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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1911

Page

6

Irde and associates linked to New York city chamberlain case

The article alleges former New York City chamberlain Charles Tl. Irde faced indictment for treachery and accepting gratuity while overseeing about 500 million dollars. It notes Hyde evaded testifying and was found in Florida, Clyde's Nova Scotia origins, and Gaynor family ties. It mentions Carnegie Trust scrutiny and claims of conspiracy against Irde and allies.

Charles Tl. Irde New York City Hyde Pulse Legislative Florida New York Lim Clyde Nova Scotia Major Gaynor Ing Gaynor Cains Chamberlain Tfis Uwyde Carnegie Trust Compres

Clarence Darrow the Famous Labor Lawyer and His Career

The article traces Clarence Darrow roots in Ohio and Chicago and highlights his defense work for Joho J McNamara and James B McNamara in Los Angeles dynamiting cases. It notes his roles in Migene Pebs Thomas Kidd and 60 woodworkers cases and the miners union hearings in Pennsylvania in 1908. It recalls his defense of Moyer Pettibone Boise Idaho murder case acquittal and remarks on his labor support and philanthropy.

Clarence Murrow Joho J James B. McNamara Ironworkers’ Union Los Anzeles Darrow Isa Thomas J. Kidd Great Wisconsin Timber Joan P.eeld Imer Illinois

Care of Antique Silver Tips for Brightening and Care

Instructions on polishing antique silver for dining and toilet tables. Use soapy water with a touch of ammonia, rinse in hot water, and dry promptly to prevent water spotting. Frequent use requires polishing at most monthly, with discreet cleaning to avoid a newish look. Gas lighting can accelerate discoloration, but mantles help reduce it.

Oliver Sin S.S.S Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA

How to Cook Carrots

This piece covers carrot preparation from winter to spring varieties. It explains rinsing methods, serving ideas with butter sauce and parsley, cream-based cooking, and making carrot fritters, with notes on enhancing flavor and texture.

Proper Umbrella Rolling Technique For Longevity

A guide to folding umbrellas neatly. Hold at the rib joints near the stick and roll with even pressure. Keeping ribs straight prevents twisting and bending, ensuring the silk rolls smoothly and the umbrella lasts longer and looks newer.

How to Launder Black Clothes

Laundry tips advise never washing black garments in water used for whites as dye flecks cling. Use hot clean soap suds and standard rinsing. For starch pound corn meal in a pan near a flame until black mass forms, then boil water stirred in and strain to make starch for crisp shirts.

How to Make Cleaning Compound

Mix one ounce of borax and one ounce gum camphor with one quart boiling water. When cool add one pint of alcohol. Bottle and cork tightly. When wanted for use shake well and sponge the garments to be cleaned. This is an excellent mixture for cleaning soiled black cashmere and woolen dresses, coat collars and black felt hats.

How to Amuse the Baby with Simple Rugs and Feathers

The piece advises placing a baby on a thick rug and dipping fingers in molasses to attract a feather. The infant will chase and wipe at the sticky feather, shifting to a fresh feather when needed, earning a smile from the caregiver.

Protect Kitchen Floor with Colander Inverted Over Iron Spider

When frying or sautéing, invert a colander over the iron spider. The colander holes let steam escape while preventing grease from splattering. This method reduces floor mess and keeps cooking surfaces cleaner.

Combination pan for roasting or bread baking invented in Colorado

A Colorado inventor develops a versatile enclosed pan with a rectangular bottom and a slanted mansard-like top. The design features a sliding teny, a front end tray with a split opening, a hinged flap, and a center perforated tray to drain liquids. It keeps meat juices for moister cooking and reduces attention. Also includes a shad roe and squid recipe with butter, onion, parsley, nutmeg, stock, wine, and breadcrumbs baked in stages.

Colorado

Early Cold Salad Sauce Instructions

To the yolks of two eggs add salt pepper and acid then drop by drop vinegar or lemon juice. Stir briskly with a wooden spoon and add a dessert spoonful of salad oil while stirring. Chill in a cool place as the emulsion may curdle. Ideal for salmon lobster or chicken salads.

Egg custard preparation with milk and flour essence

A cooking instruction describes beating two eggs until light, mixing with milk and flour to create a custard base. It details boiling five minutes, then serving warm with cream or chilling to serve with vanilla custard.

Spiced Syrup for Baked Apples and Créme

A recipe instructs simmering sugar and water to a thick syrup, then adding lemon juice cinnamon and cloves. Pour over baked apples and cool. Serve with cream or pinning.

