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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
5
Local shoppers eye Bowman's fall skirt sale and coats while Mrs. Grace Anderson moves to Cedar Rapids. Many residents attend reunions in Waterloo and Iowa City, buy calendars, and visit fairs. Community notes include visits, travel to Chicago and Atlantic City, and upcoming church and school events.
An Alalania inventor devised a pitcherlike mouthpiece for milk bottles that allows pouring without dripping. It attaches via a rubber sleeve and collar and features a spring pressed cover like on strup pitchers, operable by a finger piece shown in the illustration.
Instructions describe making mustard pickles with cauliflower green tomatoes cabbage cucumbers onions and green peppers brined overnight then boiled in a mustard turmeric sugar and vinegar paste. The process includes mixing a flour paste, boiling water and vinegar, adding mustard turmeric and sugar, then combining with the vegetables and sealing in jars.
A dessert cooks peaches peeled and halved in a dish with hollow centers filled by chopped nuts. A custard with milk sugar and three eggs covers the fruit then bakes slowly and is served cold. Meringue or whipped cream may top it. cinnamon or cloves are optional.
Pare halve and cure the pears and slice thin. Weigh or measure and place in preserving kettle. Cover with sugar at a 1 to 4 ratio, or 1 measure sugar to 4 measures pears. Stand overnight, morning cook in own juice until tender, lift fruit into hot jars, fill with boiling syrup, and seal.
To clean gray voile use pure white soap and warm water. Soak the dress ten to fifteen minutes then rub very soiled spots. Rinse in clear warm water and hang to dry. When damp, press on the wrong side to finish.
A vintage recipe describes cider pudding using cider butter molasses saleratus citron and fruit folded with flour. Steam three hours. The sauce blends butter powdered sugar cornstarch water and cider to finish with a thick glaze.
Wash and coarsely chop carrots then grind small. Boil With light brown sugar lemon juice and rind then cook until clear. Serve as a sweet carrot preserve after draining.
Peel and parboil large white onions in salted water then bake in a buttered dish with bits of butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, add a layer of grated cheese, and return to the oven until melted and soft.
A historical remedy notes that finely powdered rice or flour can stop bleeding from a cut. If the wound is severe this method may lessen blood flow until other treatments or help can be obtained.
The California insurgent movement reshapes power as Hiram W. Johnson wins the governorship primary while Grove L. Johnson, longtime ally of Southern Pacific, seeks a seat in the legislature under Prohibition. The piece traces family rifts, graft prosecutions, and the broader coast revolt influencing party lines and key races.
The piece analyzes infighting within California Republicans and the potential realignment centered on Governor race and Southern Pacific power. It notes Theodore Bell as Democratic nominee and the possible impact of Johnson’s stance against the railroad on voter shifts, with projections hinging on election day outcomes.
The text reflects a cleaned up Sacramento scene with a leader unafraid to pursue graft prosecutions, comparing the current struggle to earlier revolutions. It mentions Taft in San Francisco, parental pride about a son’s triumphs, and a persistent, unsatisfied tone as provisions grow scarce.
Hamilton Smith a Mormon priest says the church plans to move many members from Utah to Mexico where polygamy would be permitted The statement claims President assured the church of tolerance while US laws are described as unjust The article notes a 50 000 acre sale in the region and options on more land toward the Rio Grande with a colony already established in Mexico
Kioto Japan is spoken of as park of the world with beauty noted. It was the empire capital and has a population of 82000. Within the city are many temples and shrines along with significant crafts like pottery cloisonne velvets and embroideries.
Germany now leads globally in the number of electric furnaces used for refining and casting. The surge reflects national growth in industry and manufacturing capacity, underscoring Germany's pivotal role in advanced metalworking technology.
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