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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
8
Local items announce fair preservation of kettles and farm tools at the fair. Advertisements urge shoppers to compare prices at McNamara's Furniture and other local stores. Mrs Jennie W. Hamilton of Chicago visits her Walker relatives. Essie Essley heads to Burlington and Dallas City for a trip. Mrs A Renshaw travels from Inwood to Iowa City for commencement. David Burham returns from a weekend with his family as Mrs Burham recovers from illness.
Marlton New Jersey woman shares ten year struggle with female ailments. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief from inflammation ulceration indigestion and nervousness after doctors gave up. The ad touts the product’s safety and a free confidential advice offer from Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Reduction Sale on all furniture at McNamara's South Side Furniture. Several residents and visitors arrive or return from trips including Mrs Ralph Lytle and son from Oskaloosa and Miss Stella Berry resuming duties at Snouffer Hughes & Co. Also reports of travels by Lloyd Latta Donald Ross and others with small town events and an illustrated lecture at the Presbyterian Church on Friday night by Prof A P Vaughn titled The Japanese Frontiersman. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
A Harper's Weekly note explains sounds vary in reach with depth of tone. It argues that low pitched noises like steamboat whistles heard on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers carry farther than high notes, especially on quiet nights, and invites readers to recall such unmistakable thumps as signature sounds.
Authorities plan a municipal house to house census in Japan beginning in Kobe, shifting from birth and death records to direct population surveys to improve counts. Local officials prepare for door to door questioning and data collection across towns.
Miss Josephine Babcock to host Bachelor Maids gathering Wednesday at her North Iowa avenue home. Misses Ellen and Jennie Smith hosted a 6 o’clock dinner Friday in honor of sister Mrs Chas Ward of Oklahoma City. The Junior Christian Endeavor at the Presbyterian church will meet Thursday 7 to 9 at Miss Ruth McCleary’s East Second street home. Invitations issued for the wedding of Obe T Warner to Miss Hilda Daum at Albert Lea Minnesota on Thursday evening June 17 at 8 p.m. Mrs W H Warner and son Clyde travel to Albert Lea for the ceremony. Obe Warner, former local resident, is head shipping clerk in a wholesale grocery house at Albert Lea.
The Misses Jennie and Ellen Smith entertained several friends Friday evening at their West Main street home for a 6 o'clock dinner. Covers were laid for ten. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mrs. Frank Sage and sister, Miss Madge Scott of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Patterson, and the Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Abels.
Sheriff Benham of Muscatine and Deputy McCarty helped pursue two alleged horse thieves, captured near Ottumwa after starting from Muscatine on the tenth. One thief stole near Richland in Keokuk county, the other took a horse from Muscatine. Both youths, about eighteen and twenty, were taken into custody by Ottumwa police.
The Rev and Mrs D J Masson will travel to Iowa City to witness their son John Masson graduate at Wednesday's commencement exercises.
Help wanted notice seeking a girl for general house work. Contact by phone at 59. The brief ad notes location and hours unspecified and uses a simple contact method.
The piece portrays George Washington's physical stature and bearing as noted by Captain Mercer. It covers his height strength and build, facial features, and demeanor, plus his passion for farming. It mentions Mount Vernon and Christchurch church, noting Washington's long-standing routine and travel for worship.
The piece narrates a comic yet grim legend of the Comite de la Pole, a vain figure with a knifelike nose and a fat wife. A wart on his nose leads to reckless self harm with a large bowl and a sharp knife, ending in a murky, fatal outcome.
Instructions describe engraving eggs by writing with beeswax or varnish then dipping in weak vinegar acid. Uncovered shell areas decompose, creating a relief engraving. For brown eggs seal ends with wax. the process takes 2 to 3 hours to reveal the design.
About fifty thousand tons of chimney soot are scraped from London chimneys each year. Estimated value exceeds $200,000 and the material is used as a fertilizer, with roughly half a ton per acre.
The article advises on preventing tuberculosis by healthy living, fresh air, moderation, cleanliness, and avoiding disease spread. It covers patient isolation practices including separate dishes and boiling clothing, and promotes ample sunlight and air. It also includes a tip on maintaining gold embroidery using crimson velvet.
Local brief notes list social visits and travels. Dudley Crone of Keota and Cloyce Beard from Monmouth arrive in the city. People from Iowa City and Des Moines return home. A Japan lecture at the Presbyterian church features Professor Vaughn with admission 15 and 25 cents.
A simple borax gargle dissolves a teaspoon of borax in water to use hot or cold but not swallow. If avoided, a strong salt water solution is a safe substitute used several times daily, with nasal inhalation to aid throat relief as described by a nurse for diphtheria patients.
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