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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
8
Local store offers two week sale of Standard Brands canned fruits and vegetables to make space. Items include Gooseberries Strawberries Blackberries Raspberries Pumpkin Pie Pears Grapes Pineapple Kidney Beans Lima Beans Pork and Beans Baked Beans Tomato Soup and baking supplies. All cans are clean fresh and guaranteed as represented.
Wanted a position as housekeeper or nurse by the day or month. Call at 3148, towa ve.
A Minneapolis man named Hl Franklin explains a method to cut coal use by burning ashes saturated with water. He notes heat from wet ashes exceeds that of fresh coal and demonstrates a hot water heater setup, with ashes placed atop wet, two to eight inch thick layers to boost efficiency.
The foliage and flowers of goldenrods possess an astringent quality and mild stimulant effect, noted by the Philadelphia Press as suitable for domestic tea long ago in colonial days. The fragrant leaved goldenrod, Blue Mountain tea, adds licorice flavor and is a pleasant, hot drink for campers in early summer.
Quote by Carlyle noting that great men lead others as wiser guides, shaping mankind through their superior wisdom and authority.
A short guidance piece explains yawning is a natural rest need not polite to suppress. Yawn when tired, stretch arms and legs, sit upright, and open the mouth wide. Repeated yawns and stretches relax tense nerves and rejuvenate the whole body.
Pittsburg Dispatch explains Bowery naming by Governor Peter Stuyvesant who named his residence Bouwerie and linked lane Bouwerie Lane. Early settlers from Ifelland cleared land from Third to Seventeenth Streets and from Second Avenue east to Tenth Street, establishing Bouwerie Village with grain fruit trees and shrubs.
A doctor notes that laughter widens arteries and speeds heart rate, boosting blood flow and tissue nutrition. He warns that this late effect helps the brain function, driving away gloom and improving vital processes.
A humorous exchange relays a tale of Brer Thomas on his sick bed as Brother Dickey recalls a preacher’s hopeful message. The response, that the prospect ahead was so bright it blazed, plays on a plus and the implied doubt of comfort in calamity.
In a witty Chicago Tribune note the sporting editor quips that in the temporary absence of the beauty editor the answer is to push the young man away. The remark playfully riffs on grooming advice with a sharp humorous edge.
A letter can circle the globe many times as it is forwarded through numerous countries from New York to Alaska and beyond returning to New York with delays of days. The piece notes envelopes in Washington that traveled 150000 miles and 125000 miles on remarkable postal journeys.
A man in shabby black clothes abducts a peacefully sleeping infant from a perambulator in front of a wealthy father's house. He uses a device to incapacitate the child and pockets a plan to sell photographs, seeking a reward of three dollars per dozen.
The article reports Newbury priory claiming it shelters Oliver Cromwell's remains. It narrates the conflicting legends of Cromwell's burial and posthumous fate, including exhumation, gibbet display at Tyburn, and possible secret burial, with a narrow room at the priory said to contain the masoned vault.
The lead of pencils is actually graphite mixed with clay. Graphite, from Greek meaning to write, is a carbon mineral with a black lustrous appearance, smooth feel, and flaky fracture. Also called plumbago and black lead, it leaves marks on paper and is sourced in places such as Altai Siberia and Ticonderoga New York.
Agricultural writing notes that earthworms are undervalued for land care. They bore through soil creating air channels and improve moisture retention by grinding soil particles into finer material, aiding subsoil access and overall soil condition.
Tom asks if the roommate solved a puzzle before bed in a casual exchange. Dick snaps that the task would require staying up all night. Tom defends freedom as the reason for not staying up, reflecting a lighthearted campus or dorm room moment.
A Philadelphia Record cartoon caption shows a grocer telling a customer that the sand in the prune box was deliberate scrubbing sand and that the mother customer is valued, illustrating a humorous exchange about a box order.
Miss Mary Welch of Lexington visits friends in the city while Mrs. Jno Bergen from Columbus Junction shops downtown. A local advertisement urges readers to Try Duncan's for books Bibles Testaments and Catholic prayer books.
Beach-Wickham Grain Co limited details show Chicago Board of Trade activity with McCall Bros. Agents based in Washington Iowa on December 1, 1903. No further price data or outcomes are provided.
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