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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
7
A Philadelphia Record item presents a playful Q and A with rhymes about nursery themes. It asks humorous questions like beef highest and the dish ran away with the spoon, mixing whimsy with old rhymes and comic answers.
A compendium of animal quirks describes a rat surviving three to four days without water, a mouse gnawing through an inch pine board in three hours, a coon cracking shells with ease, and other remarkable abilities. It notes a fox smelling a human from a quarter mile away and a weasel wiping out twenty to thirty hens if undisturbed.
A ten year old boy climbed a church steeple after a dare. He became frightened and needed twelve men with ladders and ropes to descend. He was whipped in court, jailed, and forced to parade with a placard reading Tam the boy who made trouble for the town. Nature meant boys to climb trees, but he should have stopped higher up.
A classic rate puzzle states seven cats kill seven rats in seven minutes. One cat kills one rat in seven minutes, so to kill 100 rats in fifty minutes you need fourteen cats.
A social event features a playful game where a host proclaims Cupid is coming and guests respond with adverbs starting with successive letters. Players continue through the alphabet using adverbs such as amiably or absurdly before moving to B and beyond. One rule: anyone unable to supply an adverb pays a forfeit.
A list of major bridges with lengths and heights including Tay Firth of 10779 feet and Forth Scotland 8296 feet, Williamsburg Bridge at 7200 feet, Brooklyn Bridge 5989 feet with 135 feet height, and Manhattan and Blackwell’s Island crossings noted with lengths around 9000 and 7450 feet.
Wallace recalls his father forbidding ocean bathing due to currents and Frederick echoes the same fear as his mother bars plum cake, highlighting parental cautions influencing child behavior.
A playful verse presents cipher wordplay and a quick riddle about sighs and ciphers. It then poses a second puzzle about a lady with many nails on hands and feet, delivered in variant form for readers to decode.
The article outlines home lace cleaning using gasoline in two bowls to dip and rinse, then wrapping the lace around a rolling pin for shaping. It also covers cleaning chiffon and scarves with fuller's earth, and warns gasoline is highly inflammable, advising daylight work and proper ventilation.
Dr. Luther Gulick in the World’s Work explains fatigue blunts judgment and distorts priorities. A fatigued mind misses important tasks, overemphasizes minor chores, and loses sight of overall value, making it hard to stop working and plan tomorrow.
Household notes describe methods to restore color on silks with hartshorn, remove medicine stains from silver spoons using sulphuric acid and soapsuds, and lift grease with cold water ammonia and soap. It covers cockroach baits using hour and plaster of Paris, mud stain removal with carbonate of soda or raw potato, and glass pane removal by soft soap on putty.
Mary E. Bryan recounts a tale of a witty woman who tests social chatter by claiming to be dead for three days. Each hostess and guest respond with fleeting interest, focusing on gowns and tea rather than conversation, proving talk and tea may be unnecessary at fashionable gatherings.
Instruction on brushing teeth daily with warm water and a stiff brush, using dentifrice, followed by a water and peroxide rinse. Emphasizes replacing old brushes, cleaning with carbolic water, and drying in air and sun to keep teeth clean and healthy.
The article advises daily scalp massage to loosen the scalp and promote blood flow for nourishment and growth. It prescribes a tonic with quinine, acetic acid, eucalyptus oil, resorcinol, cantharides tincture, water, and alcohol to apply to the roots each night.
Practical kitchen guidance on frying sausages in flour to prevent breaking and enhance flavor. Techniques include brushing undercrust with unbeat eggs to avoid sogginess, avoiding beating cereals, using a plated silver fork, and smoothing flour and water with a fork or beater. A light flour dusting on cake tops prevents icing runoff.
An illustration shows a toaster or broiler with a simple attachment designed to make broiling meats or toasting bread quick and easy. The device promises convenient cooking of common foods.
The broiler can be used on a £ xS stove like a coal fire with side supports preventing direct contact with the stove top. The frame rests over the stove opening on supports that lift the broiler from the fire and allow reversal by swapping sides as needed.
A three cornered pad made from layers of old blanket or table padding and covered with a pocket handkerchief or linen aids embroidery. It slides under monograms and hand embroidery on waists and lingerie, and can be hung from the ironing board with a loop of tape.
A traditional formula claims to ease dry kinky hair by smoothing it with scentless castor oil cocoanut oil rosemary oil jasmine oil. Mix the oils with gentle heat then bottle and shake for five minutes.
A recipe describing cooking calf liver until tender then chopping with fat pork breadcrumbs and onion. Mix with salt pepper and beaten egg, form into rolls, bake for about forty five minutes and serve with gravy.
A vintage tip advises curing musty damp furniture by moistening cheesecloth with kerosene and airing it briefly. The cloth is then used to vigorously rub the piece to refresh and deodorize wood.
Combine one pound two ounces cream of tartar one half pound soda and one third pound corn starch. Mix well lift at least five times and store in airtight boxes or jars.
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