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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
A Popular Mechanics sketch describes a simple coin trick. Lay a heavy paper across three identical tumblers, cover two openings with trimmed paper, and position three paper covers. Place coins on the sheet, then show coins appear and vanish by lifting covers and tumblers while keeping openings concealed.
A playful social game where guests must name two foods for the hostess to decide if they may attend a picnic. Players are judged by whether their initials match the food items they name. The hostess reveals the rule step by step as everyone learns who may stay home.
A collection of brainteasers asks to form lines, prove odd sums, and compute playful weights. It includes a joke about a pound of feathers versus gold weighed differently, and ends with a cat-counting riddle stating eight cats.
A classroom joke turns on plurals as Nellie correctly says oxen and Robbie awkwardly proposes foxen. The teacher guides with a light moment about plural forms.
A short tale from the Pittsburg Press recounts two dogs with differing tails asking why the longer one is longer. After a car dash along the road, the curious dog learns the outcome, lamenting the loss of the long tail and the lesson about questions.
Summer care for dogs cats and birds focuses on cleanliness feeding and water. Dogs need less meat and frequent washing while biscuits milk and oatmeal are recommended. Cats prefer milk mush vegetables and occasional lettuce or celery. canaries require daily baths fresh water and a varied diet with seeds and occasional pepper.
The article explains cleaning white veils by boiling in soap lather for about 15 minutes, rinsing in cold water with a dash of liquid bluing, optional perfume, and finishing with gum arabic or boiled rise water. For black veils, it advises hot water with ox gall and perfume, then rinsing, bluing, stiffening with thin glue water, squeezing, shaking, drying, and ironing on the wrong side.
The Delineator advises making a cleaning solution from borax and camphor gum to restore black cloth. Dissolve borax in boiling water with camphor pieces, cool, bottle, and dilute with cold water before use. Wet and sponge black stockings or garments to remove spots and grease.
The guide notes thick gloves with stitched backs are most comfortable. White suede gloves regain freshness using powdered alum and fuller’s earth brushed in until dirt lifts. Silk gloves clean with magnesia between two paper layers, then reapplied powder removes stains. Store gloves by wrapping in brown paper to avoid coloration from white paper.
A concise recipe describes mixing pulverized gum arabic starch and sugar with mucilage, dissolving in water, cooking until clear and tar thick, and preserving by camphor or oil of cloves for indefinite storage.
A nineteenth century recipe describes blanching sixty almonds then grinding with two lumps of sugar to blend oils. A pint of rosewater is added slowly while crushing to a powder. The mixture rests overnight, then strains. The result is touted as an excellent cosmetic lotion and bleach.
Orange juice is offered as a simple ivy poisoning remedy. Bathe the afflicted area to relieve itching and burning. The skin will peel in a few days and the condition should not spread further.
A humorous verse contrasts harsh blizzard conditions with cozy indoor comforts. The speaker prefers radiator heat, gas logs, a wife, and a book over sleighing and cold streets. Stanzas celebrate domestic warmth and the solace of reading during winter storms.
Democrats in Lewis County, West Virginia nominate Louis Bennett for governor. In other notes, a drowning occurred in Des Moines Iowa, a Brazilian battleship is under construction, and the Netherlands ships Jacob van Heemskerck heads to the Caribbean. Six strikers died in a Vigneux France riot. Roosevelt reportedly denied naming a liner Alice Roosevelt. Potter Palmer and wife departed New York for Europe on honeymoon. Lords pass old age pensions bill with amendments to be rejected by Commons. Four men die from lightning in Minneapolis amid heavy rains ending a heat wave.
A tense kitchen argument between a waitress and dishwasher spills into the dining room. A lone traveler, moved to tears, covers his eyes with a handkerchief and vows the moment will pass as the sympathetic host asks what troubles him.
Airdome last night drew a large appreciative audience despite rain. Copeland and Coy performed a clever blackface act with new jokes the past two evenings and will present a new act tonight. Moving pictures and illustrated songs offered a complete change yesterday and will be repeated tonight and Saturday. Copeland and Coy appear only tonight and tomorrow night.
Rev. William Matthews will preach Sunday at 3 o clock at the Walnut school southwest of the city. Sabbath school begins at 2 30. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
A fragmentary verse note describes a woman with a bow and stringed beaus, who strings the suitors but cannot pin down a commitment. The muted wit suggests social amusement rather than a decisive romance. The lines read with playful rhythm and implied mockery of courting games.
Peoria police arrest Tony Martin from a Quincey family on July 31 for robbing J. E. Murphy at 611 First Avenue. He gained entry under the pretense of inquiring about a friend of his mother, then looted the house and seized diamonds and valuables valued at about $1,000.
Boston reports Harvey T. Wells former cashier of the First National Bank of Kenosha Wisconsin has confessed to taking about 6000 dollars from the bank. He cites his wish to marry Florence E. Winniston daughter of a London tradesman met in Chicago as motive.
Dialogue fragments show a newlywed wife unsure of her husband’s political stance. She admits they married recently and she has not disclosed his politics, while he has not spoken on the topic. The exchange hints at intimate marital concerns and hidden beliefs.
The forecast calls for cooler conditions across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with fair weather in parts of Iowa. Local thunderstorms are possible in Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with cooler temperatures expected tonight.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for Wheat Corn Oats and Bonds with cash sales and live stock figures. Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed along with market receipts and ranges from East Buffalo N Y. Prices cover July 30 with July Sept Dec contracts and cash samples for wheat corn oats and hay.
Dear Eve kept no suspense, wasting moments dressing as Adam waited. She chose a fig leaf and departed, ending the plan for the evening show.
In the dialogue a speaker asks about the meaning of a fat year and a lean year. The other person suggests the fat year refers to a leap year, implying variability in time or resources between years.
A terse dialogue frames a confrontation where a woman asserts control, declaring intent to break another’s will while the counterclaim challenges the speaker’s resolve, hinting at an ongoing power struggle and personal defiance.
A compact note recalling a lyric about aging and gratitude to the first love who humiliated the speaker, framed as a reflective verse on time and fame. The stanza hints at growth through loss and the irony of remembrance after success.
A reflective piece on time and human behavior. It muses that procrastination slows progress while duty offers a defense against being overworked. It notes social quirks, marriage, intelligence, and the paradoxes of choice with terse, aphoristic observations.
The advertisement claims the kidneys strain blood impurities and Foley's Kidney Remedy will restore health by removing waste from the blood. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product as a cure and preventive measure.
The Misses Marguerite McGugin and Hanna Eicher drove out to the Eicher camp this morning seeking to assess activities and support the ongoing camp efforts.
J F H Taylor sues in the September term district court of Washington County Iowa The verified petition is presented to the court and the notice is approved and ordered published in The Evening Journal weekly for four weeks KK E Willcockson judge of said court
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa during the September term 190s Christina Meyer filed a suit against a defendant identified as a party in this action. The record indicates a civil proceeding with pleadings and scheduled court activities to be announced.
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