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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
2
The ad promotes self treatment with Chamberlains Remedies for common ailments. It lists five products Cough Remedy Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Pain Balm Stomach and Liver Tablets and a Skin Salve. Each bottle is 25 cents and all five cost 1.25. Sold by Cook & Sherman.
L C Corbett outlines long lined shade trees best for highways and notes fruit trees add fund potential. He cites apples pears hickory walnut and butternut for certain regions and argues long shaded canopies from maples elms oaks and live oaks suit roads best, with regional picks for California Florida Texas and the plains.
A speaker imagines a sunlit suburb with garden labor and peaceful air disrupted only by a neighbor’s lawn mower. The piece contrasts rural serenity with urban noise and ends with a satirical jab at Spain’s bullfighting and modern sports in other nations.
A compact unsigned verse discusses needing nerve to sing of sixpence and a push for dollars to gain world attention. The lines imply a shift from modest earnings to broader fame through finance.
Grace and Helen clash in a witty exchange over a studio portrait with a mandolin. Helen asserts her right to be photographed gracefully despite the instrument choice, sparking a lighthearted debate on style and talent.
Miss Vassar asks about the chatter of caddy boys guessing its golf while Miss Barnard clarifies it as baseball in a snappy campus exchange.
A collection of aphorisms on marriage generosity money insanity and prejudice noting social norms and human folly. The speaker muses that a wife may overestimate a husband and that good advice is rare while sympathy has value.
A decorative and practical hot handle holder is described. Cut two linen pieces, embroider a simple floral design or initials, baste, bind, and sew edges. add a central opening for quilted lining. Variations include linen removable holders or silk remnant designs with quilting and a ribbon frill.
The article notes lingerie pillow covers echo current lingerie trends with openwork designs and hand embroidery. It highlights a standout cover of fine lawn with duny lace medallions and edge trim, available in various shapes. The openwork look, colored lining, and durable washability are praised as smart investments.
A house keeper describes a cheap quick method to repair tinware. She paste pastes a torn brown paper patch over a hole with cold water paste, then adds hot water and lets it set for weeks until a dishwasher burns it off. The patch is easily replaced and used for cookware.
Instructions describe placing four teaspoonfuls of tea in a newly scalded teapot, pouring boiling water, adding a quart of hot water after five minutes, steeping three more minutes, straining, cooling, and chilling in ice. Serve over crushed ice with lemon slices and sugared leaves for sweetness.
A quick emergency dish for unexpected guests: hollowed bread filled with a cheese milk mix seasoned with salt and paprika. Place an unbroken egg in each hollow, dot with butter and bake about ten minutes until set.
A note on cleaning methods suggests that white marble or white wooden steps appear cleaner when sanded with a fine white powder commonly used for this purpose.
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