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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
4
Mrs Edwin F Moulton of Ohio heads the Woman's Outdoor Art League of the American Civic association. Her civic beauty work began after the Chicago World's Fair and she has long championed parks, playgrounds, art in schools, and hygienic improvements. She resides at Moulton Hall Warren Ohio, now the league's national headquarters.
An old physician argues digestion hinges on proper food texture and calm mealtimes. He warns against rushing meals and praises laughter and cheerful company as aids to digestion while stressing mastication and teeth care for better nourishment.
A fragment shows a narrative voice praising a servant as uniquely naive and cherished by a “little lady.” The clipped text hints at a domestic scene with social commentary on role and perception.
A Baltimore man discovers his servant Rosalie has been stealing state occasion writing paper engraved with his crest. After a note in his paper is sent, he rehires her, admiring her waffles while keeping his desk locked.
A quotation from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister contrasts male public dependence with the wife’s quiet domestic sovereignty. It argues that a woman mastering inner control liberates her husband and governs the household with serene, continuous order.
Guidance on preserving books explains opening covers one at a time onto the table, easing leaves gradually, and using a bookmark when interrupted. It warns against laying the book face down or placing objects between pages to avoid back and cover damage during ordinary use.
A New York Times poem contrasts independence and splendor with marriage’s daily duties. The speaker frets over financial strain and social expectations while imagining returning to spinster life, then briefly considers marriage as both an ideal and constraint.
A simple home formula combines half an ounce white wax and two ounces beeswax dissolved in half a pint of turpentine. In a warm place pour this over a mixture of one ounce pure white soap a nutmeg sized piece of resin and half a pint of water boiled together until melted. Then mix thoroughly and store in a bottle.
A guardian explains to a young man that he resembles both parents. The mother’s talent for spending money contrasts with the father’s gift for not making money, summarizing family traits in a humorous exchange.
The sentence states the first essential in nursing is to ensure the air a patient breathes remains as pure as external air, preventing chilling and preserving the effectiveness of all other care. It emphasizes air purity as the core nursing principle.
Velvet can be cleaned by rubbing with a cloth dipped in powdered magnesia. Shake occasionally and when completely dry brush with a rather stiff brush.
The article promotes precipitated chalk as a top and affordable tooth powder. It notes that mixing a touch of orris root slightly perfumes the breath after use, presenting a simple dental hygiene remedy.
A Farm Journal style guide urges planning for packing sheds baskets and boxes, harvest schedule and staking. It recommends five to twelve tomatoes per four basket crate with uniform size and color for distant markets, and notes ventilated cars good up to 300 miles while beyond that freezer transport is needed.
A writer urges hayracks be at least seven feet wide with eight preferred to prevent hay loss. Cover racks fully and pack first sling with a small initial hay layer. Slings should be five feet wide for hay and grain, tires should be three inches if ground is soft, and a manure hook can aid loading.
A. M. Ten Eyck advises planting cowpeas as late as July 25 for forage or fall pasture. Do not plant in rows for cultivation. sow in close drills six to twelve inches apart after disking and harrowing. Set a disk drill to sow about a bushel and a half of wheat per acre, roughly one bushel of peas per acre. Upright growth reduces vineing, enabling easy mowing. drilled rows require a bean harvester for harvest.
In western areas fattening sheep largely on alfalfa is rising. Producers rarely feed alfalfa alone and add some grain such as barley or corn meal. Barley, common locally, is valued for malt, reducing grain needs. Overall grain fed with alfalfa is less than with other fodders, while alfalfa and sugar beets fatten cheaply. Adding grain improves finish and sale price.
Elberta peaches ripen around the first of August in Logan Utah. The tree is vigorous and productive, bearing heavily. The fruit is large with good flavor though somewhat coarse and separates easily from the stone. It yields much dried fruit and is highly recommended for drying or shipping fresh.
The Ladies Missionary Society of Pleasant Plains auxiliary will postpone to one week and meet with Mrs. Kleese Hartman in north Washington on Wednesday July 10.
The Queen Esther circle will gather Monday evening at Miss Maud Haines residence for important business and all members are urged to attend.
A group of girls including Mary Steck Dorothy Miller Vera Alberson Gertrude Ward Hazel Martin Helen Wilson and Alliene Bailey drove south of town this morning and spent the day picnicking with no incidents reported.
