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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
3
Housewives plan to stock pantry shelves against food shortages as victory gardens and conservation efforts intensify nationwide. Jars with Lightning type lids and zinc or rubber closures return, while zinc scarcity pushes use of glass top seal and vacuum caps. Clear instructions in each carton help avoid spoilage and waste.
Mrs F. Foster entertained the Priscilla club members at a Tuesday dessert luncheon at her home. Guests included Mrs Glad Mast and Mrs Earl Galloway. Spring color table decor featured early roses and flowers. The afternoon was spent socially with light contests.
An elderly woman credits PRU-LAX with resolving severe constipation and painful bloating after tried remedies failed. She reports gas pains disappeared and she now relies on the laxative for relief, urging others to use it as directed. Pioneer Drug Store promotes PRU-LAX with a money back note.
Social calendar lists Mrs Earl Galloway event at 1 30 p m at St Paul s Guild Past Matrons club and family cooperative dinner at Masonie temple Rebekah lodge initiation ladies Aid general meeting at church UsP church mission society and Imma C Anderson study group times noted Changes and dues requested Y W C A Rainbow Girls assembly at Mananiz temple upcoming events listed
Albert M Huff Camp Spanish American War Veterans met at the Congress Hotel dining room after Memorial Day in Washington. Vice Commander Hugh McCleery presided. Messages from Stanley Miller and Col. D W Jackson were read along with notes on Melo Kos in Hines Hospital. 42 original members, 14 of 18 attended.
92nd birthday honors mark the day for Larry Kent Kindig son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kindig of Wayland and Stanley Zager connected to Mrs. Frank Sickles Inez Schoon and S Tom Richey. Shirley Bowser of West Chester celebrates her 17th birthday with greetings.
The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars brought greetings and encouragement, urged the camp to maintain its charter, and promised assistance at any time they could help the camp.
The ancient Romans used the thumbs up or down gesture to decide a defeated gladiator's fate. Spectators signaled approval by thumbs up, indicating the sword should be turned away from the loser, while thumbs down called for the kill.
Advice notes common livestock issues. A horse or mule with a bulging facial swelling below the eye signals a blocked facial sinus from a bad molar. Pigs show excess coughing from lung roundworm larvae migration. Old bulls suffer impoten cy from neglected hoof trimming.
A horse pushes against the ground and against the collar to pull a plow. The action and reaction of forces demonstrate Newton's third law in this simple farming example.
Government explorers introduced bamboo from the Orient about 50 years ago and now many American farms in the South grow good varieties. Investigators study processing culms into paper and boards with encouraging results.
A home technique suggests darkening scratches on finished oak by applying linseed oil daily with a small brush and then polishing after each coat.
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