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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
5
Local items report travels and visits of city residents and relatives. Rothschilds showcases new fashions and goods at the Fair while references to synod attendance, family trips to Des Moines and Keota, and various small notices about arrivals, departures, and home improvements fill the page.
A six year old girl Ruthie imitates her writer father by attempting a newspaper piece on a typewriter. She climbs onto a chair to print a mouse in the pantry story but her script becomes unreadable due to overwritten lines. Her father warns she should not use his machine to avoid damage.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our father's illness. Gratitude to the G. A. R. for the spray of flowers and to the W. R. C. for the bouquet of carnations. Sincerely Mrs I L Downs Mr W H Bishop Mrs S L McClelland.
Advice to repel mice by scattering camphor in cupboards and drawers. The strong odor drives rodents away, offering a simple household remedy.
Seven miles south of town a crop of apples offers sixty cents per bushel for workers who help pick them with good wages for apple pickers.
The article outlines a method for stuffed onions using leftover meat or sausage mixed with bread crumbs onions salt pepper and nutmeg baked with butter and water then coated with a cream sauce. It also gives Mexican Chicken with tomato green pepper paraleg paprika cayenne and butter baked until tender with a possible soup broth and rice, plus a suggestion to add dates or nuts to apple pie and a puffed rice custard with orange zest and meringue.
Within ten years twenty five square miles of land near New York have been filled in with rubbish and coal ashes.
Mile Antoinette Graulle of Lunas in the Dordogne marries Mr Stelling Laumont of Fleurac, making him her grand-uncle and brother of her grandmother. This makes her her grandmother’s sister in law and, by law, the aunt of her own mother.
A Auburn resident, James V Churchill of 90 Wall Street, recounts persistent kidney and bladder trouble after military service. He says Foley Kidney Pills helped restore his health and he gladly recommends them, per Lemmon's Pharmacy endorsement.
Mr Saintly asks why one would quit tobacco. Doolan replies it would be easier to break the habit now, illustrating a practical conclusion about quitting.
A brief note argues that free speech should be limited to individuals who do not rely on salaries, implying a distinction between paid workers and those with independent means. The statement elevates personal independence above wage dependence.
The note from the Magazine of American History recalls James G. Blaine's rare talent to dismiss requesters when he could not grant favors while maintaining affection. It notes his universal popularity yet his ultimate defeat for the nation's highest office.
An absent minded burglar entered a Philadelphia home and gathered the family jewelry. He changed into a new suit and left the house, forgetting to empty the pockets of his old suit, a lapse in efficiency noted by the Boston Globe.
Mrs. Peter Holan of Cleveland reports her child with whooping cough improved rapidly after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, saying the remedy had a remarkable effect and cured him in a short time. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product.
Mrs. W A White hosted a five hundred tea for Mrs. J R Hopkins of Los Angeles with guests from out of town including Mrs. Burry Potter of Miami and Mrs. Charles K Needham of Montezuma. A luncheon followed. Miss Mary Hunter hosted Sabbath school girls with a two course lunch. Mrs Bert Ward held a birthday party for Odia McFarland with games and gifts.
An ordinary blackboard eraser kept near the kitchen range helps keep the area clean by wiping the top. It prevents frequent washing or polishing and can be bought at a very small cost.
A promotional piece claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages and offers a $100 reward if it fails. It notes internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and includes testimonials and retailer references. It also endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and cites Mrs Town's favorable experience.
Washington lodge No 26 A F and A M announces a 7 o clock meeting with third degree work. Extra interest for the craft urged. all members to attend on time. The Women’s Missionary Circle of the Baptist church plans a program meeting at Mrs John Bakers Friday at 2 30 with officers to be elected.
The article notes stagecraft behind fashionable farces and musical plays, praising the cast and management of The Girl From Rectors for lively performances. It lists prices 25, 35, 50, 75 and 1.00 and a curtain at 8 15.
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