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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1947
Page
6
A historical piece argues that standard double hung windows are inefficient and intrusive. It describes a shift toward hermetically sealed large picture windows and sliding glass doors that create uninterrupted glass walls, provide maximum light, and separate ventilation via louvers.
Horn flies drain up to a gallon of blood per animal and disrupt grazing. infested dairy cattle lose weight and milk. Controlling horn flies helps beef cattle on good pasture gain about one pound daily. Lice are equally destructive in winter. calves may die from infestations, and lice-free cattle need 20 percent less feed to gain similar weight.
Household guidance advises hanging up or storing scissors and shears in a box to avoid knocks. In damp weather wrap in waxed paper to guard against rust and oil every six months. Apply sewing machine oil to the blade screw, wipe away excess, and rub dark spots with sandpaper or steel wool, then reoil the area.
Instructions describe drilling shallow holes one foot apart in infested lawn soil and filling each with two or three tablespoonfuls of carbon disulphide then sealing. For larger ant hills deeper holes and more chemical may be required. Also note to watch the for sale ads.
Readable column on hot weather salads and cool meals. It promotes fresh greens, cottage cheese, citrus fruit, and eggs as main dish components. Includes specific recipes: citrus cranberry cottage cheese salad, stuffed tomato egg salad, Farmer's Chop Suey, calavo grapefruit lettuce cups, and dressing ideas.
Beat cottage cheese until light and fluffy then fold into mayonnaise or French dressing. Sour cream also lightens mayo and cooked dressings and adds pep. Add lemon juice or vinegar for extra spiciness.
Infants must learn to use their eyes for effective seeing just as they learn to walk. It takes several months after birth for an infant to acquire good eye coordination.
A fountain brush designed for marking stencils has been patented. The inventor claims controlled ink flow can mark 500 addresses before refilling. Each stencil takes about three seconds to mark.
The text notes curling began 400 to 500 years ago in Scotland. It describes a game played on ice using flattened granite stones, mostly quarried from a small island in the Firth of Clyde.
At 20 mph a car needs 21 feet to stop on dry concrete. On packed snow it requires 69 feet and on glare ice 169 feet, illustrating dramatic loss of traction across surface types.
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