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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1910
Page
5
The Des Moines boosters praised The Fair stocked goods with numerous stalls and items including candy chocolates and cookies. Local residents such as Mrs. W G Brook, Matthew and Stephen Crawford, and many visitors from Keota West Chester Crawfordsville and Fairfield frequented The Fair and the Vienna bakery for fresh rolls, ice cream freezers, and camera supplies.
Jack and Evelyn hear a bedtime tale about a brave little Dutch boy who saved his country by stopping a leak in a dike. He places his thumb in the hole as water seeps through, while his parents seek help to reinforce the wall and prevent a flood. The story underscores the importance of dikes in protecting low-lying land.
An Evening Journal note asserts that local want ads reliably move property and are the first choice for buyers, claiming repeated postings can help sell your property quickly.
A neighbor asks Celia Leahy about Miss Wheaton’s signature for a petition. Celia, three weeks from Ireland, guides the visitor in and speaks of a man’s neglect, hinting at a private matter and urging action. The lines reveal a social scene from Youth's Companion.
Three Garden City young women begin a seventeen day fast for health. After three days they drink twenty glasses of water and juice from two oranges and one lemon, then start a milk diet with one glass per hour. They report improved energy, no weight loss, and plan to continue if results hold.
About 2 000 empty Camembert cheese boxes bearing famous French cheese names arrived in New York aboard a steamship. Duty was paid on the printed labels and on the boxes themselves. The boxes are filled in New York state and sold as coming from abroad, indicating dishonest business practice per a New York trade journal.
James M. Henderson killed a horned snake at his home near the Beulah River on the Belfast road Tuesday. The two foot long reptile lay on a stump in the field and bore a horn at the end of its tail resembling a rooster spur.
A fragment from a dialogue shows Miss Cayenne and Mr. Gilington discussing alimony and a potential settlement. The exchange indicates a willingness to accept a smaller payment to maintain harmony and consent.
Germany becomes increasingly dependent on foreign grain and meat as industrial growth outpaces domestic production. Officials warn that urban demand overruns supply, forcing imports to cover rising deficits in essential foods.
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