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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
6
Fragmentary verse about a baby boy and a man with trousers and pockets. Imagery of a child three years old, a little dress, gold curls, and a curious adult addressing the child. Expresses longing and disbelief within a playful nursery tone.
A New York inventor designs a pair of fin like ankle fins with a ribbed frame and skin membrane that straps over the ankle and attaches to a sandal footpiece. The fins open on the forward motion and fold away to avoid hindering the swimmer.
The illustration shows a parlor game using a set of balls, a flexible band with a pocket at the lower end, and a standard clamp. The band spans the table and is held by the player, who rolls balls down the band into the pocket, requiring skill to prevent balls from leaving the band.
In Boston’s Somerset Street a four story wooden wedge shaped house sits squeezed between two brick buildings. The structure, four feet at its front, narrows to ten feet at the rear, with a small door, old windows, balconies, and a ladder like stairway serving two rooms per floor.
Tommy laments a toothache while his mother blames his constant candy eating. He insists he has many teeth and only one aches, revealing a playful childlike misunderstanding.
A humorous verse by Anna F. Bryant recounts a playful scene where a mother washes one twin and then dips the other, causing both boys to wink and giggle. The joke ends with the realization that the same boy has been washed twice, sparking laughter and lighthearted family mischief.
An employer advertises for a bright boy to start at the bottom and rise to partnership with his daughter. Two applicants answer, John and Sam. John wastes effort. Sam quickly tears wrapping to finish, leading the employer to hire Sam while telling John he is suited for an older era.
A witty exchange shows a niece pressing for affection as an aunt withholds a kiss insisting the sister received three. The dialogue highlights family teasing and affection limits within a domestic vignette.
Rainwhit the walrus in New York City’s Bronx Park Zoo has eaten 400 clams and 25 codfish without salt in a month. He is fed daily or more if cost allows. Two keepers spend two hours daily on meals, and he has gained 28 pounds since arriving.
Alphonso Steele of Mexia Texas the sole survivor of the Texas forces under Gen Sam Houston at the San Jacinto battle recalls the fight describes charging and shooting a Mexican fighter before being carried to safety He holds the original muster roll and helped disprove others claims of participation He has lived in Mexia for many years and has 170 descendants
Wilhelm Miller extols Bourneville near Birmingham as the archetype of a perfect garden city. He envisions a Pittsburg suburb of 3000 with no saloons or slums, ample parks, modern schools and baths, and affordable housing at about $12.30 a month. Bourneville’s economy rests on rents, with 8 percent returns and projected growth to $5,000,000 yearly, aided by Cadbury’s gift.
The writer praises Acacia Dealbata the silver wattle as a top urban street tree but cautions that street tree trials are in early stages. Past tests show pepper as long standing yet residents avoid it, while silver wattle adapts with modest care and is considered the most beautiful acacia.
The Minneapolis Garden Club demonstrated a simple solution to blighted streets by cultivating sunflowers and other plants on nearly four miles of vacant-frontage. They cleared unoccupied lots, sowed grass and flowers, and left a thousand lot gardens and eighteen thousand home gardens under their care after the season.
The Foundation Singer Polignac in Paris offers 64 brick and iron dwellings for the poor with affordable rents under 100 dollars. A room and kitchen cost 44 dollars yearly, plus 60 for a room and dining area, or 82 for two rooms with amenities. a garden adds 4 dollars.
City aims for cleaner streets but faces littering due to careless residents. Waste paper scattered across neighborhoods highlights the need for public effort and orderly maintenance. Community groups urged to participate in cleanup and enforcement to achieve a tidier urban environment.
An eye catching sketch describes Tehuantepec in southern Mexico as a town with about 3000 women and 500 men. Women control markets and shops while men are scarce due to tribal wars and the Diaz regime.
John M. McCord, long unemployed and destitute, sought a permit to kill his family and himself but was advised against it. He later found work washing cars at a Louisville Street Railway barn. Yesterday an oncoming car backed into the barn, pinning him in a repair pit and causing fatal injuries.
In Montgomery Alabama on March 1 the New York Limited bound for New Orleans derailed near Milsted twenty eight miles east injuring two train staff four passengers and killing engineer A J Smedley of Atlanta.
A warehouse in Port Huron Michigan containing 500000 dollars worth of Michigan National Guard camp equipment burned for a total loss. Officials cite an explosion of a gasoline tank near the building as the likely cause.
A period ad claims gray hairs vanish with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. It touts natural hair restoration, dandruff removal, and new growth, asserting the product restores color in a few applications and sells for fifty cents a bottle via McElhinney Drug Co. Special Agent.
A warning notes wet feet and chilling can inflame nose throat and lungs risking lagrippe bronchitis or pneumonia. It advises monitoring children and using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to soothe membranes and heal coughs quickly without substitutes.
Druggists offer a money back guarantee if the product fails to cure a cold. Each box bears E W GROVE'S signature. Sold for 25 cents. Budgeted to appeal to readers seeking a fast remedy and a trusted brand during the period.
Advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as capable of curing any kidney or bladder ailment not beyond medicine's reach. Claims universal effectiveness and promotes sale through all druggists.
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