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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
8
All nations strive to curb consumption described as the white plague. Foley's Honey and Tar claims to cure coughs and colds and prevent consumption with a safe, certain result. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by all druggists.
A writer describes a children’s parlor game where players sit in a circle with one director and a seated Dumb Patience inside a chair. The director calls out Patience actions like laugh sew cry or play piano, and players imitate while remaining silent. The round ends when Patience runs and players chase, leaving one without a chair to become Patience next round.
A German village schoolmaster provokes a parent by a minor act. The next morning the mother storms into the classroom and begins to scold the master. He signals the class to recite the multiplication table and the pupils join in. The woman's anger boils as the students shout the table, and she leaves defeated while the teacher remains triumphant.
A short verse describes Little Freddie walking about with a red striped candy cane leaned on it and taking a bite to find it sweet, a cheerful holiday scene that captures simple domestic delight.
A four year old girl named Katie visits a small town post office with Aunt Sue. She learns letters aren’t handed out to children daily and later spends a cent to buy candy, returning to find a real letter waiting for her in a plain envelope from Philadelphia with a card and verses inside.
The article describes the Nubian solar or whistling tree whose winds cause flute like sounds. It cites native beliefs of spirits singing and scientific explanations of bore holes in the branches. It also notes the Canary weeping tree that rains water from its leaves and yields fresh water from pores at the leaf base.
Dr Price declares his flavoring extracts remain honestly labeled under the National Pure Food Law. He notes fifty years of patronage from intelligent housewives and asserts no change was needed in labeling or manufacture.
A Georgia man testifies the remedy saved him after a severe measles stomach illness. He says rain exposure worsened his symptoms and credits Chamberlain's remedy with restoring his health. Sold by Cook & Sherman.
Mr and Mrs J H Horn of near Lexington returned this morning from Armington Illinois where they were called by the death of his mother. Lemon pies and all other kinds at Johnsons tomorrow.
R A Gray J P of Oakville Ind describes a decade of kidney illness confined to bed. He sought top medical care but found no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended, which he calls a God send. Sold by all druggists.
The District Court of Iowa in Washington County issues an original notice to numerous named defendants and unknown claimants regarding a real estate dispute. The petition asserts the plaintiff is the fee simple owner of the described property in Washington town and details the legal action and defendants listed in the filing.
The plaintiff seeks to quiet title in fee simple to described real estate and to bar all unknown claimants. It states unknown parties may be surviving spouses heirs devisees mortgagees grantees or creditors of plaintiffs grantors or successors in interest. The district court notice warns defendants to appear by September 2 1907 or a default will be entered. W M Keeley attorney for the plaintiff.
J F Rhea files in the District Court of Washington County a petition to quiet title to extensive real estate described by section township and range. The defendants named include the unknown claimants and heirs, with a notice to appear before noon on the second day of the September 1907 term or face default and judgment. The case seeks general and equitable relief to establish title in the plaintiff and bar all adverse claims.
The Washington Brick and Tile Company and Daniel W Davies sue to quiet title in real estate in Washington County Iowa. They allege long adverse possession over parts of Lots eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen and twenty in F E Swifts subdivision, and other tracts in South Washington. They name numerous defendants and unknown claimants and warn failure to appear by Sept 8 1907 will trigger judgment.
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