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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1907
Page
8
The article urges proper instruction for massage, noting benefits for medical use in the morning and beauty work at night to reduce wrinkles. It explains how massage strengthens facial muscles and improves appearance by manipulating tissues, despite limits imposed by bone shape.
A pretty corset cover described for summer wear features two wide ribbon stripes sewn lengthwise into three pieces with fagoting joining under the arms. Lace and bead shoulder straps, a beaded waist, and ribbon threading complete the design. White silk petticoats with flowered flounces accompany the set, marketed for use with lingerie dresses and evening wear.
The article notes that average people must treat minor injuries and ailments at home due to expense of physicians. It touts Chamberlain’s Remed ies including Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Cough Remedy Pain Balm Stomach and Liver Tablets and Salve. One bottle of each five costs $1.25, sold by Cook & Sherman.
Reportedmused exchange from Fliegende Blatter noting a witty question about a girl named Theresa achieving top standing with an ideal head in school. The brief quote reflects a humorous style on academic excellence.
A method describes shredding white wax finely then mixing it with one third its weight in resin to form a light colored sealing wax. The mixture is melted slowly over the fire to become a white sealing wax that keeps well and only needs reheating before use.
A poem from Youth’s Companion portrays fathers returning home at six. The speaker lists playful roles a father assumes from robber with umbrella gun to sailor, soldier, knight, and peddler, then concludes he is happiest as just dad when the latchkey jingles and he slips the lock.
A Chicago News description explains charcoal production by piling small sticks in a round heap with a central chimney and side outlet. Air is restricted to char the wood without flame, preserving carbon. Heaps take a week to three weeks, then cooling follows before spreading the charred sticks.
A described trick shows how to pierce a nickel or silver quarter using a fine needle inserted through a cork as a stabilizing fulcrum. By placing the cork between blocks and striking the coin with a hammer, the needle resists bending and forces a pierce through the coin.
A mother plans Dorothy's first long trip on a ferryboat. The child, aged three, expects fairies on board and laments she cannot find any as she looks for magical beings. The moment reveals a child's vivid imagination and disappointment.
Baseball scores from Chicago dated June 11 list outcomes across leagues and associations. Pittsburg loses 3 to 14 to Brooklyn. New York defeats St Louis 8 to 2. Philadelphia shuts out St Louis 3 to 0. New York beats Detroit 9 to 3. Boston loses to Cleveland 5 to 0. Washington defeats Chicago 2 to 1. Toledo edges St Paul 4 to 8. Louisville splits with Kansas City 6 to 3. Indianapolis beats Milwaukee 4 to 1. Columbus defeats Minneapolis 8 to 5. Omaha defeats Denver 8 to 1. Sioux City loses to Pueblo 1 to 3. Lincoln beats Des Moines 10 to 4.
The state department has not confirmed the alleged assassination of President Cabrera of Guatemala and there are no advices from Senor Toledo Herrarte on the subject. The report's context mentions a nationwide effort by team owners to standardize and raise prices by about 25 percent.
Burial held in Elwood Ind for Charles Housman the milliner with no religious service. A chapter from his book Worlds Conquered was read and the Wallace quartette sang. Housman argued the Bible was garbled by fanatics and urged focus on human virtue over sects.
Illinois and Indiana expect fair skies with winds from the south shifting to the west. Lower Michigan may see showers with southeast winds turning to the west. Wisconsin should be mostly fair with warmer conditions. Town area forecast calls for fair and warmer weather.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat soy corn and pork futures with July and Sept contracts posting varied highs lows and closes. Live stock markets in East Buffalo NY report mixed cattle hog and sheep receipts with lower overall prices and steady to softer tones across sections.
Rome reports police uncover an international band in Sicily with two leaders in custody. seized documents show branches in the United States and accomplices there disposed of plunder. authorities expect to arrest further US-based members with recovered correspondence.
Italian sculptor Filippo Cifariello, jailed for over a year on murder charges in Naples, has been allowed to work on art to ease his mind. A neighboring cell was converted into a studio where he feverishly models a bronze group of the royal family from a postcard image. He plans to cast the piece in bronze and donate proceeds to prisoners' families via Wing Victor.
Charles M. Hill, longtime inpatient at Richmonds Eastern Hospital for the Insane, has died after twenty years there. Hill is credited as the inventor of the self-binder, a device now widely used, and his collapse followed his inability to patent the invention before others secured patents.
In Minneapolis on June 11 the fifth annual meeting will discuss an effort by team owners. The event aims to address sponsorships and organizational planning for the upcoming season.
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