touches on nature and humor as they reference flowers and a playful line about nature shedding her bloomers in spring.
A Toledo Blade excerpt notes a physician telling a patient to abstain from smoking drinking poker and late hours. The patient recognizes his wife has been consulting the physician.
Alpine Aerie No 143 meets on the first and third Wednesday evenings monthly. Visiting members in good standing are welcome. K G Fox, W Pr C DuBois, secretary.
A witty quotation from the Detroit Free Press notes that ninety percent of men would trade much to craft a good after dinner speech while the rest would be content if others abstained from attempting one.
I G White Post No 108 meets on the first and third Tuesdays in their Post rooms at the Temple. Commander J W Scott presides and J J Kellogg serves as Adjutant.
In a brief, quirky note Ohio Parmer records a whispered scene where Mrs Candle tries to rouse Jeremiah as a man in the room seems intent on getting a few winks of sleep. The fragment captures a domestic evening interaction.
The Mi WW A Valley Forge Camp No 868 meets every Thursday evening in the hall on North Side Square. Neighbors are welcome to attend. J G Moriarty, Clerk.
A Cleveland Leader quotation set contrasts male and female bluntness with the line Women don't mean half the nasty things they say and men don't say half the nasty things they mean Take your choice. The snippet reflects a sentiment from a period publication.
A humorous exchange from Harper’s Weekly shows a nurse claiming she coaxed a patient to take medicine by adding a mint sprig and two straws. The doctor questions the method and the nurse reveals the playful ruse.
A Yonkers Statesman line notes a figure named Bill with a checkered past while hinting at consequences he still faces. The brief implies public scrutiny and an upcoming event or repercussion tied to his history.
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