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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
6
In a whimsical scene Candy Bear and Sorghies plot to candy coat Tommy Binks after melting sugar and using sulphuric acid to transform him. The group chants and dances around a kettle, turning the boy into a sugar coated figure while debating the ethics of turning a child into candy.
A French trainer M Pernelet tamed crocodiles risking his life to perform in London. Twenty reptiles of varied ages fill a three and a half inch thick glass tank. Each opening mouth or swish of tail kept spectators on edge as the trainer faces danger.
A commercial traveler entered a hotel and marked the arrivals book with a pattern Itt Li. The clerk retorted that the place was no drawing school or problem HQ. Moments later the visitor’s marks, with a few pen strokes, formed the name H. H. Hill in the register.
A discussion of perfect bodily balance between waste and renewal as the route to indefinite life. It cites Hammond and Allen on natural death avoidance, explains aging from waste buildup, and notes diet, mindset, and science theology converge on bodily immortality with matter being eternal and life continuing beyond physical decay.
Simple guide to cleaning a clock without taking it apart. Use benzine on a rag and sable brush, avoid vegetable oils, test benzine on skin, blow dust from works, clean spindles and escapement wheel teeth, wipe and rinse, then oil spindle holes and escapement teeth with a fine pointed tool.
Plainspoken guidance covers staying put behind closed doors to prevent drafts, collecting water outside the burning room, and using wet cloths or sponges to breathe. It warns smoke is nearly as dangerous as flames and notes common causes like oil lamps with home remedies including water, sand, salt, and a flowerpot to cap the spread.
Instructions advise lightly shaking to remove dust before washing and dipping in deep blue gum water. For dirty lace wash with soap suds, rinse, then stiffen in blue water with gum. Air dry between cloths, pin out, and cover with tissue before ironing to avoid gloss.
The article describes a soap dip and nailbrush scrubbing method to remove dirt from heat and dark velveteen, then air drying and optional back ironing. Light velvets are cleaned with kerosene dipped flannel or fat from bacon or butter for spot cleaning, with the wrong side ironed to lift the pile.
An eighty year old woman with white hair and waning energy shares her secret to staying young in spirit. She says she forgets disagreeable things, masters saying pleasant things, lowers expectations of friends, keeps nerves calm, and seeks congenial work.
If a family member suffers ingrowing toenails, obtain ten cents worth of laudanum from any druggist and apply a saturated antiseptic cotton between the swollen flesh and the nail or under the nail edge as far as painless. The relief and cure are described as miraculous and it may also aid a finger injured near the nail.
Local notices and social items recount visitors and residents from Washington to Mt. Carroll. Events include fair attendance at Junction fair, court representatives, and travels to Moline and Harper. An auction ad details the Kuhn farm sale near Washington with lots of horses cattle hogs sheep corn and implements and 7 percent credit terms.
A new stage adaptation of a famous family story titled The Hidden Hand will be presented at the opera house on Tuesday September 8. The drama star Robi Bonner, once owner of the New York Ledger, as well as Capitola Black Donald Wool and other beloved characters are brought to life by author Eugene Moore the actor and playwright.
Court of Honor members urged to attend the annual election this Friday evening September 4. It is their privilege and duty to be present. Refreshments will be served.
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