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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1941
Page
6
The text notes there is no historical record of Christ between ages 12 and 30 aside from scriptures. It mentions legends of travels to India and the British Isles, but calls these rumors valueless for historical facts.
A historic tale claims Sir Francis Bacon died while testing snow as a preservative. He rode through a snowstorm and, after stopping at a house, stuffed a fowl with snow for the experiment, caught a cold, and died shortly after.
The firm honored Miss Shopper who had served 25 years from office girl to private secretary. The chief spoke against the notion women gain posts by beauty, noting a single glance proves the claim false.
The Romans in the first century believed health changed every seven years and a mirror reflected health. Breaking a mirror was seen as breaking that health appearance for seven years, giving rise to the notion of seven years of bad luck.
The tailor bird of Asia uses its bill as a needle to stitch leaves and fiber into a sack nest. It fills the sewn structure with wool fibers and hair to complete the nest.
An ad encourages saving at home with a focus on personal finance and home earning potential. It emphasizes prudent spending and building income through household efforts.
Sally and Bill live on three dollars and ninety-one cents a week. Sally plans a modest birthday dinner using bargains and a charge order. A chance dinner with Clark, publisher Mr. Clark, leads to Bill securing a good job.
In a lighthearted parlour scene Mrs Simpkins and Mrs Warrener discuss what the two week old boy should become when grown. They joke about engineer physician minister lawyer grocer and thief while admiring his Plato like head and noting his cleverness as he steals a plum.
Add crushed pineapple candied cherries and chopped candied orange peel to fritter batter for fruit waffles. This mix yields a sweet fruit studded batter ideal for waffles and breakfast dishes.
The article notes Andrew Johnson did not learn to write until age nineteen after Lincoln’s assassination. It highlights his late literacy development during the period of Reconstruction and his rise to the presidency.
James Porter, 18, of Pittsburgh is accused by police of sending a 2000 dollar extortion note to screen star Betty Grable under a female alias. He is also believed to have mailed other demanding letters to neighbors near Washington, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Dewey Weeks reports Mr. and Mrs. Golia Miller purchased the Larson acreage on West 5th Street, a nine acre property, with possession set for March 1. The item also notes social visits, New Year celebrations, school trips, measles outbreak among local children, and a party at the Cecile Davison home with plans for neighbors moving to Wellman.
The common short-eared owl of North America also lives in England. Those from the old country seem somewhat smarter than the ones here. When field mice plague an area, owls gather in large numbers until the mice are reduced.
An old advertisement touts 666 branded cold remedy products including liquid tablets salve and nose drops claiming to relieve cold symptoms within a day. The line suggests a broad, rhetorical epidemic of cold symptoms.
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