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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
4
The article discusses the common housefly Musca domestica, noting it thrives with human dwellings. It highlights its adaptation to closed spaces, its sticky feet, and the tendency to preen as feet collect grime and adhering substances.
An article warns that houseflies spread typhoid and cholera by alighting on manure and filth. It urges sanitation, covering waste, screening windows, and removing breeding sites to reduce disease risk and protect public health.
A compact list warns against keeping files at home and buying foods from places tolerant of files. It advises safeguarding fruits and confections from the owntimes of files and prevents flies from disturbing a baby at its nursing bottle.
A historical notice warns readers about dirty floors and contaminated food areas. It condemns touching food with soiled feet and suggests disinfecting with formalin solution to kill germs. For infestations it recommends burning pyrethrum powder to stupefy and remove flies.
Mrs J C Clendenning hosts a dinner for about a dozen friends honoring Mrs BG Lytle and Miss Grace Lytle. Bethel church group holds a social at the Doe Wright home with cream and cake raising funds for the congregation. Court of Honor meets with Anna Stewart praising the Supreme Convention report from Indianapolis.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds Second Degree work Monday evening with full attendance requested. Eagles hold regular meeting Monday evening. Queen Esther Circle to meet with Miss Ida Bradford Monday evening for its regular monthly session.
Ladies informed that the hairdressing parlor at the Mide C. Lewis store will close for two weeks starting July 25. Orders for switches or hair goods may be left with Miss Mide C. Lewis and will be attended to promptly. Signed Mrs. N. J. Black.
A line from Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch emphasizes choice and effort. It suggests people cannot change their natural traits but can influence their future outcomes through attitude and action.
An ironic reflection on humanity's diversity and the lack of an easy path. The narrator asserts the world was built for many, not a single elite, urging effort and perseverance to adapt and thrive.
A fragment notes resistance to a planned booze sale with local sentiment against alcohol and a land agent's influence in a desert setting. The speaker dismisses buying the lot for a benefit to the boys, implying opposition to the plan.
History details three dollar gold coins from 1854 to 188% totaling 639,792 coins and 1 619 976 dollars. Early minting at Dahlonega New Orleans and San Francisco, but most were struck in Philadelphia. The coins never reached widespread familiarity outside banks.
A compilation of humorous mispronunciations shows how pace alters readability. Examples include a lecturer fumbling over “tutelary deities” and a poet reading “The Sea ceaseth” in rapid speech, plus a stage actor and a clergyman mishandling phrases.
West Chester is a modern trading center in the county’s west, with cement walks, active churches, and ongoing improvements. Mayor J P Dayton leads a council including Crayne Augustine Dayton and Chesley, while the town develops homes, elevators, shops, schools, and a poised schedule of gatherings and services.
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