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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1912
Page
6
The article describes affordable muslin bedroom set ideas for young girls. It explains making a bedspread with a six inch color band and a fadeless vine design, plus dresser scarf, pillow sham, cushion covers, and curtains in coordinated muslin or striped cotton. It advises pale tones and a white dresser top for a harmonious, easy to clean room.
A lightweight flyer reaches twenty five feet outdoors and glides for a time. It costs one cent to make using raffia and simple wire. Instructions specify 28 inch raffia and eight pieces with a specific cut and assembly.
A lighthearted note describes a joyful boy whose torn clothes do not hide his bright smile and constant laughter. He chases humor from morning till night, treating school as a stage for jokes and never crying, seen as worth many gloomy peers.
A satirical anecdote critiques Chinese practices in currency and measure with comic logic. It notes price variations for same goods, illogical distance claims depending on direction, and counting age by tens, imagining a mother who is 30 yet nearing 40.
A playful article fragment explains making an eight word sentence by adding two dots. It features voices named Jane Jessie and a note about writing on paper with emphasis on the visual result.
A scene shows six people in a row outside a theater pit. Jane asks Jessie to craft an eight word sentence using the phrase with two dots. Jane demonstrates by writing an example.
Jessie and Jane discuss a line length puzzle about the date November eleventh nineteen eleven. The exchange highlights the challenge of counting words and phrasing in a historical quiz.
A curious demonstration shows how a bottle can be supported at a shelf edge using a looped string tied around the bottle neck and a match. By placing the loop over the match and adjusting the match end so the center of gravity rests on the shelf, the bottle hovers at a slight angle, held by the string and match.
A quip about wisdom features Willie declaring Paul the wisest, then the teacher correcting that Solomon is. Willie defends his claim that his father says Paul was wisest because he never married, delivering a childlike punchline.
In a classroom exchange, Johnny identifies the skunk as having the keenest sense of smell, responding to a teacher’s question about which domestic animal tops the nose chart.
The article surveys European practices in civic design from Athens to Paris. It highlights restoration and harmony with historic cores, prizes for artistic facades, tax incentives for re development, and professional town planning officials guiding city growth.
Teachers find school gardens teach initiative responsibility and practical business basics. By planning plots sizing areas calculating seed and crop values, students learn measurement, soils, heat and moisture effects, turning blank brains into practical working knowledge.
The article notes a shift from weighty paper and stones to tar paper and a uniform thin layer of sand to protect fresh cement as it hardens. This improvement aligns with broader modern methods emphasizing smoother, more reliable protection during curing.
A neighborhood chatter notes the Flimdings bring much noise and activity. The oldest son dedicates hours daily to trombone practice while one daughter takes singing lessons and the Flimding twins frequently cry.
Jack Perkins asks what relations exist with Miss Riehleigh. Tomoore states she is daughter of her father and mother, clarifying lineage in a terse exchange.
Elgin Illinois and Kearneysville West Virginia women report relief from female complaints after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters praise restored health and urge others to seek advice from the Lynn Massachusetts company confidentially.
A brief want ad note notes the Journal as a reliable platform likely to deliver results for advertisers seeking quick responses.
Leaving the farm plans a public sale on Thursday January 25 starting 10 am at the John Knapp farm nine miles northwest of Washington one mile north of Prairie Flower three miles east of Lexington. Items include eight head horses and mules thirty six brood sows three thousand bushels corn 200 bushels oats hay farm machinery and harness with terms eleven months on sums over ten and cash under ten. Lunch by Prairie Flower Ladies Aid Society. Auctioneers L H Kerr and F Macon. Clerk R E Dougherty. 12-19-23
The seller announces a 174 acre farm sale near Iowa City on Muscatine road, Wednesday January 24, 1912 at 10 am with free lunch. Livestock includes heavy drafter horses, two mules, 50 Poland China hogs with sows and gilts, 16 cattle and 14 fall pigs, plus numerous sired by notable stock.
A 174 acre John Myers estate near Iowa City on Muscatine road will be auctioned with two tracts and the option to sell as one. The listing includes barns, sheds, a tea room, an orchard, 160 tons timothy hay, 500 bushels corn, cattle and horses, plus extensive equipment and household goods. Terms: land one-third cash March 1 1912, balance five years at 4 4% interest. personal property cash or 12 months with interest. 10% deposit on sale day.
Washington Branch timetable lists arrivals and departures for multiple trains with numbers 12 22 46 50 2 30 88 49 21 11 36 29 89 60 480 82 429 81. It notes daily except Sundays for certain Local Passenger and Local Freight services and identifies H. W. Russell as agent.
No. 8 Passenger operates at 2:27 am and 6:00 pm with No. 91 Accommodation at 10:15 am and No. 92 at 10:30 am. No. 10 Passenger runs at 9:37 am and No. 4 Passenger at 6:30 pm. All trains daily except Sunday. J. E. Kunath, Agent.
A railroad timetable fragment lists westbound and local trains with numbers and arrival times including No 5 No 8 No 91 No 61 No 63 No 12 No 8 No 98 and notes agent F L Broadgate. The readable lines show morning and evening departures around 8:30 am 12:44 am and 7:18 pm with Chicago Milwaukee items and a westbound limit time.
An old remedy uses sage and sulphur to darken hair curb dandruff and prevent hair loss. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Co of New York is sold by druggists with a guarantee of refund if it fails to work. Priced at fifty cents a bottle, it is promoted by Special Agent. Mchihinnpey Drug Go.
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