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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
8
Read the advertisements for rug sales and shoes with mentions of Crail's Fox and Dewey and a laundry queen. The note references a Brighton morning passenger and pricing line about Rutter fat 41 cents, directing readers to page 7 for more.
Maplethorpe advertises a great clearance sale offering all wool suits from 138.00 and up. The notice includes multiple family names and local references to Maplethorpe's promotions and incidental health ads.
County home demonstration committee to convene tomorrow afternoon at the courthouse. Miss Anna Olsen leads the effort with township chairmen and county executives to schedule countywide demonstrations and advance canning clubs amid support from Ames college.
The article recommends keeping a piece of fine sandpaper in the kitchen for smoothing browned cake or bread and for cleaning stuck or burnt pan residue. It notes sandpaper offers smoother results than a grater and easier cleanup compared with other tools.
The largest English Bible measured five feet two inches tall, three feet six inches wide, and ten inches thick with a binding of twelve goatskins. The grand volume illustrates historic bookmaking and religious devotion.
Directions advise whitening a hearth or step by dipping cloth in a drop of milk and rubbing the surface after applying. This method aims to prevent the white from coming off and preserves the hearth stone.
A Tulsa matron says all new furniture must suit the "new infant grand piano" in Tulcan, reflecting a shift among Tulsa's newly rich without vulgar display. The Kansas City Star reports the remark as a cultural observation.
The dialogue presents Mistresa claiming faster work than instruction and a housemaid retorting that listening time could also let her finish tasks. The exchange highlights wit and class tension in a brief, humorous clash.
The Barcelona province covers 2,006 square miles and has about 1,136,000 inhabitants. The city of Barcelona, Spain's largest, has a permanent population around 1,500,000.
A London producer creates about one thousand million matches annually from bone and wood. The firm operates at high capacity, supplying vast quantities to retailers and households across the city.
A string of local social notes lists Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Steele of Riverside visiting Washington, Mrs. H. M. Richardson and children traveling to What Cheer, the Schmodlers returning from St. Louis, and numerous relatives arriving or departing Keota Delta Maundeyville and Knoxville Iowa. It also promotes Maplethorpe's clearance sale with underwear bargains and low priced Panama hats.
The quotation emphasizes inner peace comes from self discipline and adherence to strong principles. It urges diligent work to reinforce personal character and integrity, attributed to Mary W Hevkell.
Mrs Blunderby declares fondness for “delicious cada viar sandwiches” in a whimsical New Haven Register item highlighting a playful food quip by a local character.
A brief Ohio State Journal item notes that no wife’s relative ever required forcible feeding, reflecting a courtroom or medical welfare context in a neutral record tone. The line implies no compulsory intervention by family ties in a case, leaving the public record as a terse factual note.
A compact reflection on how intellect and emotion govern human judgment. The saying suggests the head should defer to the heart, which alone can divine true guidance, attributed to Alectt Transon.
Primitive man learned to produce fire early in history likely by rubbing wood together. The process suggests a gradual discovery of friction as a means to ignite tinder and sustain flame.
A quotation attributed to Dovlor Wallou about endurance and philosophy highlights that true strength lies in accepting disliked aspects rather than merely tolerating them. The remark frames resilience as a thoughtful stance rather than brute resistance.
The Araucanians, among Chile’s indigenous peoples, are described as a primitive yet refined tribe. Though many Indians today are government wards, this group is said to have never been formally conquered, with their blood shaping the Chilean national character across the population.
A motivational line encouraging self belief and confidence. It urges readers to be on good terms with themselves and to trust their own judgment regardless of others opinions.
Mrs. R E Dougherty reports the Rookins Klub has sent funds for four French war orphans. First United Presbyterian church class has contributed for one child. Shriners money funded three adoptions. Three boys will be housed with the Shriners upon mainee card arrival. Twenty orphans in total have been adopted locally. Louis Anderson returns from training camp for a furlough and Henry Steck recovers from surgery, setting stage for a Graham Opera House reunion Friday with minstrel stars Heinie and Pete to Sing.
An advance representative for a carnival company sought an engagement for a week but local authorities and the Council of Defense opposed it. The Defense Council urged counties to exclude carnival shows from towns.
A wartime sentiment argues attractions harm public welfare and undermine government goals, viewing entertainment as a detriment to civic unity and the war effort. The stance frames such venues as obstacles to national efficiency and moral resolve.
A cyclist’s bike has rested against the curb in front of the Farmers & Merchants Bank Building for days. The elevator operator, Hubert Wilson, reports the wheel is now in his possession and invites the owner to claim it if known.
The tepary bean cultivation is new to California, though it has long been grown in New Mexico and Arizona. Known for a hardy habit it withstands extreme temperatures and very arid conditions and offers high nutritive value.
In a history of old wars seven eclipses frame a year of conflict and romance. The celestial portents, though significant in superstition, were not perceived as such by people living through the dim years of fighting.
The passage highlights the whale’s blowhole as a perfect breathing mechanism. It notes the whale can alternate day and night, asleep or awake, and prevent water from entering its lungs during breathing.
Lillian M Harrington a Manchester England telephone operator eloped with and wed Edward Tuck French son of Amos Tuck French of New York and Newport. She has left him twice and French announces their union is ended.
A pupil named Gladys with bright red hair faces teasing at school. The teacher comforts her as she resists, declaring she will be glad only when she becomes an old lady. Her reason is that her red halo will turn gray with age.
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