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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
8
Rev E G Burdette of Twelfth Avenue Baptist in Evansville says tainted money is usable for good and seeks donations to build a new church. He has served fifteen years with little salary, earning from carpentry and marriages to support his churchgoing poor congregation. The new church may cost about $15 000.
In Ottawa county the coroner’s jury ruled Henry Scutcheons died by his own hand after fatally shooting his family. Henry McClellan, who shot Scutcheons to stop further killings, was exonerated and commended for preventing three additional murders.
In Marion Indiana on July 24 Rev Edward Taylor pastor of the Fairmount Methodist church was fined 40.40 including costs after pleading guilty to shooting songbirds. Deputy game warden Elmer Hiatt filed the charge and Justice Fleeth imposed the fine, noting the birds spoiled his berry crop.
A brick pavement section at North Main and B Streets in Linton Indiana blew up in the heat. The 15 foot long segment covered the full street width and rose with a cannon like report injuring none.
Official forecast up to 8 pm calls for fair conditions in the southern Illinois and Indiana areas with showers and cooler air spreading through the northern portions. Lower Michigan expected fair overall with showers in the north and west. Wisconsin and Iowa face showers and cooler temperatures.
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade show wheat and corn ranges with July and Sept contracts, pork and rib prices, and cash wheat by sample. Hogs, cattle, and sheep markets in Chicago and East Buffalo report receipts and quoted ranges for prime and good stock plus dairy and hay pricing.
A summary of factors affecting potato quality from a Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin. It covers soil and air temperature ranges, tuber depth for planting, node formation, and how depth influences size, uniformity, and susceptibility to scab. It notes optimal soil temperature around 65 to 75 degrees and highlights advantages of planting one and a half to four inches deep.
A compact dairy house can be built cheaply as a 10 by 12 foot structure on a foundation with eight foot posts. Use exterior building paper, drop siding or clapboards, with inner paper and ceiling to create a dead air non conductor. Include a window on each side for light and a chimney to use a stove. allocate space for a separator, churn, worker, and table. even smaller rooms work if milking goes to a station. The key is a layout that enables aerating and washing of all dairy utensils.
The text advises to rub off one half of the shoots on raspberry canes in stages, avoid striking tree bark to prevent canker near orchard trees, and remove blackberry suckers by lifting with a fork and cutting them deeply when they encroach on other garden areas.
In successful farming the principle that like begets like must be controlling the chances of good crops. Thorough tillage and heavy fertilization improve yields. Manure applied to clover sod benefits corn, and breeding and stock raising should have clear purpose and positive results.
A man and a woman argue over a recent instinct to announce plans by phone. He laments unwanted sailing invitations, calls for a law against telephone invitations, and they debate escape strategies and social duty amid a light exchange about gendered cunning.
In ancient Memphis a famed academy bars excess talk and values brevity. Ahmed seeks entry with a short composition, but a wealthier rival is chosen. He cleverly places a single rose leaf on water, prompting admission and a twist in numbers that increases their ranks tenfold.
A guide describes using chopped pistachio nuts and pine nuts to decorate dishes and enhance color. It also details a novel anchovy toast for dessert service, including butter yolk sauce with anchovy color, toasting bread slices and serving hot.
The article describes sewing tips for Valenciennes and Elmy lace lingerie waists to pair with skirts, and suggests a fancy work basket with a silk lined interior and lid fastenings for tools. It also covers skirt finishing with soft silk seam binding to avoid ridges from inward hemming.
Instructions note how meringue should rest in the kitchen about an hour after browning to prevent watery drainage. Cold storage once set may cause the meringue to fall and become watery.
A playful exchange among napkin fork spoon and spoons shares humor about growing into a tablecloth and saucy antics. The little spoon laments being used for cranberry sauce and the dessert spoon sighs over rice pudding while the tablecloth recalls spilled currant jelly.
A simple puzzle described by American Boy involves two four inch nails bent as shown in a drawing with a small gap where they cross. The challenge is to separate the nails and reassemble them. when in the correct position they separate easily.
An Indian prince sends a baby elephant to Queen Victoria. The elephant roams the deck daily and helps keep the ship tidy by collecting rope. A quarrel with the baker ends with the elephant punished then forgiven and forming a bond with the baker.
The Chicago News notes criticism of Dickens for the title Our Mutual Friend arguing mutual should refer only to reciprocal relations between two, while a third party with shared relations is described as common.
A child named Dorothy is asked to dress herself by her mother and learns buttons can be hard to fasten. She struggles with back buttons and sore thumbs, wishing for an easier helper like Martha Jane, while reflecting on independence.
A nostalgic note from Youth's Companion recalls children playing tag with a counting rhyme. It evokes old fashioned games, naming Ann Fillesy and Nicholas John as playful figures in a meadow setting where everyone joins in the timeless game.
All nations strive to check consumption the white plague that claims many yearly. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and is safe and certain in result. Sold by all druggists in a yellow package.
A sales pitch promises reliable delivery of building materials. The caller asserts superior service and asks customers to choose their goods, inviting visitors to judge by treatment and promptness.
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