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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1909

Page

5

Early Baseball Scores and Standings From Across Leagues

American League results show New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and Chicago matchups with runs, hits and errors listed for first and second games. National League reports St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Brooklyn games with box lines and key pitchers named. A Western League roundup closes with Lincoln and Denver scores and a puzzle note on a multiplication challenge.

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How to Handle Fits of Anger in Young Children

Practical guidance for mothers on preventing and curing temper outbursts in toddlers. Suggests quiet room time, firm but calm discipline, and diverting attention with activities or new books to avoid moodiness and ongoing outbursts. Emphasizes early positive intervention and consistent limits.

Justo

How to Reseat Old Chairs

How to reseat old rush bottom chairs without replacement. Cut away damaged seat, nail strips of girthing, cover opening with fiber matting or burlap, turn edges under, and tack neatly. If varnish is worn, remove rough bits and refinish, then reattach new seating with simple tacks.

How to Put Stamps on Letters

A post office official explains the proper method to affix a stamp. Do not moisten the stamp and soak the envelope. instead align the stamp at the top right corner and press firmly so it adheres properly and won’t come off in transit.

Puzzler No 396 Arithmograph: a certain kind of pharmacy

A verse riddle asking for a thirteen letter word related to regard meditation motive price or compensation. It lists letter position clues ending with a definition of my whole as a certain kind of pharmacy. It attributes to St. Nicholas.

St. Nicholas

Out of Sight Puzzle with Hidden State Abbreviations

A terse puzzle lists sentences each housing two state abbreviations obscured within. The items reference names Sam Cora and Colonel Lisie, with lines about windows, flags, cooking, and travel hints ending with a Balkan-nimbly pun and a Turk wash motion.

Sam Cora Oneida Lisie Vermont New York

I Am the Cheapest Thing You Own

A riddle describes a priceless yet overlooked item needed by all, from beggar to queen, accessible to anyone who asks, valued for usefulness and independence. It hints at a universal, simple resource that stands alone in utility.

Riddle on Fruits and Letters Between the Lines

A verse riddle describes placing a fruit between letters and along a dotted line to reveal a spotted item. It adds that a correct placement of a fruit between letters yields being armed, implying a foe’s counter. The poem plays on wordplay and hidden meanings.

Riddling Clues Point to Geography and City Names

A string of puzzle clues references long lists without turning point desert symbolism a number a garden of old a mountain chain dividing continents the Eternal City and a river in Siberta. The fragment hints at place names and geographic terms embedded as riddle answers.

Siberta

Key to the Puzzler No 389 Numerical Enigma and Related Entries

A compact listing of puzzle items including No 389 Numerical Enigma with paired word sounds Fat father and other clues. No 390 Salem Nile France Isle Cordova San Francisco. No 391 Word Squares with Maggie’s squares score method. No 388 Curtailings Fairy fair Cuba cub pope pop. No 894 Charade Crock o li al croc odile. No 305 Subtractions pairings Foxes fees Sold sod Creek reek Visit sit Play pay Shove shoe Place pace.

Salem Nile France Isle Cordova San Francisco Maggie Cuba Pope

Yale Treasurer Lee McClung Named U S Treasurer

Washington reports Lee McClung, Yale University treasurer, chosen to succeed Charles H. Treat as U S treasurer. Treat will resign mid October with a requested stay until November 1. McClung, Knoxville Tenn., resident, formerly with Southern Railway, will move to Washington for the post and is praised for modernizing Yale treasury methods. He is a Republican.

Washington Lee Meelung Yale University United States Charles H. Treat Secretary of the Treasury Lee McClung Yale Uni McClung Knoxville Tenn New Haven Ile Southern Railway Tennessee Treasury Department Treasury

Thrifty English savings societies praised by Col Swalm

Col A W Swalm, U S consul at Southampton, cites English friendly societies as strong savers among working people. He lists 49 types with combined funds approaching over 921 million dollars and 19 million members, noting centuries old origins and a French link via Huguenot refugees. He contrasts U S gaps in similar collective saving bodies and urges American adoption of such models.

Col A. W. Swalm United States Southampton Europe United Kingdom Cedar Rapids France Costers of Leith General Sea Box Barrow Dyers Linlithgow England Col. Swalm

How to Make a Lily Pond

The article explains converting swampy ground into a garden pond with water lilies needing little care. It covers pond siting at the lowest garden point, digging 18 inches to 3 feet, clay lining, and planting lilies in tubs with rich coarse soil to prevent freezing and ensure strong growth.

How to Taper the Fingers

A well known manicurist says to taper fingers by clasping the tip between the thumb and index finger of the opposite hand and stroking backward from the tip toward the base, as if working on a glove. This reversal from base to tip is advised.

Depew Delivers Roaring Tariff Dinner Speech

Senator Depew spoke in superb form at a tariff dinner in Washington. His remark on memory drew laughs as he defined memory as the feeling that comes when listening to friends' original stories.

Depew Senator Depew Washington

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a Medical Tragedy

The tale follows Dr. Austin of Omaha whose brilliant mind is torn by a Hyde within him. Morphine and cocaine drive crime and deceit as he embezzles, seduces, and contemplates suicide. He dies after a failed murder plot, exposing a double life ruined by duplicity and vice.

Dr. Jekyl Mr. Hyde Austin Omaha Neb Iie E. H. Harriman Tuion Pacific Railway Dr. Jekyll Kime Kim Elyde Rustin Tlyde Hyde Hyde Syndicate of Evil Jekyll Duplicity

Sale of household goods at northeast square corner

Auction set for Saturday at 2 30 p m on the northeast corner of the square to sell household goods listed for sale by Db F Macon.

Warning to avoid unproven cures for lung ailments

A notice advises against relying on Moley’s Honey and Tar for chronic coughs and lung trouble. It mentions mmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney rug company in connection with the warning.

Moley Mmon McElhinney Rug Company

City Bus Line Call Up Service Promises Prompt Replies

Call up Phone No. 589 Black and leave orders for the city bus line. Frank Rogers will attend promptly. include street and number for delivery.

Frank Rogers

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