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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1936
Page
5
Simple kitchen time savers for warm months with dishes like beer rolls and cucumber salad. The guide lists ready to assemble items, fruit gelatines, coconut crisps, and a lamb and rice mold, plus basic dressings and dessert ideas.
A vintage recipe page lists items for Banana Peach Sparkle a citrus gelatine dessert with peaches and bananas and a chicken and vegetable salad with olives and eggs. It includes pastry cheese biscuits cantaloupe with berries and mint and ideas for fruit dressings and molds.
An old advertisement promotes Pineapple broken slices at 10c per can and Mulligan Stew priced at 15c per 1 lb 6 oz can. The copy lists quantities and prices for grocery items.
Seattle May 18. Dr. Alex Hrdlicka Smithsonian anthropologist sails on the Yukon to Kodiak and western Aleutians to pursue remains of a pre historic people discovered in 1926. He aims to map their culture and medical skills while rejecting a land bridge theory and promising more surprising findings.
Washington reports a drop in silver stocks under the silver purchase act as Pathic geld inflows from Europe outpace purchases. Treasury data show silver at about 20 percent of gold holdings, versus 22 to 23 percent in January, with bullion valued around $2.14 billion and gold stock totaling over $10.32 billion.
The article notes 1.862 billion dollars worth of silver needed to fulfill act requirements and cites a January 17 official tally of 835.112 million ounces purchased. It also reports gold stock rising by 169 million dollars since that date, with total government gold holdings at 19.1549 billion dollars.
Forest air cleans dust and pollution as leaves act as a natural filter. Dense woods influence surrounding land and have helped Indian villages avoid cholera outbreaks by remaining surrounded by protective forests.
Fragmentary lines describe a Katydid love song and a tale of a sweetheart. The text pivots on nature imagery and a faint, insistent refrain. The piece reads like a lyric sketch with muted beats and elusive narrative.
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