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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
6
A practical guide to making fruit butters from sound portions of windfalls including apples peaches pears and plums. It covers cider and non cider methods sugar or syrup substitutes spice blends and step by step canning and sealing instructions.
Miss Mary C Gardener superintendent of the Providence District Nursing association sails for Italy as a Red Cross tuberculosis mission member. She undertakes the assignment at the request of the Malian government after months of special duty in Washington.
County Food Administrator Chas Hreun Jr of Sioux City halted 36000 defective fruit jar rubbers, sold to junk dealers. The United States Food Administration warns housewives to use only new rubbers, as old ones cause spoilage of preserves. Brute Dairy and Food Commissioner Barney and team support the campaign to stop defective rubbers.
The week features the marriage of Miss Jean Shuman to R Esmond Smith this evening. A pie social at Pleasant Hill school honors Bryan Swift and Howard McBride before army service. Priscilla club meets with Mrs W C Holmes. Pleasant Plains Missionary Society hosts an all day picnic at Sunset Park for families. Havre Red Cross auxiliary gathers for relief work at Witting shop. Navajo club meets at Red Cross work room. Seventy six Township Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs Blanche Dunshee and Mrs Tris Durst. Rainbow club hosted by Mrs Bentley Craig. Christian church Ladies Aid at Mrs Myrtle Horsey’s home. Young Women’s Missionary Society of Second United Presbyterian meets in the afternoon.
Ina M. McFarland, Camp Mother at Camp Dodge, thanks Mrs. J B Crail and the Hospital Auxiliary for sending tea towels for the boys. She notes the towels will aid a new division forming in Des Moines and invites visitors to see the camp, asking for contact details to acknowledge more contributors.
Mrs C W McLaughlin announces the W I L has named baby welfare committees for town wards. City chairwoman is Mrs C A Dewey with ward leaders including Mrs Glenn Laffer, Mrs David McLaughlin, Mrs Sam Donahey and Mrs W H Butterfield. Ward two includes Mrs F M Bar noske and aides Miss Tina Shields, Mrs Helen Crooks and Mrs Frank Sage. Ward three led by Mrs Orville Elder with Mrs H M Shaver and others, ward four led by Mrs J B Crail with Mrs W M Keeley and others. A preliminary canvass to register every child under five will begin and a meeting with an out of town speaker will outline plans and procedures. Other patriotic home service topics will be discussed.
Evening plans are noted at the home of Mrs Ida Ross on West Main street while Mrs Gladden Mast will entertain the Clover Leaf club at her residence in the afternoon.
The Ladies Social of the Presbyterian Church will gather in the church parlors this afternoon for a scheduled meeting.
The Bible study department of the Fortnightly club will meet in the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank L. Wilson. Mrs. T. W. Harwood will entertain the Child Study department of the Fortnightly club at her home in
Miss Jean Shaman and Mr R Esmond Smith guest at a seven o clock dinner hosted by Miss Margaret Godfrey and Miss Elizabeth Irwin in Beaver Falls. The Washington Hospital Auxiliary discusses Camp Dodge towels and future work including furnishing the county hospital sun parlor. Iowa University to offer specific social work training with field surveys in Des Moines or Cedar Rapids as practical laboratories.
The University of Iowa school of commerce notes rising interest from women entering business studies. Dr. N A Brisco says women will pursue roles as accountants office managers executive secretaries and managers to meet wartime driven demand in federal and state commerce sectors.
Madame Langford, a noted beauty expert, shares skin care steps for a flawless complexion. She advises nightly cleansing with Velvetina soap and warm water followed by Velvetina massage, and morning use of Velvetina Vanishing Cream and Velvetina Face Powder to protect skin from sun and wind.
The article notes sugar derived from cane was known in China and India by 4000 S C. The cane sugar origin lies in those regions and, in the early middle ages, was brought to Europe by trade from the Indies. Europeans called it honey made from reeds.
Reptile eggs are not attractive. Crocodiles and many tortoises lay pale or white eggs that resemble birds in shape and color.
Miss Adele Seyle describes seven months of Camp Dodge Hostess House operation, one of 101 such houses in army camps. The facility served 132000 people in its cafeteria, with up to 2250 daily meals in July, and housed 950 overnight stays. It provided a nursery, emergency room services, and long distance calls, offering a home-like haven for soldiers and their families during the 88th division move and beyond.
Miss Mary Parker’s no sugar no egg no butter ginger cookies were sampled by Journal force members. The six dozen cookies use Orleans molasses sour cream soda alum ginger salt and flour with the dough formed and baked as for a standard cookie.
A line from Uncle Eben criticizes men who only talk and do not act. He argues the problem lies in hesitation to take real responsibility, urging others to step up and "do their bit."
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