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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
2
Boone Iowa Feb 6 women say servants have organized a strike refusing to work as domestics for less than one dollar a day. Mrs M J Foster challenges Miss Olson head of the union to meet in a week's test in housework to prove pay is proportionate to effort.
In Des Moines on February 6 the Columbia Jam of the Ocean song is cited as a popular joke among 3,000 Iowa teachers in an examination paper read by Superintendent Riggs' board. Riggs keeps the humorous gems private while noting many laughable errors appear.
The Prairie Flower Literary Society posts a sequence of February 4 and February 7 events. Performers include Myrtle Durst Roy Wagner Wilber Knapp Claricy Faulkner Mela Shalla Charley Palmer Mary Figgins Hal Figgins Lulu Kyle Lulu Durst Walter Kyle Charley Casper Pearl Phillips Margaret Brooks Iva Durst Jim Brooks Hugh Kirkpatrick Minnie Jackson Cloyd Knapp Winfred Durst Harley Hill Emmett Clark Merle Eckles. The secretary is Margaret Brooks.
In France about 6.9 million people smoke with eight in fifteen preferring a pipe and five cigars while only two use cigarettes. Yet the nation consumes over 1.8 billion cigarettes annually, enough to circle the world if laid end to end.
Practical guidance on lamp maintenance covering burner wick and chimney cleaning. Emphasizes cleanliness, safe handling, regular wick trimming and removal, boiling wick monthly, drying chimneys, gradual heating, and proper shutdown. Includes step by step tips and warnings to prevent odor and damage.
An editorial from Century argues that American girls are overvalued in society beyond their achievements. It criticizes lavish gifts and social frivolities that elevate debutantes over inner qualities and calls for a focus on service and enduring values.
A column lingers on voice care with lemon juice and sugar for singers and onions for health. It promotes lemon internal use and topical rub for sunburn, and notes buttermilk and hot water as burn remedies. It also extols onions as nutritious and mood lifting.
A home remedy suggests ridding cupboards of mice by sprinkling cayenne pepper. Clean the area thoroughly, seal holes with water-damp rag, then apply the pepper to deter rodents.
A Havana dispatch claims General Edwards would head a Cuban probe into Magoon’s administration and cites taft talk on pharmacist certificates. It also mentions Representative Sulzer and a push to reorganize Cuba’s armed forces with Major General Pino Guerra to command. Washington denies the Havana report.
Charleston West Virginia Feb 6 An extraordinary legislative session approved a joint resolution for a prohibition amendment to the state constitution. If the senate backs it the voters will decide whether liquor shall be prohibited forever in the state.
Ice gorge twenty five feet high extends three miles from lock No 4 Charleroi near Pittsburg threatening six steamboats and other craft. Dynamite unavailable due to insufficient water to move ice.
Tokyo reports Viscount Siuzo Aoki, former ambassador to Washington, is officially appointed as privy councilor. The announcement follows his service in diplomacy and his standing in political circles.
The official forecast shows Illinois and Indiana fair with colder air, lower Michigan fair and colder with snow flurries in the north and west. Winds will shift from easterly to northwest. Wisconsin also fair with colder in the east portion.
The article explains how moisture above 16 percent was enforced by law in large cities and describes a simple Iowa dairy method to measure water content. It discusses how churn temperature and wash water affect moisture uptake, warns against overchurning, and offers a remedy to keep butter quality high by careful washing and brief extra churns.
A historical market note explains unrealized corn yields spurred low beef demand and a tumble in hides prices. The piece predicts late winter markets may rebound as stock cleanups and tighter supplies reduce new offerings, with beef consumption returning to normal alongside smaller cattle supplies.
Lost about three miles northwest of West Chester between J. P. Dayton and W. A. Stewart homes. A trainer's special movement in Alaska compound metal case with a gold plated chain and snail shell charm. Return to loser or leave with W. A. Stewart or W. A. Wallace for reward. W. E. Auten, R. F. D. 1-41.
An advertising notice promotes the New Continental Candlestick Kerosene Lamp as the best cheap light. It claims 100 candle power for six hours at one cent, brighter than central drain lamps and electricity, with no smell or smoke. The lamp is viewable at J. G. Hise residence.
Temporary closure announced for the rest room to complete repairs and improvements. Once finished, the facilities will be in better shape for the accommodation of the ladies of the community.
Dr Shoop presents Cough Cure derived from a curing shrub called The Sacred Herb. The tonic is advertised as harmless and safe for mothers to give to children and even very young babies. It claims to calm coughs ease bronchial membranes heal lungs without opium or harsh chemicals.
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