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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1906
Page
8
A Motor News writer outlines farmer benefits from improved roads. Reduced travel time, easier hauling of produce, and fewer road hazards would raise farm value and profits. Better highways would boost seasonal commerce, social life, and rural contentment, with less isolation for country youth.
A Washington dispatch reports the Rural Free Delivery program up to March 1 saw 52 227 petitions received and referred with 13 772 acted adversely. Routes in operation numbered 35 081, leaving 2 424 petitions pending of which 204 are slated for establishment. The piece highlights increasing use of automobiles by carriers, especially in the West, and profiles J C Matthews of Sabetha Kansas who covers a 25 mile route in about four hours daily with a relay horse system and precise arrival times even in winter.
The guide describes heating milk to 155 to 170 degrees for 10 to 30 minutes then cooling rapidly. It notes bacteria and disease germs are killed at these temperatures and provides a home method using glass jars in boiling water, stirring, and cooling on ice while warning against recontamination.
A Brooklyn Eagle report suggests washing the face with buttermilk to remove tan and freckles and soften skin. A London beauty tip recommends a buttermilk bath with oatmeal and borax, applied thickly for fifteen minutes, then washed with hot water and dried, followed by powder, with no outdoor exposure for 15 to 30 minutes.
Guide for chrysanthemum care recommends repotting into larger containers as roots fill old pots. Use liberal fertilizer and protect through winter. In hot weather water roots twice daily and keep soil moist. Watch for the black beetle and spray with a white soap and water mix until beetles disappear.
Advice to remove ink or dirt from hands using bread crumbs, dry French chalk, spirits of hartshorn, soap and warm water, milk, rice pulp, or turpentine. It suggests rubbing quickly, using gloves, or washing in a basin, and drying in a warm place to eliminate odors.
To ensure a bright light wash the burner weekly in hot water with a teaspoonful of soda. Clean the lamp chimney by steaming and drying with a newspaper. Strengthen chimneys by boiling in cold water first. Empty and wash lamps once a week.
Instructions describe mending amber by wrapping non joints, oiling surfaces with Linseed oil, warming over a clear fire, pressing until cold, and finishing with whiting and water. The method aims for an invisible joint suitable for pipe mouthpieces and other amber pieces.
Instructions describe a mucilage recipe where salicylic acid is dissolved in alcohol, then combined with soft soap and glycerin. The mixture is shaken and added to a gum arabic and water paste to produce an elastic, well-preserved preparation.
Practical advice on brightening new boots with a half lemon rub and drying time. Suggests repeating the process if needed and emphasizes ease of cleaning after the lemon treatment.
Do not wash combs. Clean by brushing and pulling a piece of cotton through the teeth. Change the cotton as it becomes soiled. Finally rub well with a clean cloth to finish.
A Turner hall gathering in Chicago on September 17 endorsed a push for postal savings banks. Mayor Dunne presided as speakers including Emil Hoechst, Jane Addams, William K. Mason, and others urged Congress to pass enabling laws swiftly.
Washington officials consider restricting church bell noises in the national capital. Commissioner MacFarland promotes tighter police rules to curb bell ringing, arguing modern clocks reduce need for audible time signals and that service start notices should avoid loud bell sounds.
Loriea Ciardner formerly of Detroit killed herself in Jackson using carbolic acid. An inspection of the kitchen where she worked reveals she believed spirits haunted her and used desperate prevents such as salt in gas burners. Her mistress had planned a dinner party the domestic avoided, saying the gas would not burn. The spirits have since been given full leeway.
Mrs Ora Miller likely fatally wounded by two masked robbers during an auction at the Miller home. The intruders demanded the sale proceeds and used heated irons on her toes to force disclosure, but failed to locate the hidden money.
Secretary of State Elihu Root was made an honorary member of Peru's National Board of Trade in Lima on September 17. Alexander Garland, board president, delivered the diploma and spoke of boosting Peru United States trade, to which Root pledged his assistance.
George T. Campbell of Owosso and Vaughan of St. Johns as president and secretary of the Michigan Republican Newspapers' Association plan a late September gathering. The venue is to be decided. Campaign-year meetings of the association are regarded as important.
King Alfonso signed a decree naming Marquis de Ojeda as Spain's ambassador to Rome. The appointment signals a possible easing of Spain Vatican tensions. Ojeda is highly regarded in diplomatic circles.
