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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
3
The essay outlines tips for engaging speech. It advises varied intonation, avoiding personal monologues, asking purposeful questions, and keeping a happy tone. It stresses not overloading topics, allowing pauses, and using clear, concise language with appropriate differences of opinion.
The Washington Lecture Course plans a six act winter program priced at 800 with the Rogers-Grilley entertainers providing readings monologues and harp music. Testimonial blurbs praise Rogers as a harp genius and Grilley as an original humorist and promise large crowds and repeated engagements.
The article notes Jack London’s love of game and his preferred method for wild duck roasting, plus his spaghetti recipe. London advocates stuffing the duck with celery then a very hot oven for fourteen minutes, yielding a blood rare finish with salt paprika lemon and fried hominy or Italian spaghetti. He also offers a detailed spaghetti method with boiling, tomato sauce, mushrooms, cornstarch, garlic, cayenne, sage, Parmesan, and parsley garnish.
Court of Honor members are reminded of the annual election of officers to be held this evening Sept 6 1907. Refreshments served after the meeting. Master Richard Ball departed Cedar Rapids after a visit at his uncle and aunt Orville Elder’s home. Mrs George Bereiter and Mrs Henry Brinning and child visited Brigham with relatives and friends and arrived home last evening.
Local theatergoers will see one of the West’s most successful plays titled The Cow Puncher produced by W F Mann. The show is slated for Saturday September 21 with prior notes of regional travelers visiting Muscatine and Keota.
The remedy has gained favor over years and become a staple medicine for acute throat and lung diseases including coughs colds and croup. It is described as pleasant safe and the best for its intended purposes and is sold by Cook and Sherman.
A health note recommends charcoal in water to disinfect sinks and deodorize. It advises sirup of lacto phosphate of lime before meals for soft teeth, plus whole wheat bread. Brushing should go away from the gums, with hot flannel applications heated over steam to avoid dripping, and routine brushing with antiseptic mouthwash and floss for cleanliness.
The French hem for tablecloths and napkins is formed by turning the edge once then again and folding so the right sides meet. Press flat to create a stronger finish. use narrow napkin hems about an eighth inch and tablecloth hems a quarter inch with No 50 cotton for durability.
A list of property transfers shows Samuel J. Cocklin selling to N. G. Squire a lot in Smouse's Highland Park for 1000 dollars and Mary Clark selling to I. S. Edmondson a Kalona town lot for 300. Other deeds include parcels in Riverside Wellman Ainsworth Washington and Brighton townships with prices ranging from 225 to 12000 dollars.
A public sale will be held at the Port Lewis farm on September 12 1907 at 10 p m near Washington Verdi and Brighton offering thirteen horses thirty two head of cattle seventy spring shoals about twenty tons of oats straw twenty acres of corn in field and six hundred bushels oats in bin with terms a credit of ten months including details on animals crops and stock available for bidding.
A sale offers a five percent discount for cash on all sums over ten dollars. Purchaser to give note with approved security. Auctioneers: Lewis & Dawson, Austin Sutherland and J. M. Tucker. Lunch by Geo. Garrett. Dates 6 9 10.
250 pies for Saturday at the Vienna and a large assortment at Johnson's bakery. Frey's Studio promises best photos. Mrs. Frank Clossen returns from city shopping to Crawfordsville. S. P. Keefer, 78, notes his Fremont voting in Brighton township. Coffee cakes fruit loaves and hot rolls at the Vienna.
Trial catarrh treatments are being mailed out free on request by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. These tests prove to the public the value of this scientific prescription known to druggists as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. Sold by J H Stewart.
Mrs James Coder arrived last evening from Fairfield and will spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs C F Wabnitz at their home.
Druggists widely stock Preventics as a safe prompt remedy for colds. The tablets contain no quinine or laxatives and are advertised to prevent pneumonia bronchitis la grippe when taken at the sneeze stage. Suitable for feverish children, 48 tablets 25 cents, trial box 6 cents, sold by J. H. Stewart.
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