Culinary and pest remedies from old roes and pepper mix

The text describes cleaning roes, drying, seasoning with curry powder paprika and frying in fat on buttered toast with lemon juice. It also promotes making a fly poison from milk brown sugar and pepper to kill flies placed in saucers around the house.

Spiced Halibut Relish Recipe Improves Supper

Spiced halibut soaked for about thirty minutes in salt and water, drained, then packed in a stone crock with half a teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves nutmeg and allspice. Covered with vinegar and sealed. When cold it makes a nice relish for supper.

Local Notices From Insworth May 22 Observations

Insworth May 22 local notices report residents traveling to Washington for visits and relatives visiting from Newton Iowa. Fragments list families and individuals such as Francesa Porter Joe Anderson Bertha Hines and others attending or returning from trips.

Local social events and sports results from Winfield area

Miss Alice Hobart and Miss Alan Maxwell spent Sunday with Hobart’s father in Winfield and returned home this morning. Several visitors from Washington and Ohio attended, including Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith and others. A June 1 wedding is planned for Miss Grace Giffen of St Clairsville Ohio and Glen Ferguson of Fairfield Ohio. Crawfordsville High defeated Letts High 3 to 1. John Wooley visited Iowa Falls. Rev J A Boatman preached at the Methodist church. Local residents traveled to Washington and Kirkwood for visits. J M Miller was injured unloading freight at the depot. Mrs Gobbin and son of Blue Mound Kansas left for Burlington.

Alice Hobart Alan Maxwell

Murray Holds Line on Resignation as Comptroller

Washington reports Lawrence L. Murray may not resign to become president of the Fire National Bank of Pittsburgh. Murray says he will serve out his term. Possible successors include William Barrett Ridgeley and George W. Roberts, with urging from Secretary McVeagh.

Washington Lawrence ©Lupray National Bank of Pittsburg Murray Comprtroller Murra William Barrett Ridgeley M McVeagh George W. Roberts The Mint Commercial National Bank of Chicago Ket National Bank of Pittsburg

Green bugs devastate Clover and Alfalfa fields near Lee's Summit

In Lee's Summit Missouri on May 19 reports describe green bugs filling the air and causing extensive damage to local Clover and Alfalfa fields in the area, impacting agriculture and livelihoods.

Lee's Summit

Humor and Philosophy Wit and Wisdom Frilled Pithy Reflections

A collection of aphorisms on wisdom self care pride embarrassment and ego. It jests at bossy husbands diplomats and the cost of heroism while noting how people fool themselves and others and how ego fuels embarrassment and blunt insight.

I Feel Like One of the Family

Dialogue fragment shows a character affirming closeness to others and a remark about another's borrowing. The tone hints at informal family-like ties and curious social dynamics within a group. No broader context or identifiable event provided.

Life philosophy verse about optimism and luck

A reflective couplet contemplates life as a realm of easy money for an optimist if luck never falters. It suggests cheer without hardship and treats positive outlook as a fortunate condition.

Missed the Chance in a Quip on Opportunity

A dialogue frames opportunity as scarce and elusive with a skeptic asking if opportunities ever appear while the other says they never notice them, highlighting a tension between perception and timing.

No Cause For Alarm In Crazy Marriage Tale

A dialogue notes a suitor eager to marry an actress with opposition from his parents. The exchange questions his financial independence and parental consent, concluding the couple can proceed without others’ worries due to lack of funds.

Westward journey mocks a growing nation’s pace

A quoted exchanging between two speakers reflects a traveler heading west to grow up with the country. One asserts the land will mature before his arrival, capturing a frontier optimism tempered by delay. The dialogue hints at national expansion and personal maturation amid migration.

Would Come Natural and the Baseball Banter

A quirky dialogue notes women and baseball, joking that women cannot throw or bat while imagining women kicking at umpires. The exchange also pivots to time and a nod to would-be aeronauts, reflecting lighthearted banter about gender roles and emerging flight.

Daffy on Western Land Sparks Irrigation Debate

Grocer says a man named Daffy is fixated on western land and irrigation plans. The speaker notes Daffy’s talk about irrigation caused strain, leaving the narrator with a stiff neck and a wary outlook on the issue.

Daffy

In Simple Garb

A poem extols plain dress and comfort over fashion in summer. The speaker contrasts shirt sleeve towns with costly city attire where people conceal themselves in coats vests and collars. The free easy style of shedding outer garments is praised as sensible and refreshing.

Theresa Comfort Ming

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