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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
7
A discussion on clearly defined servant roles criticizing overload on the maid and cook, arguing for fair boundaries, with notes on strict task divisions and respect for a worker’s private time. Adds a brief segment on Mrs. Cornelius Van Brunt as a rose photography expert and a geograph y remark about roses from India to Mexico.
A period piece advises foot powder blends of talcum and boracic acid, freckles with borax and herbs, and hair styling tips. It recommends scented rinses, oatmeal in bathwater for soft skin, and tying oatmeal in a cheesecloth bag to prevent pipe blockages. It also suggests pre shampoo scalp oil and nightly grooming for healthier hair.
Cream together two tablespoonfuls each of batter and sugar, add two beaten eggs, a gill of milk and enough prepared flour to make a good cake batter. Bake In muffin rings, split as soon as done, butter, put the two sides of each cake together again, pile on a hot dish and serve.
A poem from Lippincott's Magazine portrays a reckless youth in a modern mechanized scene. A coatless man clings to a hatless girl as they speed in a silent electric cart. The verse mocks wealth, appetite, and social constraint with stark imagery and a bare boned luncheon.
A verse satirizes urban travel, praising a trolley car as a carefree ride. The speaker shares scenes of city bustle and rural roads, noting smooth journeys without breakdowns or fuel worries. The narrator stresses a communal, free ride for all who wish to join.
A playful exchange hints Gerald as a poet while discussing France’s tax bonuses for large families. The text speculates on exploiting incentives, noting schemes like moving children to dodge assessments and imagining a rise in large families to seem virtuous.
A lyrical panorama captures a warm July scene with haze on hills and crimson clouds in the west. Wildlife and crops sway in the wind as crickets chirp, whip-poor-wills wail, and birds fill hedges and fields while the sky murmurs a quiet blessing.
A brief exchange questions what time is correct and answers with a fixed three o'clock. The dialogue centers on guessing the accurate moment by watch and discussion of time perception.
Advice is a give and take game with nothing doing either way. A pound for the secure keeping of all wild ants and mosquitoes would meet with the enthusiastic support of camp era out. July is the mouth that has the burnt powder smell. People whose specialty is getting into trouble are busy these balmy days rocking boats. Some people have a way of being good to themselves by always sympathizing with a generous man. The man who insists on keeping himself upon a pedestal must expect to be a mark for everybody. It is dead easy to be the choice of those who have no right to choose. The young man who can put up a good imitation of a big salary is likely to be married before he knows it if he doesn't look out. "The thing that most men think about is the other man's dollar. A sick doctor is involuntarily knocking his own game. Many a woman when she finishes dressing holds the mirror up to art.
The article explains rose pest control noting green fly relies on ants as a milk source. It advises whale oil soap and tobacco water for green fly and hellebore tea for green slug infestations, with two tablespoons per bucket of boiling water and then cooled.
Campers urged to notify Isaac McKenry and the grounds committee or the secretary about tent types. Owners of tents should inform the committee to aid ordering. Deadline July 25. Committee: Isaac McKenry, Frank Stewart, W. A. Row. 28-0 Sacrifice price $550. Do. Apply at Journal office. 26-61 To Whom It May Concern notice dissolves firm D Neiswanger & Son by mutual consent. F B Neiswanger to own assets and collect credits. real estate unchanged. Signed July 16, 1907. Lt Neiswanger, F E Neiswanger. 283 Ice cream cones at Hays'. Catarrh cure ad claims constitutional treatment and offers $1000 if no cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by Druggists 75c.
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