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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1904
Page
5
Frederick Palmer notes Pest as a spotless town with constant street cleaning. He observes the municipal staff sweeping, hosing, and collecting mail promptly, creating the impression of a horseless age and pervasive tidiness.
The tale recalls Marshal MacMahon's blunt honesty. As president he faced a tied vote in the council of ministers with five yeas and five nays. He admitted defeat on the motion and explained he truly agreed with both sides in spirit, revealing his celebrated simplicity.
The article notes Chinese historians crediting the invention of playing cards and card games to ancient China. It describes Emperor Soun Ho’s 30-card packs with three suits and three extra cards, and contrasts oblong Chinese cards with round Indian ones. It mentions early face cards as king knight and knave, with Italians later adding a queen.
A wife cites a Daily Hoodoo obituary for Mr. Biffkins, claiming Sunday death. Her husband insists it is Monday, noting the same error appears in half a dozen copies. He finally yields, recognizing the persistent misprint.
The finest frame ever made for a picture is the eight by six foot ham mered gold frame with lapis lazuli inner molding and pearl studded corners for the Virgin and Child in Milan cathedral. Worth about £25000, a Vatican frame studded with jewels rivals its painting in value.
Negotiations ended yesterday with D. A. Chalmers disposing of his Havre general merchandise lumber business and residence to Roy Morrow. Morrow to take immediate possession. Chalmers to assist until spring to start operations smoothly.
Samuel McCleery begins his term on the Washington County Board of Supervisors after a yesterday meeting that handled miscellaneous business and approved the Hotle road petition. Cora Porter qualifies as County Superintendent, placing the teachers under her guidance. Both officers enter office with community trust and are expected to be efficient and popular. Retiring officials depart with county gratitude and laurels.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M calls a Thursday evening gathering at 7 30 for first degree work. The event marks the new year with a prominent local business man as candidate and is expected to draw a large attendance. Roy L Emry W M.
An advertising-strapped agent in a western city enacts a publicity stunt during a play. He cuffs the star and conceals the key prompting police involvement and a press frenzy. Reporters chase the tale as morning papers blast a sensational debut, drawing crowds to the show.
The article notes Burma’s lack of purdah and a woman’s headship of the home. Girls have a coming out pierced ears ceremony and roam freely, meeting suitors at festivals and boat races. Marriages are typically love matches with women not rushing to marry. Burmese women are described as charming slender and coquettish with colorful dress and flower adorned hair.
A fragmented line suggests a character named Bridget excels as a cook while the narration hints at broader themes about women in her profession. The incomplete sentence leaves uncertainty about intentions, but centers on Bridget's culinary skill amid unspecified context.
A brief humorous tale set in a kitchen where Bridget insists on making dishes by her own recipes and explains a joke about coffee mixed as one-quarter Mocha one-quarter Java and one-quarter Rio. The mistress notes the coffee tastes good yet Bridget reveals the missing quarter is nothing, causing amusement.
The article describes Jigoku as eight immense hot bells, each with sixteen outer hells, totaling 136 hot hells. It adds eight large cold hells with sixteen ante-hells, equaling 136 cold hells. It also mentions twenty mammoth hells of utter darkness for youths who misuse the name Dai Butsa.
A Scotch gardener new to America doubted a large colorful map shown at a St Andrew's society dinner. The gardener remarked the map might be true but warned it was laid out in the plaid of the MacFechtons, a humorous rejection of provincial trust.
A humorous dialogue has George admitting love for several women, prompting the question of why he married the speaker. He concedes he may ask himself the same question one day, in a light Chicago Tribune tone.
In a quip about hunting in the region a sportsman jokes there is no game yet suggests native hunts. The cartoonish dialogue plays on rustic pastime themes with a lighthearted tone.
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes a man calling a woman a natural flirt and a companion retorts that nothing about her is natural except the framework, hinting at artifice in charm.
A famed attar of roses is mainly produced in Bulgaria with Kasanlik as the rose center. Red roses supply petals for perfume and white roses hedge fields. Ancient methods use tall trees with nine foot wide paths for oxen, harvesting petals stalks and leaves add scent. Planting occurs in October April and June. three years of care yield a 20 year harvest. The attar’s discovery was an accident linked to Persian princess Nour Djihan and her betrothed Mongolian prince Djihanguyr.
A historic note describes rosewater basins releasing an ugly yellow oil on the surface. Commands to remove the liquid led to the discovery that the perfume’s essential oil was also affected. In Persia the oil is still called Attar Ijihan.
The article notes that a flag pole exposed to the elements can last many years with proper care. It stresses painting as the best preservative and advises painting at least once a year. It warns that flag poles rot at the bottom first and may need lowering to prevent collapse.
Instructions describe flattening creased drawings or engravings by moistening with a paper sheet, placing blotting material, and pressing with a hot iron. Then apply pressure between printer's glazed boards to finish flattening.
M. P. Miller left for Galesburg on business. Will Montgomery departed for Des Moines to resume studies at Drake University. Mrs. J. M. Bratten and daughter Elsie returned from Davenport after visiting the I. Klein home. Miss Ella Thompson of Ainsworth was in the city on business yesterday. R. A. Gantz of Omaha was in the city on business today.
For the convenience of water consumers statements will be left at the Washington National Bank until the 15th of the month, after which time they will be at the water works office.
Public acknowledgment from Mr and Mrs Tobias Minick and children thanking friends for kindness during illness and after the death of their daughter and sister.
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