Sandersville Georgia September 17 Annie Alford 13 daughter of T J Alford a lumber dealer was accidentally killed during a pistol fight between Deputy Sheriff Heath and an escaped black convict. Neither the officer nor the convict was hurt and the escapee fled.
In Rosa Buds, Falls County, Texas a mob of about 1000 farmers hanged Mitchell Frazier a Black man after a confrontation with Frank Hess a White farmer. Frazier allegedly stabbed Hess during the clash and Hess was assaulted prior to the hanging.
Edward Collins of Wil man received a cablegram reporting his son Charles Collins 22 a sailor on the United States cruiser Cincinnati fell overboard at Chifu China and was drowned.
Indianapolis report: Simon Cheatham fired on his wife, 409 Muskingum Street, believing she was a burglar. She was wounded, underwent surgery at city hospital, and Cheatham was arrested for investigation. His wife supported his account of the incident.
In Bar Harbor Maine on September 17 Helen Hamilton McCormick daughter of Mr and Mrs R Hall McCormick of Chicago married Nelson Butterick Williams of Bedford New York. Rev Dr Thomas C ae of Union Theological Seminary New York conducted the ceremony at Mizzentop the McCormick villa.
Fenton Michigan faces a water famine as four weeks pass without rain. The town relies on wells and the reserve tank is nearly empty while pumps fail to draw water. Low lake levels may force the cement plants to close soon if rain does not arrive.
Milwaukee Sept 17 A bid by German engineers in New York for a charter was rejected by the International Union of Steam Enginers convention The vote centered on English language exams and fears that admitting one foreign group would open the door to others Matt Comerford of St Paul was elected president and R A Eckel of Peria IL secretary treasurer as the meeting adjourned sine die
The Pacific mail steamship Mongolia sits aground on Midway reef with passengers being landed safely after lightening. The sister ship Manchuria, which earlier ran ashore, has been freed from the reef as calm seas persist.
In Lebanon Indiana on September 17 the discussion centers on modern theories of evolution and Biblical criticism presented in pulpits. The report notes debate and differing views among clergy and congregants without a final consensus.
Bishop J. W. Hamilton of San Francisco denounces rationalism at the Northwest Methodist conference urging faith as the guide for Methodism.
Springfield Ohio reports Rev John Clark Hill says William Jennings Bryan accepted invitation to attend the national Presbyterian Brotherhood gathering in Indianapolis on November 14 and 15. Bryan will deliver an address there November 14.
Hearings by the interstate commerce commission on freight rates continue in Chicago after starting in Washington. The 15th Universal Peace Congress opens in Milan Italy while the National Prison Association meets in Albany New York. Mexico reports a weak cotton crop and Henry Wilkinson dies after falling from a tree in Wisconsin. Walter Smith is captured in Kentucky for Goldie Hoss’s murder. Three US warships patrol Havana as Longworth is renominated in Ohio. Funston heads to Washington over Cuba concerns. Hotel Gomez Farias collapse in Mexico kills four. William Hick Bond, ex resident of Calumet Michigan, is hanged in Boise Idaho.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues that universal peace conferences cannot end wars. It says wars stem from human desires that clash, and social drives behind these meetings only let dreamers share ambitions.
A concert at the Crystal Palace ends with Mme Albani praised by a renowned sportsman who, after hearing her sing the "French Partridge," vows never to kill another red leg. The incident highlights music's humane impact on a hunter.
A newspaper ad touts Mi-o-na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims the product strengthens the digestive system, relieves discomfort after meals, and banishes related ills with a money back guarantee, urging readers to buy at Columbia pharmacy.
Iowa Central offers a popular excursion to Minneapolis and St Paul Saturday September 22 leaving Brighton at 9 19 p m arriving Minneapolis 8 25 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m for 4 00 round trip Tickets limited for return on any train until September 25 A tourist sleeper is attached double berth for two people $1 00 see bills or ask ticket agents for information sept22
The notice advertises daily low fares to California and North Pacific Coast points with 30.65 and 29.00 rates, via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It mentions half rates for children, liberal stopovers, tourist sleepers, and to contact F A Miller in Chicago for details.
W H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont, a pension attorney, praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best thing after a pension. He says they keep his family in splendid health and recommend quick relief for headache constipation and biliousness. 25c guaranteed at Stewart’s drug store.
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