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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1921
Page
8
The Mennonites take their name from Menno Simons, once a Catholic priest turned teacher and leader of the Anabaptists around 1537, who published his work True Christian Be Nef in 1556.
A playful poem describes four winds as characters: East Wind a shepherd guiding lambs to blue pastures, North Wind a battle knight who cannot be defeated, South Wind a wandering singer strumming a silver lute, and St Nicholas overseeing the scene as flowers listen.
A high school student seeks military training and reports to the sergeant in charge. He stammers when asked about prior drill and quips that he has only performed a maypole dance. the exchange highlights his impediment and humor in a formal setting.
The New Haven Register quotes banter about hiring women as bill collectors. A quip suggests a woman’s skill at collecting bills could outpace her knack for billing, reflecting workplace stereotypes in a light exchange.
Mice Norene Sehmoeller returned to her school work in Clear Lake after holidays at home. Many locals travel to nearby towns for teaching, visiting, or relatives. A laundry of small notices lists shopping, travel, and social trips with names like Laura Doolittle, Vera Grosby, Vera Grosby, and Mrs. Brown, plus a mention of a clearance sale at the Fair.
A marriage license was issued yesterday afternoon to Maynard Lester Brown and Alta Beatrice Wright, both of Washington. Also notes Ringling Brothers star W White returns home for a visit, discussing his long tenure with the circus and role as wild west show general floor manager.
An essay extols public libraries as sources of steady quiet inspiration that enriches ordinary life. It contrasts lonely city streets with welcoming stacks, praising books by Bret Harte Craddock Cable Wige and Uncle Remus as prophets of everyday experience. Get the library habit for lifelong benefit.
A witty remark from a Boston Transcript excerpt notes a pretty lass says men enjoy when women forget swimming but dislike when they forget baseball. The comment captures playful gender banter in a seaside setting with contemporary humor.
United States Department of Agriculture tests show soy beans and peanuts provide valuable human food. Cooked for two hours by steam at 15 pounds pressure these items are well tolerated by the human body.
Ames Iowa January 1 The annual winter short course at Iowa State College Ames runs January 3 to 8 focusing on economical crop and livestock production and profitable marketing. The program includes farm management soil surveys and new feeding methods plus home rural life topics and demonstrations by noted speakers and farm organizations.
Street car No. 88 leaped the track on Division Street and crashed through the fence into the Burlington station park after a downhill run from Fifth to Sixth streets. Motorman L Pedrovic and Conductor Clifford Warner stayed with the runaway as wheels locked on ice. No injuries were reported among four frightened passengers.
The Wisconsin state board of conciliation reports to Governor Phillips announcing a slogan Get back to work urging capital and labor to walk arm in arm. The document notes labor has its reward as the world recovers from a period of excess and disorder.
A reader shares Mercedes from California applying lemon based methods for skin and hair care. Lemon juice is used as a complexion lotion, manicure agent, and shampoo rinse to soften cuticles, brighten hair, and reduce shine.
A Mercury-era excerpt promotes lemons as a natural beauty aid for women, urging others to follow Mercedes by placing a lemon on their toilet tables as a beauty remedy. The playful advice uses a light tone and domestic vanity.
The text states that perfume vanishes when petal starch drains. It suggests restoring fragrance by placing the flower in a sugar solution, which supposedly reinitiates starch formation and fragrance emission immediately.
Frederick is disliked by the other boys for being quarrelsome. Tony keeps his distance, saying he avoids trouble by staying away from Frederick whenever possible.
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