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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1912
Page
3
An illustrated guide shows how to turn a common child's sled into a dirigible style with flexible curved runners. A steering bar on the front bar moves the runners to steer, while the sled is built low and narrow for speed.
A father explains a phonetic cipher he calls a disguised alphabet to his daughter Ethel. She studies the system and repeats phrases that translate to everyday words, culminating in a breakfast-table exchange about the coded language.
A playful set of old style puns asks why pockets may be picked by a photographer and which planet yields the most specie. It dwells on turns of leaf, quill pens, tanning trades, and a coachman tied to clouds with reins.
A three year old Margie bursts into the house exclaiming that the old speckled hen has laid a nestful of chickens, sparking surprise and delight in the home.
A humorous piece contrasts Scots and American crows in Sabbath wisdom. It notes Scots prize the crow as wise yet the Sunday crow raids fields during church bells, feasting while humans fast, suggesting the bird’s cleverness is offset by mischief.
A simple home device to print pictures uses a 12 inch square box and a light bulb hung by a drop cord. The top box hole is cut slightly larger than the plate or film to be used, enabling amateur or professional photographers to craft a quick printing setup.
Instructions describe covering a hole with glass, laying the negative face up on the glass, and maintaining pressure with a flat weight to keep the print and plate secure during printing.
The article explains that experienced hunters can obtain drinkable water by boring into a tree, usually a cottonwood or willow, to reach a vein of clear water. The water is sulfurly flavored and slightly carbonated, not sap, and is pumped as a reliable source during dry seasons when ground water is scarce.
An amusing home pastime invites amateurs to create pictures solely from the figure 8. Our artist demonstrates possibilities. Two contests may be held: one rewarding the most amusing or interesting picture drawn with the fewest figures, another for using the most figures in a single composition.
A riddle asks how twenty sardines could fit into a tin and notes we can get them out, pondering the method of packing.
A tale from 1811 recalls John Coveter near Newbury who had a coat finished in one day. Wool from two Southdown Wedner sheep was shorn at five in the morning and by half past six the tailor presented the completed garment to the town’s 6,000 spectators amid applause.
Mildred Neale meets Barnard a cliff dweller at Willow Branch farm after a scare with a bear. A miscaptioned newspaper feature swaps his photos with an embezzler, sparking doubt but she trusts him and agrees to stand by him as he seeks to prove his innocence. He plans to return when well.
Dr W J Dakin presented at the British Association that sea and fresh water act as nutrient fluids with more organic carbon in solution than in plankton. He estimates daily carbon and oxygen needs of aquatic animals and finds producers insufficient for consumers, implying water itself provides food.
A humorous classroom exchange between a teacher and student on correct usage of the phrase where was at. The student offers an example where the question is formed with at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
In a Baltimore Star snippet, Fred tries a compliment to Mayme about her hands and smallness. She steers the chat to talk of little bands, and he agrees hers are simply great.
A flower seed promoter offers eight packets for 25 cents including orchid flowered Sweet Peas and specials. Ten packets of orchid varieties are offered for 50 cents with extras for early orders before March 1. Address Speed May 1 Avoean New York.
City bus line offer calls for orders by phone number 589. Call up Black and leave orders, to be promptly attended by Frank Rogers. Provide street and number.
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