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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1941
Page
6
New experiments suggest mice sing for long periods, with songs audible to other mice but pitched high enough to be inaudible to most humans. Only a few people with heightened hearing might perceive these faint melodies, akin to dog whistle hearing.
Dr James C Doyle of California notes cancer deaths rose from 63 to 111 per 100 000 between 1900 and 1936 and attributes this to aging, diagnosis advances, and real incidence rise. He adds cancer cures grew from 24 440 persons in 1934 to 36 087 in 1941.
A San Francisco gang led by Muldoon inspired the term hoodlum. A reporter coined noodlum by spelling Muldoon backwards, then a compositor changed the n to th resulting in hoodlum. The word stuck as the nickname for young rowdies.
Cartoonist Mickie warns that dunking an oyster in hot milk is not oyster stew and argues that placing a few items between ads does not create a newspaper. The piece preserves a humorous ad critique tone typical of the period.
To prepare beef juice, mix one pound of finely chopped round steak with six ounces of cold water in a glass jar. Add a pinch of salt and refrigerate on ice overnight. Shake and strain through coarse muslin, pressing firmly to extract all the juice.
Fort Montagu guards Nassau's eastern harbor entrance and dates to 1741. Built for the Montagu dukedom, it saw a brief seizure by American colonists during the Revolutionary War.
Lake Ladoga covers about 7 000 square miles and is the largest lake in Europe. Finns call it Laatokka and Russians Ozero Ladozhskoye. Once shared by Finland and Russia, it now lies wholly within the Soviet Union.
Bart Frazer and Louise scheme to recover a commission from Leonard Grove over a Maple street sale. A crossed mail mix up leads Grove to send a $200 payment by mistake, while Frazer pursues lawful gain and outsmarts the foe. Louise celebrates as the plan yields payout and justice.
The article outlines several ant control methods for indoor nests and outdoor foraging. It details locating nests by tracing ant trails, applying carbon bisulfide to entry points, and treating house ants with a sugar syrup and tartar emetic mix. For thief ants it suggests fat-based baits and boiling fat scraps to attract and kill them.
A Carrollton ceremony honors James E. Shields hailed as the most honored American. The Illinois statesman soldier jurist and senator fought in three wars served in three states and once dueled Abraham Lincoln though the confrontation never occurred.
Chief Clerk John Donnelly of the Cleveland Municipal court was reading when a stack toppled. Book ends closed with force, injuring Donnelly’s nose and causing minor injuries in the incident at the courthouse.
The note explains that diamonds are pure crystalline carbon while coal is impure carbon. It highlights the difference between refined crystallized carbon and mixed elemental content.
A 20 year study by Dr. Louis Dublin finds no link between heavy exercise and early death among 5,000 college athletes compared with healthful peers with life insurance. The report asserts exercise did not shorten athletes' lives.
A small town girl Gale Holoway visits the state capitol seeking a stenographer job as a broader political intrigue unfolds. A chance meeting with a gray-eyed man and overheard scheming among lawmakers hint at a larger plot driven by lobbyists, press influence, and personal ambitions. Gale carries letters tied to her future and a desire to escape sorrow.
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