A number of families in Living Lake will picnic the Fourth of July at the John Donaldson home northeast of the city. Several from the city will also attend.
The Ready Maids were entertained last evening at the home of Mrs. Lee Ward on West Main Street, in a social gathering hosted by the local club.
Andrew Wallace Barnes and Miss Hope Andrews of Jamestown Ohio wed at 6:30 PM in the bride’s home with Rev J A Barnes officiating. The groom, once of Ainsworth, studied at Washington Academy and later worked with the Columbus Safeguard before his current post at the Daily Ledger in Philadelphia. The bride, a former Monmouth student, visits the Corette home. the couple plan to reside in Philadelphia after visiting Ohio.
A crowd of young people will be entertained this evening at the James Herring home, south of the city.
The Hanover Journal reports the June 16 wedding at the bride’s parents’ home in Hanover Illinois. About three hundred guests attended including Dr and Mrs G W Hay of the city. Matchett, longtime Washington resident and 1887 Academy graduate, later debated for Colorado University and Cornell against Yale, now a leading Chicago lawyer and master of chancery preceding a judgeship. The ceremony was described as elegant.
This morning at about 10 30 Mack Conner's house in the southwest part of town caught fire. The blaze started in the flue and damaged the kitchen and dining room interiors and the roof slightly. Firemen and horse-drawn equipment arrived quickly and extinguished the flames before serious damage.
Robert Varney's horse broke free from a hitching post by the square and ran along the west and north sides toward the park fence where it struck a team owned by Milt Godfrey. No injuries. Varney's buggy suffered considerable damage. Mrs. Brett and her children left for Batavia Iowa to visit daughter Mrs. Moon for a week or two.
Davis Creek School three miles southeast of Riverside closed Friday June 14 after a picnic on the school grounds. Twenty six pupils presented songs declamations and dialogues in a fine program. Attendance honors were listed for two months and the year ended with praise for teacher Miss Gladys Fitzgerald.
Mrs. G. W. Boileau made a business visit to Columbus Junction today, meeting local officials and inspecting commerce prospects. The visit highlights regional economic ties and potential investment opportunities involving her organization.
E H Harriman admitted violating race course regulations during the New London regatta but said the offense was unintentional. He claimed he followed the committee boat and could not safely abandon course when ordered to stop, and he expected no penalty.
A message from Mr. and Mrs IL Prim of Newcastle Indiana says their daughter and Wm Poynter who eloped and married in Danville will be welcomed back. The couple, now visiting Homer NL relatives and friends, are unaware of the Indiana welcome awaiting them.
The outline notes say Standard 677 magnates are wanted on the witness stand at Chicago. Lemenceau won strong support in the French chamber with a 120 vote majority. Britain forms a major iron and steel alliance akin to US and German industries. The American Bankers Association protests to the Interstate Commerce Commission about express firms usurping banks. Nashville imposes a 1700 dollar annual license on saloons. Telegraphers strike in San Francisco shows no new twists. A Birmingham fire damages property valued at 300 dollars. Grandma Pettit, 80, dies from burns after clothing ignited by yard refuse in Jackson.
A Washington man recalls the troubles of his wife a diligent housekeeper coping with the servant shortage. Enmity arises with Mrs B who has hired two of Brown’s servants, and one night Brown fears burglars as the wife jokes about the rival’s schemes to lure Mary away.
A public notice announces a dance at the new Bohemian lodge hall in Richmond on the evenings of July 4, starting at 8 30. Music will be provided by the Washington band and everybody is invited.
W. R. Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee testifies that Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation and is a thorough practical remedy. He offers his conscientious reference and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Iowa Central Ry announces a popular excursion to Minneapolis St Paul on Saturday July 20. The train departs Brighton at 9 19 p m and arrives in Minneapolis 8 52 a m St Paul 9 00 a m Sunday with return options on trains leaving St Paul 7 25 p m and Minneapolis 8 00 p m Tuesday July 23. Round trip fare is 4 00. Bee flyers or agents for details. Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy offered free trial size box for proof of merit. Address Dr. Shoop Racine Wis. Large jars 50 cents J H Stewart sells it.
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