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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
5
The airdome drew over a thousand guests last night, turning many away. Spectators praised sharp, clear pictures and the overall entertainment, with plans for an extensive weekly program of moving pictures, orchestra, and illustrated songs. Admission is cheap, with five cents for floor seats and ten cents for elevated seating, plus rain checks for bad weather.
St Paul Pioneer Press notes a decision requiring babies to pay fare on transatlantic steamers and questions what happens if a baby refuses to pay. The wry remark suggests universal charges apply from infancy.
A poem notes a couple living in harmony who die together and rise to heaven where they remark the event is not unusual. The verse reflects on unity of mind and deed and ends with a wry cosmic acceptance.
A magazine guide outlines essential packing for different travel tempos from rapid continental hops to seasonal stays in Paris and London. It recommends minimizing nonessentials, detailing trunks, garments, and fabric choices, with practical notes on dinner gowns, lingerie, and travel coats for changing weather.
The piece traces rising interest in green and white china, noting its contrast with blue and white, the superstition around green, and how demand outstrips supply. It highlights how green china complements white walls and chintz, demanding particular surroundings for best effect.
The article notes women rarely keep a large pair of kitchen scissors yet they are as useful as in sewing. Hang a sharp pair over the kitchen table from a strap so they are always accessible. Use for shaping cake tins, trimming fruit, cutting pastry edges, larding strips, and candied peel. Keep them clean and polished after each use.
Flora Wilson, daughter of James Wilson the U S secretary of agriculture, made a successful debut at Gaveau hall Paris. Society and prominent members of the American colony attended the concert and she was repeatedly encored praising her pleasing quality.
Practical beauty advice covers dyeing eyebrows with vaseline thinned by almond oil, puffing the upper lip to reduce mouth lines, and massaging with two fingers for a lifted look. It advises diluting hydrochloric acid for throat care, notes vocal training routines, and offers nail care steps including hot soaks, cuticle pushing, and cold cream to prevent dryness.
E P Snyder explains a crate technique to ring hogs, detailing crate construction from 1 by 6 boards and oak top boards, use of a rope and iron ring, and circles around the upper jaw to restrain snout. He notes risks of sores and prefers unringed fattening when possible, advocating two rings at the upper nostrils for restraint.
A Missouri feeder writes to Orange Judd Farmer that rising cattle numbers and market shifts push for slaughter of cattle under eighteen months. He recalls older practices of marketing steers around four years, but now favors grinding feed and marketing at about fifteen months for less waste and better beef quality.
Practical advice from a New York dairyman on night pasture use, butter packaging standards, and cattle care. Emphasizes clean butter prints, avoiding overfeeding, tracking daily milk yield, proper stable ventilation, kindness and regularity, gradual diet changes, frequent cow testing, udder hygiene, and a simple homemade milking stand built from a wire spool.
Invitations have been issued in town for the marriage of Miss Sarah Evangeline Coe and Mr George Andrew Barlean. The ceremony will be held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs Sterling Coe in David City Nebraska on June 17. Miss Coe is a niece of Miss Sarah Crawford and has visited here several times.
The Journal presents Albert Besson Terhune's The Merry Widow story, long associated with the Chicago stage hit. The notice notes the world famous play stems from this tale and invites readers to peruse the original narrative, while also mentioning a Vienna bread assortment available for all.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire writes that about a year ago she bought two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy which cured a severe longstanding kidney trouble. She praises it as a grand medicine and gives her wholehearted recommendation, via Lemmon's Pharmacy.
David Miller departed for Chicago with 134 head of hogs farm fed and averaging over 250 pounds. The shipment will be sold through North American Commission Co. represented by John Babcock in the deal.
J. P. Swift of Havre sent a car load of hogs to Chicago today. The shipment consisted of 78 hogs with an average weight of 241 pounds each.
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