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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1941
Page
3
A 1941 column blends weather, health, and wartime opinion with notes on milk consumption and public mood. It cites studies on winter death rates, discourages girls basketball, and recalls historical medical milestones while echoing editorial stances from Davenport and Fort Dodge on American production and foreign policy.
A printed page prints miscellaneous items including a four line verse about a doctor and a child author, light humor quotes, a stunt about eggs, and reflections on life and faith. The piece is signed “Cont. by Emil A. Anderson” and appears as a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
The census reports that more Americans than ever are living beyond 65, a trend the Omaha World-Herald attributes to unhealthy curiosity.
Tyrone Power learned stage magic for The Mark of Zorro and entertained cast and crew on the Fox set. He slipped director Rouben Mamoulian’s tie and turned Linda Darnell’s gardenia into weeds, even making a vase vanish during a rehearsal. The film stars Power with Darnell and Basil Rathbone.
Mickey Rooney ponders Andy Hardy's future after high school graduation in the new Hardy Family film Andy Hardy's Private Secretary at the State Theatre. Rooney favors Andy trying a job first, then college, while noting the cast and graduation theme with Ann Rutherford Kathryn Grayson and Margaret Early in the feature.
A factory story recalls a machinist expert who taps with a hammer and bills 50 dollars for tapping and knowing where to tap. The Atchison Globe notes a rain prayer with no umbrella and an Office Grouch jab about shortening the workday to a zero minute hour.
A fragmented quip filled with observations on independent women, parental influence, generational change, space imagery, daily habits, and attitudes toward prevention, medicine, and greatness. The speaker critiques big business in 1927 28 and the pessimist mindset amid a general sense of exchange.
A man who sends back postcards from his trips draws attention at town hotels. Bellboys in the writing rooms report he never stays in the large rooming houses, prompting chatter about possible removal.
Arvid Wagamon of Wellman joins a California National Guard medical unit marching with ten cargo trucks five ambulances a reconnaissance car and two motorcycles. The convoy departs from Long Beach heads for Exposition Park Los Angeles then to San Luis Obispo. Wagamon son of Mr and Mrs William Wagamon was a driver before deployment and is among the first Wellman volunteers.
Mrs George Van Auken 65 longtime Columbus Junction resident died at Bellevue Hospital Muscatine after an operation. Born Minnie Jane Neff in Illinois February 10 1876 she moved to Columbus Junction at age 12 and helped run the Monkey Run dairy. Survived by husband grandson Howard Van Auken and sister Mrs John McNamer. Funeral and burial set in Columbus Junction.
The National Grange or Patrons of Husbandry started in December 1867 in Washington D C. by O H Keller of the U S department of agriculture. By 1872 its spread accelerated and by 1875 it counted about 1 500 000 members.
Advice on storing matches in a covered tin box away from children and heat sources. Ensure matches are fully extinguished before disposal and avoid lighting matches in confined or poorly ventilated spaces such as closets or garages.
A machine is invented to wrap and seal varied merchandise in a transparent elastic material made from chemically treated rubber.
Holes in stocking heels happen when heel reinforcement is thin or shoe lining wears. Fix by buying hosiery with heavier heel reinforcement, repairing the shoe lining, or wearing snug fitting heels to reduce wear.
Combine equal portions apples and rhubarb and cook as a regular sauce. Add a little lemon juice to brighten flavor.
A historical note reports that facial hair density in nine men averages around 160 hairs per square inch, reflecting early scientific observations of beard growth and hair patterns.
Ingenuity remains the key to furnishing a home when funds are tight. A thoughtful mix of old and new items can transform a sparse collection into a charming display, while a lack of creativity may leave even the finest pieces looking like a showroom.
The Temple church in London is the best known of the round churches. Other surviving examples are in Cambridge Northampton Little Maplestead Essex and Ludlow.
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