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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1907
Page
6
The article describes a safe air pressure demonstration using a full goblet of water sealed to a cardboard disk. It explains how air pressure holds the water in when inverted and outlines converting the setup into a pendulum with a sealed hole in cardboard, sealing with wax, and greasing the goblet rim to ensure air exclusion.
The Vienna will offer a full bakery lineup this evening including coffee cakes rolls buns and pies. Many locals and visitors were seen shopping and visiting around town during Thanksgiving with numerous friends and relatives stopping by the Vienna for sweets and treats.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt extols the earthworm for thirty years of Darwinian-like study. It describes the worm as blind deaf and dumb yet essential to soil, plowing and enriching ground to nurture trees and grass. It urges respect for worms and their role in agriculture and ecosystems.
A passerby asks young girls about a large church under construction near the foundation. The children reply that it is a church and, when asked its denomination, say they are not sure yet but think it will be brick.
A child longs for imaginative play before bedtime and laments ideas arriving only after mother calls for bed. The speaker imagines games with gun spear and rod, then climbs stairs toward the Land of Nod, wishing inspiration came earlier in the day.
Mr and Mrs George McCartney and Mr and Mrs Clarence Lacey passed through yesterday morning on their way home to Keota from Columbus Junction where they
A poem laments the difficulty of affording a turkey during the holiday season. The speaker notes past methods of obtaining meat with a gun are no longer acceptable and suspects prices are high, leaving them to seek cash to buy a turkey from stores.
A man travels from Maine toward Chicago in a curious bid involving a telegram. The journey highlights endurance and a quirky goal likely tied to sending or beating a destination message.
A tramp thanks a kind lady for pie at her back door and repeats thanks after she replies. He complains he has no fork to eat with and would starve despite the pie, highlighting a humorous contrast in politeness and need.
Dialogue reveals a character who is cheerful like spring and also notably sentimental. The exchange compares him to a bird in spring and a tree in springtime, highlighting his upbeat mood and sap.
A short verse contrasts turkey prices with table luxuries for the rich. It jokes that twenty cents a pound may invite substitution with an ancient hen if the price is not right.
A brief dialogue notes that smiling costs nothing but can invite unwanted advances from men who would not otherwise approach, highlighting risk and social pressure in public spaces.
A dated collection of maxims notes satire on self satisfaction monopoly and superstition. It quips about kitchen girls and food waste and contrasts the cream of a joke with the milk of humanity.
J M Smith came home to Ainsworth after a day in the city and Celeste Cruz returned home from a short visit to Fairfield. A testimonial from J G Jenkins of Chapel Hill praises Bucklen arnica salve for relieving pain from a felon and healing it quickly. 25c at J H Stewart drug store.
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